Common Folk

Dave Alley & Jon Sanders @ Whangateau Folk Club

Whangateau Hall 533 Leigh Road, Leigh, New Zealand

Full concert with Dave Alley and Jon Sanders. Dave’s music is fulsome, dynamic, and a balm for the soul. His original songs draw on everything from spirituality, travel, life & loves, music itself and…his van. Multi-instrumentalist Jon Sanders provides a rich tapestry of sound embroidered throughout the songs. Start time 7:30pm. Email to book tickets.  ... Read more

$15

Donnybrook Fair @ Grey Lynn Returned Services Club

Grey Lynn Returned Services Club

English/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.

St Patrick’s Weekend Family Day

Auckland Irish Club Rocky Nook Ave, Fowlds Park, Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland Irish Club has an action-packed day for you all to enjoy! Open from 2pm 😄😄
LIVE music out on the green
Bouncy Castle
Cold Refreshments
Plenty of Craic

Donnybrook Fair @ The Claddagh Irish Pub

The Claddagh Irish Pub

English/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.

Donnybrook Fair @ Malt Bar

Malt Bar, Grey Lynn

English/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

Talisk @ Auckland Arts Festival

Spiegeltent, Aotea Square 301 - 317 Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand

Scotland’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 Zealand

Floor 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

Úna ní Fhlannagáin @ Whangateau Folk Club

Whangateau Hall 533 Leigh Road, Leigh, New Zealand

Club 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 Zealand

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.

$10

Jennifer Reid @ Rocky Bay Folk Club

Ōmiha Memorial Hall 2 Glen Brook Rd, Omiha, Waiheke Island, New Zealand

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 ... Read more

$20

Moon Goose EP release @ The Button Factory

The Button Factory 2 Abbey Street, Aucklad, New Zealand

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 ... Read more