Christchurch Folk Music Club

Fingerpicking Delights XI

1 November 2026

  • $20 – Members
  • $25 – Non Members
  • $5 – Student (with ID)

Tony Hale welcomes you to the eleventh edition of this popular concert, which has the fun theme of ‘How many strings can a fingerpicker pick?‘

We start with a single-stringed bow and move through instruments more familiar to Folk Club audiences with four and six strings, up to more unusual instruments with more than thirty strings!

Each artist will explain how they organise their fingers around the strings, learning from a teacher or other musicians or modern tech such as YouTube.

More information on the artists will follow soon.

Doors open 7pm. Performance starts at 7.30pm,

VENUE: Irish Society Hall, 29 Domain Terrace, Spreydon The hall is situated up the long driveway, directly next to Domain Park, and there is plenty of well-lit off-street parking..

How do I get tickets to concerts?

In advance: Book your tickets online. Select the concert you wish to attend and click on the link to book your ticket.
On the day: Purchase tickets at the venue from 7:15pm on the day of the concert if not sold out prior.

PLEASE BRING CASH For: Tea, coffee, biscuits and cake available during the break and the club raffle. Bar facilities for cold refreshments throughout the night, Eftpos available for purchases only, no cash-out facility.
Folk Club and Irish Society members please remember to bring your membership card for licensing purposes. Non-members sign in at the bar if making purchases.

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