Donnybrook Fair @ Malt Bar
Malt Bar, Grey LynnEnglish/Irish folk-punk, reminiscent of The Pogues. High-energy fusion of traditional Irish melodies and fast-paced rhythms. The songs, filled with stories of love, rebellion, and celebration.
Free
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Celtic Folk
Donnybrook Fair @ The Kaipara Tavern
The Kaipara Tavern Helensville, New ZealandEnglish/Irish folk-punk, reminiscent of The Pogues. High-energy fusion of traditional Irish melodies and fast-paced rhythms. The songs, filled with stories of love, rebellion, and celebration.
Talisk @ Auckland Arts Festival
Spiegeltent, Aotea Square 301 - 317 Queen Street, Auckland, New ZealandScotland’s Talisk are one of the best live acts in the UK and on the festival circuit right now, producing raucous crowd energy and stadium-sized sound with a mere concertina, fiddle and guitar. It’s just Mohsen Amini, Benedict Morris and Charlie Galloway on stage with three acoustic instruments — and yet it’s their indescribable ability ... Read more
$55 – $65
Club night with Sammy Leary @ Rocky Bay Folk Club
Ōmiha Memorial Hall 2 Glen Brook Rd, Omiha, Waiheke Island, New ZealandFloor spots first half + the one and only wonderful Sammy Leary + special guests! Fundraiser for the Omiha Memorial Hall. Sammy Leary comes from Tamaki Makaurau and performs traditional & original music often with strong New Zealand themes but also from the broader folk traditions of Ireland, Britain and the USA. Performing with a ... Read more
$10
Hillsborough Ceilidh
St David's in the Fields 202 Hillsborough Rd, Hillsborough, Auckland, New ZealandCome join the Hillsborough Ceilidh! Everyone is welcome; our friendly caller will explain everything and our live band will get you on your feet and dancing.Our ceilidh dances are alcohol-free and family friendly. Funded by the Puketāpapa Local Board.
$5 – $15
Hillsborough Ceilidh
St David's in the Fields 202 Hillsborough Rd, Hillsborough, Auckland, New ZealandCome join the Hillsborough Ceilidh! Everyone is welcome; our friendly caller will explain everything and our live band will get you on your feet and dancing.Our ceilidh dances are alcohol-free and family friendly. Funded by the Puketāpapa Local Board.
$5 – $15
Úna ní Fhlannagáin @ Whangateau Folk Club
Whangateau Hall 533 Leigh Road, Leigh, New ZealandClub night with Úna ní Fhlannagáin award winning harpist from Ireland. Úna is rooted in Irish traditional music, but also branches out into jazz, pop, and original composition. Collaborations include Grammy-winner Bobby McFerrin, Emmy winner Fionnuala Flanagan, and the free jazz legend, Anthony Braxton. First half floor singers. Start time 7:00pm. Email to book tickets. whangateaufolk@gmail.com.
$15
Pomahaka-Tyne @ East Coast Folk Club
East Coast Folk Club Torbay Senior Citizens Social Centre, Torbay, Auckland, New ZealandPomahaka-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.
$10
Jennifer Reid @ Rocky Bay Folk Club
Ōmiha Memorial Hall 2 Glen Brook Rd, Omiha, Waiheke Island, New ZealandRocky 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 ... Read more
$20
Moon Goose EP release @ The Button Factory
The Button Factory 2 Abbey Street, Aucklad, New ZealandAotearoa-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 ... Read more
Sean Kelly & The Super 8’s @ Titirangi Folk Club
Titirangi Beach Hall Titirangi Beach Road, Titirangi, Auckland, New ZealandSean 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 ... Read more
$10 – $15
Jennifer Reid @ Freida Margolis
Freida Margolis 440 Richmond road, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New ZealandRochdale-born, Sheffield-based artist and actor Jennifer Reid performs Lancashire dialect and Victorian broadside ballads a cappella, continuing and honouring the Northern tradition of using music as a social provocation. She also clog dances – and may incorporate a wrestling belt into her stage wear. Jennifer Reid’s forthcoming album The Ballad of the Gatekeeper was recorded ... Read more
$25