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If you want to join our club, use this pdf application form. Membership entitles members to door-charge concessions, and voting rights at AGMs and SGMs.
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Acoustic Routes, also known as the Wellington Folk Centre, is a club in Wellington for people who enjoy performing and listening to a wide range of music with the emphasis on acoustic styles. |
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From the start of 2010, Acoustic Routes concerts will be held at: - The Ruby Lounge - for the monthly concerts (excluding January), on the fourth Sunday of the month
- The Katipo Café - for a blackboard concert singaround, on the second Wednesday of the month
THE RUBY LOUNGE 14 Bond Street (between Victoria Street and Willis Street, opposite Trade Aid). This is a happening new music venue that local musician Laura Collins has created out of the old Bond Street Inn/Loaded Hog bar -- check out the website, http://www.therubylounge.co.nz. It's a relaxed bar setting with a great atmosphere and everything we need in terms of stage, PA and lighting. Plus you can buy drinks and food. While the Ruby Lounge will be great for concerts, it’s not so suitable for our more informal club events such as singarounds and blackboard concerts. Luckily we’ve found another venue close by that’s just about perfect for those: THE KATIPO CAFÉ upstairs at 76 Willis Street, opposite Mercer Street (which some of you will remember as the Pioneer Coffee Lounge), just up the road from New World Metro. This is a great little venue with loads of ambience. The only catch: it's closed on Sundays (like most of the other venues we've looked at). So, rather than lose this great opportunity, the committee has made a bold decision. We've changed the night for our monthly club sessions from second Sundays to second Wednesdays. This decision will be tested by your response, but we thought it was worth a trial and feel sure that once you see the place you'll be won over. If you want to come early there's a happy hour from 5, and reasonably-priced meals available till 7. The Katipo Cafe doesn't have its own website but you can get an idea of the place from http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/venue/katipo-cafe-wellington . |
Monthly concerts and club nights
Acoustic Routes has two regular events each month: a concert and an informal club night.
The monthly concert is held on the fourth Sunday of the month at the Ruby Lounge in Bond Street, central Wellington, starting at 7.30pm. The Concert Venue page has a map of the location.
Each concert features an invited guest performer as the main act, with two or three supporting acts to open the show. The concerts feature a mix of local club members and visiting performers. Door charges vary but are normally $10 for club members and $15 for non-members. Drinks, coffee, snacks and meals are available at the bar.
Club nights are held at the Katipo Cafe, upstairs at 76 Willis Street, on the second Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm. These begin with a blackboard concert where anyone can put their name up for one item, followed by an informal singaround or jam session. Drinks, coffee, snacks and meals are available.
Other events
Once a year we have a musical getaway at Riverslea Lodge, Te Horo, and we occasionally host other concerts or dances. Details of these events will be posted on this website or in The Balladeer.
Acoustic Routes supports the Wellington Folk Festival held every year at Labour weekend. For details about the festival go to www.wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz. |
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