Pomahaka-Tyne are a folk duo who perform traditional and contemporary songs and tunes from North-East England, Scotland, Ireland, America and beyond. Janet Thomson sings and plays guitar, alongside Helen Douglas who plays the Northumbrian Small Pipes and a variety of whistles. We are named, 'Pomahaka Tyne', after our home-town rivers.
Rocky Bay Folk Club are thrilled to present ethnomusicologist and performer of 19th century Lancashire dialect and Victorian street ballads, Jennifer Reid. Folk music has lost its way, and people have lost track of their geographical heritage. The working classes made music as a provocation and this is a tradition Jennifer continues: think rousing songs […]
Aotearoa-based folk duo Moon Goose are excited to embark on their first tour in April 2025, bringing their debut EP On the Island, Where our Shadows Lie to audiences across the motu. The tour will showcase their enchanting blend of Celtic-inspired folk music, featuring both traditional songs from the British Isles and original compositions that celebrate nature, friendship, and […]
Sean Kelly & The Super 8’s is a live Irish music concert played to the back-drop of Super 8 movies taken by Sean’s Dad, a cine-movie enthusiast, Seamus Kelly between 1958 & 1988. Sean Kelly arrived in Aotearoa in 1990 and it wasn’t long until he was engrossed in the burgeoning Irish music scene centred […]
Welcome to ScotStringNZ fiddle camp, a week-long camp (live in or commute) for fiddle and mixed instruments (eg cello, accordion, keyboard, recorder etc) with top instructors brought in from Scotland. Venue is Bella Rakha, a lovely retreat centre set in native bush in West Auckland. Numbers are deliberately kept small; there are classes for all […]
Lynne Wilkins and Michael Mackinnon are based in Raglan, New Zealand, a small west-coast town with a big reputation as a creative community. Inspired by songs that deliver on both melody and lyrics, WilkieMac will take you on a journey around the globe and spanning the centuries. Their repertoire will have you singing along, laughing […]
