Monthly Newsletter of

ACOUSTIC ROUTES
June2008

Forbidden Joe
Think cranking rock 'n' roll riffs, moving into Afro-Cuban grooves, to
funky beats straight out of the late James Brown's personal repertoire.
From soul comes the wailing moaning blues, over to sweet Appalachian
ditties, and then down to wild tunes from the dark folds of Eastern Europe.
Forbidden Joe aren't your average salty old sea dogs, and they don't
do weddings.
They sing, harmonise, shape and deliver their music with vibrant energy.
All this, from just a concertina, 'cello, and banjo.
And voices.

Alex Borwick... Even in the womb, Alex was being subjected to music.
More specifically, the music of the film 'La Bamba'. After taking the fairly
normal route of piano and trumpet lessons at school, at the age of 12 he
picked up the trombone, and from there blossomed his passion for jazz.
Over the next few years, Alex also tried his hand (s) at the drums, playing
in rock bands, including alternative rock band Inverse Order, until studying
jazz at the New Zealand School of Music. After an intense year of musical
rendezvous in Wellington, Alex moved back to Auckland where he stum-
bled upon the Devonport folk club and discovered the tenor banjo. As a result of this unconventional concoction, Alex
brings to the lineup his own heady flavours of jazz, funk, and rock.

Frances Dickinson... Frances spent her childhood on the shores of the bitter coast of Northern England, up to her
eyes in seaweed and dreaming of pirates and a career as a shark diver. At convent school she was exposed to fiddle
and choir lessons, until she discovered an addiction to good ‘Craic’ in the backstreet pubs of Whitby. She has been
proudly jammin’ away with dirty old men ever since. Frances redefines the boundaries of 'folk'. Her dirty, fiery tunes
on concertina and her angsty yet silky vocal tones are making folk music
the new black. Her original material is exquisite and, mixed in with her fe-
tish for sea songs and wild tunes, provides strong reference points
Also this month, Black-
throughout the band's musical ventures.
board concerts on Friday 13
Emily June Giles... Emily's womb experiences were also noisy. Her moth- June, and Sunday 29 June.
er took an alternative approach to nursery rhymes with the help of a 5- See inside for details.
string banjo. It is still unknown if Emily’s kicking was an enthusiastic re-
sponse or just plain fury, but it proved she had rhythm. Emily learnt the re-
corder at school but moved on to the cello when recorder techniques
became too hard in the second year. As a result, she did time with the usual classical suspects and for the last six
years has been jamming with musicians on the Auckland acoustic music scene, performing in folk clubs and festivals
around NZ. Influenced by traditional Irish and English music, gospel, Eastern European fusion groups and American
roots music, her style is unlike anything that you’d expect from a 'cello - versatile, staunch and funky.

SUNDAY 22 June 8 PM $10/$7

TOI PONEKE (Wellington Arts Centre), ABEL SMITH ST
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Acoustic Routes
PO Box 27-191 Marion Square
Wellington, New Zealand.
www.acousticroutes.org.nz
president@acousticroutes.org.nz
Acoustic Routes (Wellington Folk
Centre) is a club for people who enjoy
performing and listening to music with
the emphasis on folk and acoustic
styles.
Monthly Concerts are held at Toi
Poneke (Wellington Arts Centre, Abel
Smith Street), on the fourth Sunday of
each month at 8pm. These feature an
invited guest performer, with a variety
of supporting acts to open the show.
Door charges are $7 for members, $10
for non-members, and school-aged
kids free. Free tea and coffee.
Singarounds are held at Toi Poneke
on the second Sunday of the month.
These are more informal sessions
where anyone can perform or lead a
song. Door charge $5.
Jam Nights happen at Toi Poneke on
the third Sunday of the month. Door
charge $5. The emphasis is on making
music together as a group - joining in
and having the opportunity to lead or
add your own flavour to the mix.
Murray Kilpatrick will facilitate but
everyone will have the opportunity to
lead a song or tune
Club Committee 2007-8
: Gerard Hudson 565 3432
president@acousticroutes.org.nz
: Sue Ikin 478 4160
secretary@acousticroutes.org.nz
: Sue Hirst
Mike Hickman 232 3123
Ruth Birnie 565 3432
ruth.birnie@xtra.co.nz
Shirley McGregor 478 0390
shirley.mcgregor@paradise.net.nz
Balladeer
Janette Munneke 477 2563
jm_folkmusic@hotmail.com
The Balladeer
This newsletter is produced once a
month for Acoustic Routes members
and other subscribers.
Contributions are welcome and
should be emailed to Janette by the
15th of the month preceding the month
of issue. Publication is the last weekend
of the month. Relevant publicity leaflets
may be inserted with mailouts, at the
discretion of the committee.
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BY
INSTANT PRINT
From the President
AGM
The club AGM will be held on
the 4th Sunday in August - more
about that in the next two Bal-
ladeers, but meanwhile don’t for-
get to give some thought to
volunteering to be on the Com-
mittee. It is not an onerous task,
but some of our current mem-
bers feel it is time for some ‘new
blood’, and are planning to stand
down to give others a chance.
The committee meets once a
month to review correspondence
and finance, plan the year’s pro-
gramme, and discuss applica-
tions or offers to perform.
Feel free to contact or any of
us on the committee – grab us at
a club event, give us a call or
email and we can tell you more
about what is involved in the var-
ious roles. The AGM will be fol-
lowed by the BLIND DATE
concert.
Friday Club nights
The first “experimental” re-
turn of Friday Club Nights was
fabulous. We are very happy to
continue the adventure. We had
a great variety of 1st half floor
spots and an inclusive and bub-
bling jam session to follow.
We will follow a similar for-
mat in 2 halves on the second
Friday of the month for the rest
of the year.
(The addition of the new tables
purchased by the Committee, and
tea-lights reminiscent of those
waxy days, made for a pleasantly
informal ambience, and I think I
can safely say everyone enjoyed the
chance to relax, forget the daily
grind of the week past, and make
music together. And as for Ruth’s
cake, that was a splendid and very
welcome addition to the evening.
Ruth says it’s someone else’s turn
to bake next time! Ed.)
Cafe culture
Have you experienced the
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buzz that is Thursday nights
at Eva Dixon’s in Miramar, cnr
Darlington and Camperdown
Roads? There is live music host-
ed by Laura Collins from 7-9pm,
and you can book for dinner on
388 8058. Good food, good com-
pany, great ambience - and Eva’s
is just one of the many places
where you can get a great deal by
using your ‘Entertainment Book’.
Acoustic Routes is again offering
the Entertainment Book to mem-
bers and friends (actually we’ll
sell them to anyone who would
like one…) How they work is: You
buy a book for $55. This gives
you an entertainment gold card
and coupons to redeem for bril-
liant savings at many entertain-
ment outlets – mainly cafes,
restaurants and takeaways, but
also movies, travel, healthcare.
Typical savings in cafes and res-
taurants are 2 mains for the price
of one, or 25% off total bill. The
offers are valid from now till 1
June 2009 so you can recover
your $55 very easily. Every book
sold is an $11 fundraiser for
Acoustic Routes. If you’d like one
we will have them at all events
until we sell out – or contact me
by email if you can’t get to an
event.
Gerard Hudson
Acoustic Lounge at Lem-
bas
Sunday 1 June
Lembas Café,
34 Poplar Ave,
Raumati South
4 pm, Koha
Featuring three shades of
hearty blue:
· Carol Bean
· Terry Sarten (from Wan-
ganui) and
· Karen Clarke with Nigel
Parry.
Lazy Sunday at its best!
 5th Sunday Blackboard Concert

Yes, folks, there is yet another opportunity to

share your music with your fellow musicians and
enthusiasts this month. June has 5 Sundays, so we
will be having a Blackboard Concert on 29 June at
8pm.
There will be ten spots, so be there early to book a
place on the list.

Blackboard Concert
Toi Poneke
Sunday 29 June
8pm, $5 each

Help send a young musician on her way

You may have seen Doom Kitten perform at the club recently, or perhaps you’ve heard the me-
lodic tones of her harp in the Railway Station underpass; if you have, you’ll understand why we
are keen to help her make the most of an upcoming opportunity to visit Ireland. Come along to
Ruth and Gerard’s place for a shared lunch and some music. Make a paper donation towards
Doom Kitten’s travel fund, and enjoy the ambience of her background music to your lunch.
Bring instruments and voices for a shared music session to follow.
Sunday 8th of June 12.30 onwards
56 Park Road, Belmont - phone 565 3432
Bring instruments, voices, a shared lunch, and a paper donation.

Blind Date concert coming up in August

We’ll be holding the annual Blind Date concert again this year, after the AGM in Au-
gust. If you would like to take part, please contact a Committee member to have
your name put into the hat. Names will be drawn at the July concert.

More on keeping up attendances

House Concerts
Recently, there were two great House Concerts at
Ruth and Gerard’s.
This is a gentle little reminder to those of you who
could of attended and consequently filled some of the
empty chairs.
Your attendance would not only support these
talented artists, but hopefully encourage them to
return to Wellington in the future.
Thank you Gerard and Ruth for opening your
home as an enjoyable venue to help make acoustic
music happen.
Philippa Boardman
Friday Night Club nights
I believe the experiment of Friday nights is look-
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ing healthy in attendance.
If there is to be a permanent change in the
future,how about the Monthly concerts, too, being
brought over to Friday nights.
This would suit people, who want to go on later to
other entertainment about the City, and also help the
issue of Monday-it-is!
I really believe that reverting all the Sunday
acoustic routes' sessions, not just some, which could
become totally confusing, back to Friday nights as it
was years ago, would be the way to go, although I
realise that we must not clash with the Bluegrass
club’s Fridays of the month. How about a vote from
subscribing members to be counted and decided for
this year’s A.G.M. night in August.
Philippa Boardman
 Local developments
Dave Murphy plays the blues The Spirit of our Land! – Te Wairu-
As promised, Dave Murphy has now made an ao o te Ao
album and we have filmed him recording his mu- An evening of Kiwi Music and Drama
sic and talking about his life and the blues. This Saturday 7th June 7pm. At The Dowse- Laings
CD/DVD called “Yes That’s Me: Dave Murphy Rd Lower Hutt.
plays the blues” will be launched at the Welling- Waged $10 unwaged $5 Bookings: (04)
ton Film Festival in July where the DVD was 5891529.
officially selected for viewing. When you see this Where from?
film advertised, please come along and celebrate Singer-song writers, composer playwrights and
with Dave. It should be a Lot of Fun. The CD itself local musicians have discovered they share the
will be launched at the Bristol – Cuba Mall – on same location – KoroKoro, and the same spirit -
Kiwi music creators and proud of it! With some
Thursday July 31st.
more like-minded friends from ‘close by’, they are
Please have a look at the website, watch the keen to share their music with you.
video, look at the photos, make comments, send What exactly?
him messages, help make it happen.... Enjoy! Major contributions from two well-established
www.myspace.com/davemurphyblues musical families, who just recently discovered they
Carol Bean live within a km of each other.
www.carolbean.com The first half will feature up and coming young
www.myspace.com/carolbeanmusic singer/song writers Riley Harter and Acacia
O’Connor performing their own songs, supported
by original material from parents Charles Harter
An invitation to play and Sean and Amanda O’Connor. Charles (with
Hello fellow Acoustic Routes members
some more friends!) will also play some original
I play the piano accordeon, and am looking for 2 or
fiddle tunes in styles ranging from jazz blues to
3 other people (but no more than 3) who:
“hard to define really”!
a) are relatively advanced players of their relatively
The first act will culminate in the choral
portable musical instruments (I'm afraid, at this
presentation of a song penned by Amanda: “The
stage, this has to exclude "voice" and "percussions");
Spirit of our Land.”
b) have a good sense of rhythm and melody;
During the Interval, some good kiwi grub, Anzac
c) can play by ear, and do not rely on music sheets;
biscuits and Lamingtons, will be on sale! And
d) are, nevertheless, reasonably familiar with
perhaps a “complimentary red” if advance bookings
chords;
generate the market.
e) in general prefer minor scales over major scales
In the Second Half, the families and friends join
(i.e. overall musical taste);
forces to present a new performance of ‘Warriors
f) either actively play; or enjoy; or, at least, are
of the Rainbow’, a one-act musical by Charles
interested in exploring "my kind of music" (!): This is
Harter.
a bit difficult for me to describe here. However, major
The original production won the best new NZ
influences include Turkish music (definitely not all
play at the National Festival of Community Drama
types though); the music of the Andes (if you know of
in 1986 - here the adjudicator described it as a
any solid pan-flute players in Wellington, please let
“spectacular and moving performance”.
me know!); tangos (Argentine as well as non-Argen-
Tracing the rise and fall of ANZUS from the 50s
tine); Azerbaijani, Greek, Gypsy, Yiddish, and also, to
to the 80s, and the growth of our anti-nuclear
an extent, Irish music.
policy culminating in the bombing of the Rainbow
Depending on the responses I will (or will not)
Warrior in 1985, it will be co-directed by the same
receive in the next 1-2 months, what I have in mind is
directors that ‘workshopped’ the piece 22 years ago,
to meet with the friends who are interested; see if
Charles and Belinda Harter.
there is genuine potential for fruitful collaboration
The musical is a snapshot of the emotional roller
here; and start planning for more structured sessions
coaster we experienced as a young country, and the
(which would begin after early July, as I will have to
consequences of making a stand for what we
be overseas in most of June).
believed in.
At that stage, we might decide to get together on a
Its major themes of conservation and peace still
more regular basis (perhaps using one of the rooms at
resonate and relate as much today as when the
the Wellington Arts Centre), and see where this will
events that inspired this show actually happened.
lead us.
If not more!
If this sounds like you, please drop me a line.
Space is limited. Please book if you can.
Esref, email: esref.aksu@vuw.ac.nz
harter@paradise.net.nz

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 Spencer Davis Group
Spencer Davis and First Queens dlers with Rodger Fox
Birthday Jazz and Blues Festival Saturday 31 May - Big NZ Blues line up inc
BullFrog Rata.
29 May to 6 June 2008 Saturday 31 May – free jazz in Wtn Region
Upper Hutt Cafes
Sunday I June - Jazz movies and live jazz at
Spencer Davis is in Upper Hutt - HIS ONLY Ascot Theatre in Upper Hutt
NZ SHOW on Friday 6 June -he has some great Friday 6 June - Spencer Davis Group -full
stories to tell - he has just done a celeb music American band
cruise in Miami -now in Sweden for similar -
then here for only 1 NZ concert before Aussie Also starring:
Tour and doing a big Festival in Las Vegas. This Freddy Limbert
gig will be the finale of the Queens Birthday Jazz Erna Ferry
and Blues Festival: Fred Loveridge
Murray Loveridge
Queens Birthday Jazz and Blues Festival
Proudly supported by the Rimutaka Trust Booking is easy! You can use your Visa or
Master Card to book by telephone 04 527 2168,
Live Bands, Movies, Regional Cafe or online at
Scene and Special Festival Passes! http://www.expressions.org.nz/whats_on/jazza
ndbluesfestival2008.htm (online booking fees
Thursday 29May - Holly Hoffman /Mike Wof- apply). You can also visit Expressions’ ticketing
ford -USA -Jazz team at 836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt from
Friday 30 May - Roy Philips -from The Ped- Tuesday to Sunday between 10am and 4pm.

CELTICANZ 2008
Dear friends of Celticanz,
We are proud and excited to announce that CELT-
ICANZ 2008 is definitely going to happen. (Of
course you never really doubted that did you?!). The
camp be running from 7th – 10th November at our
same much beloved spot in Huia, Auckland.
Celticanz is a non-profit event. To help fund this
year’s band’s airline tickets nice’n’early, we have de-
cided to have a 'PRE-SALE' sale on the adult full-
weekend passes. It would be great if as many people
as possible could take advantage of this. Those
flights aren’t going to pay for themselves! If you buy
your adult ticket to Celticanz before 6th June, the fee
will be only $150 for a full weekend adult pass. That’s
a savings of $50.00 from the standard price. NICE!
The pass includes Celticanz entry, accomodation,
6 lessons, concert ticket, and ceilidh ticket.
This year, we have booked a top Celtic band from
Australia “CONUNDRUM” to be our guest artists.
Featuring Catherine Moser (Fiddle), Corey Romeo
(Guitar/Mandolin), John Meridith (Flute/Tin Whis-
tle), and Gerry Daley
(Bodhran/Guitar/Mandola/Vocals).
Conundrum are a great bunch of people, and fan-
tastic musicians. The four-piece line-up will mean
that this year we can have a greater variety of classes
being taught. Classes this year will include; Fiddle,
Guitar, Mandolin, Flute/Tin Whistle, Bodhran, and
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mixed instrument.
Here’s a bit of info about the band:
“Conundrum endeavour to create depth and
freshness in their rendition of traditional Celtic mu-
sic without compromising the melodies and rhythms
which make this music so great in the first place.
Playing music from places such as Ireland, Brittany,
and the Shetland Islands. They also write and per-
form original tunes in the hope of adding to, rather
than diluting, the rich cultural pool which is their
inspiration. Conundrum has performed at various
festivals in Australia such as the Port Fairy Folk Fes-
tival, National Celtic Festival and Kapunda Festival.”
To purchase your $150.00 pre-sale ticket, simply
make cheques payable to ‘Celticanz,’ or transfer the
Payment Amount to:
Account Name: Celticanz
Account Number: 06 0153 0419777 00
Particular: Your first name
Code: Your last name
Reference: PRESALE
Confirmation of your purchase will be forwarded
to you by email.
We look forward to hearing from you all, and
please pass this letter on to all your friends.
Philip Whitehead, Luthier
Phil@stringworkshop.co.nz
Pukerua Bay Folk Club Acoustic Routes’ regular events
8pm, Thursday 5 June
Murray and Julie Kilpatrick's home Singaround
9 Donlin Rd, Pukerua Bay Sunday 8 June
Ph 239 9951 The Back Room, Wellington Arts Cen-
Email: Julmur@paradise.net.nz tre, 61-67 Abel Smith Street
The night begins with a sing around, where every- 8pm, admission: $5
body is invited but not forced, to do something to Our 2nd Sunday informal get together. We
contribute to the evening's entertainment. even have tables to hide behind now… everyone
This is followed by Julie's famous scones tea/coffee gets a chance to sing and/or play.
and then a guest performer which for June will be
Bernard Wells. The second return of ... Friday
Bernard is an extremely accomplished multi in-
strumentalist who plays a very wide variety of mu-
Club Night
sic to a very high level. Friday 13 June
Everybody is very welcome. The Back Room, Wellington Arts Cen-
tre, 61-67 Abel Smith Street
Palmerston North Folk Club 8pm, admission: $5
Our newest - and oldest - event! Blackboard
Meets every Friday night, 8pm
first half, second half session.
310 Church Street, near the Square
Opposite Animates Pet shop, easy to find.
Different events every week, always a friendly jam Jam Session
after 10pm Sunday 15 June
Door charge usually is $5 non-members, $3 mem- The Back Room, Wellington Arts Cen-
bers.
School kids free. All welcome.
tre, 61-67 Abel Smith Street
Contact: Bruce Thomson 8pm, admission: $5
Palmerston North 06 357 7773 Our 3rd Sunday get together with a focus on
20 Lyndhurst Street, Palmerston North 4412 joining in and playing as a group. Great fun –
or (weeknights) Wellington 9 Zande Terrace, Tawa 04 everyone has the opportunity to lead and/or join
232 9974; bruce.thomson@slingshot.co.nz 021 176 in.
9711

The South Island’s best-kept secret
DELGIRL (Dunedin)
Sun 1st June 8pm
Happy
A group of three Dunedin-based women, with a
unique blend of folk, roots, blues, jazz and alt coun-
try music resulting in beautiful big harmonies, built
around the double bass, guitar, banjo, ukuleles &
snare/percussion.
Having recently released their debut album ‘two,
maybe three, days ride’, and being already on to
their second pressing, they decided a jaunt to Wel-
lington for shameless self promotion and a trip to
the Minnie Cooper shoe store was in order...
If you like your NZ music tinged with the flavours
of Americana and indie folk then Delgirl have got a
place at the table set for you.
See the band’s website www.delgirl.co.nz for
more.
Catch them at Happy, 118 Tory St (corner Tory /
Vivian Streets, Te Aro, Wellington, where you can
also see: ACOUSTIC PIONEERS - all acoustic night,
open to performers - contact
acousticpioneers@gmail.com - on Tuesday 3 June.

Otaki Live Music Club CEOL ALBA

Sunday 6 May, 7pm 2ND & 4TH Fridays, Chilton St James, Lower Hutt
Senior Citizens Hall, Rangatira Street, Otaki 7:30pm - 9:30ish, $3
$2 and supper Ph. Lynne Scott, 565 0164; lynne@scott.gen.nz
All-genre Blackboard Ceol Alba is a club for Scottish music enthusiasts
concert to get together to share and play Scottish
Contact: Cavan Haines music. Any instrument is welcome, except perhaps
bagpipes, as they use a different scale and
06 3648991,
tuning. Although the main gates are on Waterloo
chaines@pocd.co.nz
Road, the back gate in Chilton Grove is the best.
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 Kapiti Live Music Club Fiddle lessons - ACE
June17th Tuesday eve- Fiddle Follow-on
ning Extend your fiddle skills and repertoire and
Blackboard concert at learn more about the background to this excit-
7:30 ing music. For those who have completed the
Draw for wine & bread & beginner's course or equivalent. Bring your
Cds own violin or hireage at a reasonable cost can
Laura Collins entertains be arranged. Cost of workbook included in
with her originals music course fee.
band: George Barris on Bass, # 4692 15 October - 3 December
Matt Newman on guitar and $96 Wednesday 6.00pm - 7.30pm 8 weeks
Earl Pollard on drums. The next "Fiddle for Beginners" course is
Laura often plays in Mojo held in Semester 3, here are the details...
Mama, but this time plays in An introduction to the technical basics of
her original songs band. playing the fiddle, where you will learn to play
Her CD, Cast a Line, is described as Alt-Country back- Celtic and American-style folk tunes confident-
porch roots, New Zealand heart, with lots of soul on the ly in a group setting. Bring your own violin or
side. "Cast a line is the CD from Wellington, New Zealand hireage at a reasonable rate can be arranged if
singer-songwriter Laura Collins. It shows off her warm, necessary. Cost of workbook included in course
powerful vocals and original songs backed by a line-up of fee.
top musical talent. The album finds the artist moving #4680 30 July - 17 September
between darkness and light, intimate and upbeat, casting $96 Wednesday 6.00pm - 7.30pm 8 weeks
lines, uncovering beauty in the debris and learning to Tutor - Liz Auchinvole
love her own ‘bag of bones’. " [CDbaby Contact lizauchinvole@yahoo.com
http://cdbaby.com/cd/lauracollins]

Levin Folk Club

Horowhenua Scottish Society Hall first introduced to the folk
Bartholomew Road, Levin scene there as a teenager, ar-
$5 entry/supper provided; 7:30pm rived on NZ tarmac in 1996.
Open blackboard first half - one Here, after well over a decade of
song each suppressing her musical crea-
Double guest acts on Friday June tivity, she finally discovered
13: INISH and Helen Gummer. Wellington's acoustic music
INISH is a folk duo (Marian and scene. This continues to give
Barry Carter) who perform an uplifting her the inspiration to shape the
mix of original & traditional folk songs, songs that have been brewing in
Celtic songs and instrumentals. Both recent years, and an opportuni-
play a variety of musical instruments and sing, incor- ty to expose them to willing local audiences! ‘Helen’s
porating beautiful harmonies into their act. Before songwriting and guitar playing are striking, individu-
arriving in Wellington in 2006, INISH was a well- al and beautiful. Her
liked participant in the musical community of Salt material includes envi-
Lake City, Utah. They have released one CD, For ronmental themes,
Cryin’ Out Loud, which contains original and tradi- strong imagery and re-
tional compositions. Since their arrival in New Zea- ally innovative guitar
land, Barry and Marian have enjoyed the vivid folk playing.’ (President of
music scene in the Wellington region and have per- Acoustic Routes)
formed at several of the folk clubs. Helen Gum-
mer, originally from the ‘Garden of England’ and

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June events Folk Clubs & Contacts
Thursday 5 June
Acoustic Routes
Pukerua Bay Folk Club Concert 4th Sunday of month, Wellington Arts Centre, Abel Smith
Blues @ The Bristol Street, 8pm. Informal sing-around 2nd Sunday, Jam session 3rd
Friday 6 June Sunday, and Blackboard concert 5th Sunday, same time & place. Also
Bluegrass Society Blackboard new blackboard concert/session on 2nd Friday. See p 2 for contacts.
Sunday 8 June The Singers’ Club
Singaround, Toi Poneke Last Tuesday of month, on hold until further notice. Venue tba. Guest
performers and Singers’ Club residents. Contact: Tony Hillyard (021)
Tuesday 10 June 253 8996 email: tonyh@clear.net.nz
Mainly Acoustic
Mainly Acoustic Music Club
Thursday 12 June
2nd Tuesday of month, 7.30, Mayfair Cafe, 166 Main Street, Upper
Blues @ The Bristol Hutt. Contact: Kevin or Sue Meehan, 970 4068
Friday 13 June
Pukerua Bay Folk Club
Blackboard concert, Toi Poneke* 1st Thursday of the month, 8pm, 9 Donlin Rd, Pukerua Bay. Contact:
Wairarapa Folk Club Murray or Julie Kilpatrick, 239 9951; email: julmur@paradise.net.nz
Levin Folk Club
Wellington Bluegrass Society
Ceol Alba 3rd Friday of month, 8.30 pm, Petone Function Room, 54 Richmond
Sunday 15 June Street, Petone. Blackboard concert 1st Friday of month. Contact:
Club Jam session Andrew Bicknell, 477 0069
Tuesday 17 June Kapiti Live Music Club
Kapiti Live Music Club 3rd Tuesday of month, blackboard 7.30, guest 8.30. Murphy’s Law,
Thursday 19 June Main Road, Waikanae. Website www.klmc.org.nz
Blues @ The Bristol Levin Folk Club
Friday 20 June 2nd Friday of month, Horowhenua Scottish Society and Pipe Band
Bluegrass Society Concert hall, corner Bartholomew Rd and Middlesex Street. Blackboard con-
cert plus guest artist: $5 including supper. Workshop 4th Friday of
Sunday 22 June month (no charge). Contact: Anne Campbell (06) 368-3777
Acoustic Routes concert
Wairarapa Folk Club
Thursday 26 June 2nd Friday of the month; Contact Remco de Ket or Jenny Freeman-
Blues @ The Bristol tle, (06) 370 1021 - wairarapafolkclub@paradise.net.nz
Friday 27 June Ceol Alba – Scottish Music Club
Levin Folk Club Workshop 2nd and 4th Friday s of the month.
Ceol Alba Phone Lynne Scott, 565 0164: lynne@scott.gen.nz
Sunday 29 June International Folk Dancing
Acoustic Routes Blackboard concert Wednesdays 7.45-9.15pm, Deirdre Tarrant Dance Studio, 125 Cuba
Mall. Contact: Cashy Yates 569 1618.
* new event Morris Dancing
Pride of Holland Street (men and women): Tuesdays at Aro Valley
Community Centre; Contact: Peter Denee, 499 2880.
Britannic Bedlam Morris Gentlemen: Wednesdays 8pm, Tawa Pipe
South of the Divide 2008 Band Hall, by Redwood Station. Contact: Ian Appleton 476-4391.
Sunday 27 July, pop that date in White Rose of Wellington (women): Wednesdays 8pm, Brooklyn
your diary and more info soon... Scout Hall, Harrison St, Brooklyn. Contact: Debs Potter, 476-9294
Morris website: http://morrisdancing.org.nz

Wairarapa Folk Club

Club Night (every 2nd Friday of the month)
8pm Friday 13 June
Entry: Koha
Venue: 251 Falloon Settlement Road, Mas-
terton
Contact Jenny or Remco, 06 370 1021
wairarapafolkclub@paradise.net.nz
Also meets at The Lounge, Wine and Tappas
Bar, Carterton every 4th Wednesday of the
month.