by Emily Kraakman | Aug 23, 2021 | history
Christchurch Folk Music Club Remembering Christchurch hangouts of the 80s and 90s Recently, an academic friend pointed me towards the word solastalgia. Solastalgia is a kind of homesickness for a place that no longer exists, a “place that you did not leave but...
by Emily Kraakman | Aug 23, 2021 | history
Christchurch Folk Music Club Father of NZ folk music – Otago Daily Times 8 April 2017, Dave Cannan/contributed folk musician. Phil Garland may have been a born and bred, TrueBlue Cantabrian, but as the self-styled ‘father of New Zealand folk...
by Emily Kraakman | Jul 6, 2020 | history
Christchurch Folk Music Club March 2020 – Folk Club Goes Online 21 March 2020 – New Zealand went into Level 4 Lockdown – People were instructed to stay at home in their bubble and leave their residence only for essential travel. This meant the Club...
by Emily Kraakman | Dec 20, 2019 | history
Christchurch Folk Music Club Recipients of Christchurch Civic Awards 2019 – Judi Smitheram Article care of: Christchurch City Council “Folk music is the voice of the community, the voice that traditionally comforts the disturbed and disturbs the...
by Emily Kraakman | Feb 10, 2019 | history
Christchurch Folk Music Club Liz Nichol: A Tale of Longevity By Tony Hale Liz Nichol is known to folk music audiences in recent times mainly from her collaborations with other musicians. But in the early days of the Folk Club she was a frequently booked solo artist at...
by Emily Kraakman | May 26, 2019 | history
Christchurch Folk Music Club Unsung hero reflects on 40 years of recording New Zealand music Christchurch man Arnie van Bussel has been recording New Zealand music for 40 years. Jordan Luck calls him a legend. He’s worked with Flying Nun legends to chanting...
