Sunday 23 August, 8pmToi Poneke67 Abel Smith St A night to remember! Following the AGM which starts at 7.00 pm this year, we quickly move into this favourite club event for the last few years. Groups of 4 - 5 people drawn from a hat have 3-4 weeks to come up with a 15 Minute SPOT! Creative licenses are to the max!! Prizes this year will be: - The Linda Sorenson Chocolate Fish Award for the best original music of the night
- The Golden Plectrum Award for the best lead instrumental break of the night
- The Bob Cooper-Grundy Award for the best dressed band of the night
Also not to be missed while the judges confer…
STOOL AUCTION…our first innovative fundraiser for the folk year!!!
BYO food for a shared meal at the AGM….and some grog to lubricate your gills…also your cheque book to renew your subs! |
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Sunday 26 July, 8pmToi Poneke67 Abel Smith StHelen Dorothy and GuestsGuitarist and singer /songwriter Helen Dorothy will be performing some songs from her CD ‘The Going Away’ as well as plenty of new material. She is hoping to be joined by some guests, but make no assumptions as to who these will be….
If you made it to her launch, then you can expect something different. Floorspots We are looking for two fifteen minute floorspots and you need to get back to us before the 14th of July with expressions of interest. Email
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It’s already getting towards the time to think about the annual Acoustic Routes Blind Date concert. The way this works is participants put their names in the Acoustic Routes hat and 6 groups of between 3 and 5 are drawn at random at our July concert. They then have a month to prepare a 15 minute (say 3 songs) set to perform at the August concert. It’s the most fun you can have with your clothes on - but don’t let us stop you from being more daring. At past concerts we’ve had trad, parody, folk opera and pop classics. Elaborate scripts and costume, fabulous musicianship, forgotten lines and spontaneous improvisation. If you would like to join a group – send
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Sunday 28 June, 8pmToi Poneke67 Abel Smith StRichard Gilewitz Acoustic Adventures ConcertRichard Gilewitz is one of America's most exciting acoustic guitar artists on the scene today. His music has been recorded by Leo Kottke, and his own album, Somewhere in Between, has been praised by critics and peers alike. Expect an evening of awesome technique on his 6 string, 12 string and slide guitars; nice singing; and complex, energetic originals; all interspersed with his unexpectedly charming stories. |
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The Club Members Special Concerts are an invitation to members to perform individually or in groups for the rest of the club, for up to thirty minutes. There has been a very gratifying response with nine groups and individuals wanting to play. The lineup looked so good that we’ve decided to do TWO concerts, one on the 24th of May and one on the 17th of May, as the second part of the Open Mic Night, depending on whether a fourth performer responds in time. Sunday 17 May, 8pmToi Poneke67 Abel Smith StFeaturing club members guitarist Frank Boardman performing original songs; Charles Harter, multi instrumentalist and composer, performing from his recently released CD; guitarist well-known John Sutherland, performing songs from cetic, jazz and bues roots; Luke Parker and friends performing reggae-folk-soul funkie songs! Sunday 24 May, 8pmToi Poneke67 Abel Smith StFeaturing club members 'Cousin Mary' band with lyrics ranging from Neil Young & Otis Redding to their own originals; Ron Craig, Andrea Coop, & Christine Roseveare with celtic folk and country offerings; accomplished balladeer Tony Hillyard drawing from his 30 years with Folk Clubs in NZ & the British Isles; Ruth, Gerard, & Christine with their eclectic mix of traditional style and contemporary songs; and The Magpies whose well known acapella harmonies will be embellished by 5 voices and a bit o' nifty guitar work. |
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