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
It would be almost impossible not to smile and tap your foot to the sweet sounds of New Zealand’s only all-female bluegrass group, Hot Diggity. Catch them at the Auckland Arts Festival's Rova Sounds Stage! Traditionally bluegrass music has been dominated by guys with moustaches, sharp suits and hats, singing songs about being broken-hearted and ... Read more
Irish session, 4 to 7pm every Sunday
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Moana & the Tribe present ONO, their latest album that begins in Aotearoa and travels the world. Six Indigenous women are featured in a hybrid of live performance and video showcase infused with sublime vocals, kapa haka and dance prowess, and funky electronic-dub beats. Lyrics in te reo Māori ... Read more
Balfolk Auckland: a weekly dance gathering in which traditional European dance forms are presented as a vibrant experience.
Charlotte Yates and trusted musical ally Show Pony in concert at The Bunker. Hailing from Wellington, singer-songwriter Charlotte Yates wields acoustic guitar while the multi-instrumentalist Show Pony aka the ‘Swiss Army Knife of NZ music’ plays trumpet, violin, percussion and backing vocals… but not all at the same time!
The soulfully sublime Los Angeles folk artist Annahstasia, known for her soulful, poetic, and deeply intimate songcraft, is making her Aotearoa debut at last. March 11th, witness something special at the Pitt St Methodist Church, with very special guest Na’amah.
We are honoured to have Luthiers' Corner (Peter Madill and Jack MacKenzie) travel up the motu to play a concert for us at The Nix. It was the early '70's and two young men more than ten thousand kilometres apart were being influenced by the folk music that became so popular at that time. Both Peter Madill ... Read more
Join us for a special performance featuring Jennifer Reid and Paul Brown trading ballads and broadsides to illustrate the shared cultures of Lancashire and Dundee, and the song traditions that would have been active in the two cities during the Industrial Revolution. Lancashire dialect folk singer and broadside balladeer Jennifer Reid moves between worlds with ... Read more
American folk hero Jolie Holland, back at last to perform at Pitt Street Methodist Church as a very special intimate duo. Jolie’s connection with Aotearoa runs deep, recording a recent collaboration with Theia, and a long-standing friendship and collaboration with Steve Abel. Over the span of her career, Jolie Holland has knotted together a century of ... Read more
Travel the world in an afternoon. Saturday 14 March 12-4pm, ROVA STAGE, Aotea SquareThis vibrant block party brings together international sounds, infectious rhythms, and feel-good grooves from across the globe. A perfect way to discover something new while soaking up the Festival Garden Atmosphere. Artists include: Willie T - Cultural / Island Folk | Solomon ... Read more
Sixteen years in, Jennifer moves between worlds with ease. She was once described as having “irreverent puckish vim” in a mag. She plays Barb in Shane Meadows’ The Gallows Pole, has opened for Pulp and John Cooper Clarke and performed for Chanel’s Metiers d’Art. She’s toured with Eliza Carthy for 18 months, and in 2025, took her songs to ... Read more