Come and immerse yourself in the music and traditions of Scotland! ScotStringNZ is a week-long residential camp held in West Auckland, New Zealand. Specialist teachers from Scotland will offer lessons for strings, keyboards and accompaniment instruments, as well as band work. Your fee includes seven nights’ accommodation, all meals, classes and optional activities. Transfers to ... Read more
Free Irish Set Dancing session – the group goes through various traditional sets from Ireland, dances are called, all welcome. The Auckland Irish Society Clubhouse, Rocky Nook Bowling Club, Fowlds Park, Mt. Albert – First and third Thursdays each month (except Jan.) If you’re planning on coming contact: Sue and John Sheehan phone: (09) 445 ... 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. The band belts out a mixture of original songs by Heather Carrigan (mandolin, guitar and vocals) and Deborah Mackenzie (guitar and vocals) along with plenty of bluegrass favourites. Backed up ... Read more
Scottish Concert presented by the Tutors and Students of ScotStringsNZ
Tāmaki Makaurau songwriter Fables aka Jess Bailey steps into a new era with the release of her debut album Change is a Slow-Moving Beast — out April 17 via Home Alone Music. Marking a fully realised body of work, the record deepens Fables’ signature blend of melancholic dream-folk, rich storytelling, and immersive sonic textures. Created ... Read more
TFMC Zoom International Another chance to meet up with those around the country and around the world, and zoom in for an evening of music and song. Saturday 18th of April, 7:30 p.m. NZ time, 8:30 a.m. Brit time, 07:30 UTC. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86445626633?pwd=bmhtTE9xOU15WjVSajZlelJkTTRvZz09 Meeting ID: 864 4562 6633 Passcode: 817884
Come along to for a relaxed, welcoming afternoon of music-sharing and connection. Bring a waiata, a folk song, a drum pattern, a melody you love or simply come to listen and be part of the circle. Free sessions - all welcome!
Join multi-instrumentalist Ian Bartlett for the launch of his new solo album Rogues in the Minstrels Gallery. Known for his rich interpretations of British traditional folk music, Ian brings together flute, bodhran, concertina and other instruments to create a lively set of ballads, tunes, and roguish tales. The album captures the spirit of old taverns, ... Read more
Catch Emily Roughton & Adam Ogle at Danny Doolans
Railway Pie, New Zealand's longest running jug band, returns to the Tahi Bar & Kitchen, Warkworth's top entertainment venue, with another helping of that good old Memphis blues sound. Great music, great venue, great people - don't miss it!
Irish session, 4 to 7pm every Sunday