Sunday 29 November, 8pm
Second Half After Blackboard Concert
If you were asked to sing a Kiwi song, what would you choose? It’s not widely known that New Zealand has a rich goldmine of folklore, song, poetry, stories and yarns that are crying out to be told or sung. Cantabrian Phil Garland has spent a lifetime collecting, researching, recording and preserving our Kiwi heritage and much of this work is featured in his book Faces in the Firelight, which presents a swag of songs about sealers, whalers, pioneers, gold-miners, drifters, rogues and scoundrels, shearers, gum-diggers, hard drinkers and moonshiners, along with a colourful collection of yarns, tall stories and ditties. You’ll never be stuck for a song or story again! | 
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Often described as the father or ‘old man’ of New Zealand folk music, Phil Garland must surely be recognised as a Kiwi National Treasure. He began his musical career in rock ‘n’ roll, but soon developed a love of Kiwi culture. In addition to recording 18 albums and winning numerous awards, Phil has become the foremost authority on our folk heritage, dedicating over forty years to gathering and preserving the songs and stories of New Zealand for future generations.
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