“Daughters of Orpheus Return” Freshly returned from the homeland of the music, Tui Mamaki is offering a Series of Open Workshops with Medena Ensemble: 4 OCT : NEDELINO village = Potent diphonic mountain song, learned with Aneta Emilova 5 OCT : BISTRITSA village = Driving diphonic trance-lore, learned with Dina Koleva 1 NOV : PLEVEN ... Read more
Celebrate Auckland’s unique culture with the Albert-Eden Schools Cultural Festival 2024 and enjoy performances, food trucks, activations and more. This year there are 13 schools participating with 34 performances.
“Daughters of Orpheus Return” Freshly returned from the homeland of the music, Tui Mamaki is offering a Series of Open Workshops with Medena Ensemble: 4 OCT : NEDELINO village = Potent diphonic mountain song, learned with Aneta Emilova 5 OCT : BISTRITSA village = Driving diphonic trance-lore, learned with Dina Koleva 1 NOV : PLEVEN ... Read more
Shanty NIght with members of The Maritime Crew. Includes floor singers - always a rousing night.
A very special December double bill featuring the amazing Donnybrook Fair + our very own Sammy Leary! Donnybrook Fair are energetic, charismatic and very talented musicians who are in very high demand. They perform punk infused English/Irish folk, reminiscent of The Pogues and The Dubliners - just the thing for a festive hootenanny. Expect a high-energy fusion of ... Read more
Music, song and dance for the whole family! One of the oldest folk festivals in the Southern Hemisphere brings exceptional artists from around Aotearoa and from around the world. You’ll be spoiled for choice as some of the best traditional and contemporary folk musicians and folk dancers come together to showcase our amazing genre. Whatever ... Read more
The folk club presents Rosie Whinray and Kevin Mayes + floor spots first half! Rosie and Kevin met through a mutual love of unaccompanied folk-singing. Kev’s background farming in Sussex shaped his repertoire & style, while Rosie was brought up in the Auckland folk scene, though she currently lives in Wellington. Strong solo singers in ... Read more
Sammy Leary breathes life into the forgotten corners of our country's musical past. A collector and archivist as well as a performer, he unearths the oft-neglected songs that tell the stories of our colonial past. His performances remind us who we once were: settlers, sailors, outsiders and dreamers - so we can better understand who ... Read more
Feel the heartbeat of Africa in Aotea Square as AfroFest returns for its third year! Join a FREE, whānau-friendly celebration of music, dance, food, and fashion from Aotearoa African communities. Dance in the sun to Amapiano and Afrobeats spun by Auckland’s top DJs, including DJ Banty and Marcello, and catch live performances. Savour the flavours of Africa with a lineup of food trucks guaranteed to ... Read more
Welcome to the extraordinary Nordic vocalist Anna Fält to the folk club for a second time. Anna performs songs from the Scandinavian and Finno-Ugric traditions as well as her own material: ancient spells, incantation texts, herding calls, lullabies, yoik, and stories inspired by Finnish forests and Nordic landscapes. Anna was born, raised, and educated in ... Read more
Take your pick on which one’s High, which is Wide and who's Handsome, but one thing’s for sure – these guys are entertaining, with Lew Black’s powerful voice, Andrew Gough’s intricate guitar work and John McKeown’s smooth harmonica playing, combined with their vocal harmonies.These multi-instrumentalists have a long involvement in the folk music scene. All ... Read more
As a respected collector and interpreter of American traditional music, Jeff Davis has travelled to meet "source singers" and has ploughed through countless folk archives along the way. Having played festivals in North America, including the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Nova Scotia's Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival, he's also toured England, Norway, Ireland and the Netherlands ... Read more