Are you musical?

Join us at the

Palmerston North Folk Music Club

·           Fun, friendly musical scene for all ages

·           Concerts and singarounds 8pm, Friday nights (see our current calendar at http://cid-0911332caca26896.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Palmy%20Folk%20Club%20-%20Newsletters www.geocities.com/PalmyFolkMusic

·           World class visiting guest musicianns featured usually monthly (artists like Mike Brosnan Duchas, Kath Tait, Grada, Eric Bogle  etc.)

·           Free, easy-going lessons in guitar, bluegrasss banjo, Celtic instruments (7-8pm, members).

·           Learn to express yourself via timeless, beautiful folk songs and tunes.

Fridays, 8pm
at the Theosophical Hall,
304 Church Street
(opposite Animates Pet Shop)

 

About our club…

The (acoustic) folk music scene offers an ideal way to meet other people interested in a wide variety of music.

The format of our Friday nights offers some good music, learning some if you like, playing if you are in the mood, or just socialising with others

 

The (acoustic) folk music scene offers an ideal way to meet other people interested in a wide variety of music.

Our Friday nights are structured so you can hear some good music, learn some if you like, play if you are in the mood, or just socialise  with others.

 

Keith Hughes, Nigel Beedell, Peter Mack, Bruce Withell

 

What is folk music?

Folk music is the ‘music of the people, throughout history’, in all aspects of their daily lives, of all ages. Songs and stories of love, war, journeys, mystery, defeat, hard work, anger and joy.

In our club, folk music mostly follows the  tradition of Celtic-British-American tunes, sung ballads (either accompanied or just pure voice), jazzy bluegrass, harmony singing,  blues, ceilidh dancing ( Celtic barn dance), but we welcome music from other countries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instruments

There are voices, guitars, concertinas, fiddles, mandolins, Uilleann pipes (Irish bagpipes), flutes, penny whistles, bluegrass banjos, and harps. There are also harmonicas and accordions, cellos, and recorders, bodhran (Irish drum), and sometimes a hammered dulcimer. Other acoustic instruments are welcome too.

Folk festivals

Every few months there are folk festivals around the country such as 'Whare Flat' (Dunedin )  and  Wellington. 

Usually some of us travel there, pitch tents, sit under trees or around the campfire playing music. There are concerts, dance and music workshops and best of all, a ceilidh (pronounced–'kay-lee' , a Celtic barn dance)

 

All age groups come to festivals.  You can stay up all night dancing or playing by the fire under the misty moon, or, in your tent, drift off to sleep listening to muffled sounds of penny whistle  or harmonica. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dances

At our ceilidhs lively bands like  ‘Battered Hats’ explain the steps, then everything swings along to their music.

 

 

Normal club nights are $5 for non-members, or $3 for members. The door charge includes coffee and biscuits.  When we bring in a special guest the door charge may be higher. Annual membership is $20 ($30 for a family) and includes a newsletter with events calendar, posted to you regularly.

Enquiries: 

Tomo Thomson (06) 357-7773 [email protected]