5 Oct 2024
Whangateau HarbourCare is going to hold a community hui about the harbour, planned for Saturday 5 October. And then four workshops, after that – roughly one every two months. The intention is to develop a community-led action plan to care for the harbour and the catchment. More information contact Alicia Bullock, Whangateau Catchment Facilitator | Whangateau HarbourCare Group.
30 Sep 2024, Monday: Club night. Special guests: The Mollymawks. $15.00. First half floor singers. Start time 7:00pm. Email to book tickets. whangateaufolk@gmail.com
13 Sep 2024, Friday. 5:00 pm – 9:30pm. Kid’s Community Disco. This will be a dress up event and we will just charge a gold coin and maybe sell some food and drinks.
9 Sep 2024, Monday: Full Concert with Bruce Watson. $15.00. Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start. Email to book tickets. whangateaufolk@gmail.com
19 Aug 2024, Monday: Club night. Special guest: Bonnie Hurunui and Nathan Boston of White Chapel Jak. $15.00. First half floor singers. Start time 7:00pm. Email to book tickets. whangateaufolk@gmail.com
29 July 2024, Monday: Club night in the SHINY NEWLY RESTORED WHANGATEAU HALL! Second half guest: Albi and friends! Chris Dent of Albi and the Wolves will be bringing the entertainment. $15.00. First half floor singers. Start time 7:00pm. Email to book tickets. whangateaufolk@gmail.com
5 July 2024 – Full Concert with Daniel Champagne. Tickets $30 adults ($15 under 18s). 7:30pm.
24 June 2024 – Monday. Club night. Guest and price TBD.
27 May 2024 – Monday. Club night. Guest and price TBD.
11 May 2024 – Saturday. Full Concert with Hot Diggity and Turkey the Bird. AT LEIGH HALL. 7:00pm. $30
29 April 2024 – Club night with special guest Maggie Cocco AT LEIGH HALL. 7:00pm. $15.
26 March 2024, Monday. Club night with special guests the Pipi Pickers. At Leigh Hall.
20 February 2024. Tuesday. Concert at LEIGH HALL. George Jackson and Brad Kolodner. $20. 7:30pm.
19 February 2024 – 31 May 2024: WHANGATEAU HALL CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT
12 February 2024, Monday. Concert. Mark Mazengarb and friends. $20. 7:30pm
30 January 2024, Tuesday. Club Night. Guest: Alum Ridge Boys and Ashlee (www.alumridgeboys.com). $20. 7:00 pm. Standard club night, first half floor singers.
18 January 2024, Thursday. Concert. South for Winter (https://www.southforwintermusic.com/). $20. 7:30pm.
17 December 2023, Sunday. Concert. Paul Mclaney (http://www.paulmclaney.com/). $15. 7:30pm.
27 November 2023, Monday. Club Night. Guest: David Shanhun (https://www.davidshanhun.com/home). $15. 7:00 pm. Standard club night, first half floor singers.
17 November 2023, Friday. Concert. Richard Grainger. $15. 7:30pm
30 October 2023, Monday. Club Night. No guest. $5. 7:00 pm. Standard club night, both halves floor singers.
17 October 2023, Tuesday. Concert. Himmerland. $20. 7:30pm
25 September 2023, Monday. Club Night. Guest and price TBD. 7:00 pm. Standard club night, first half floor singers.
28 August 2023, Monday. Club Night. Guest and price TBD. 7:00 pm. Standard club night, first half floor singers.
31 July 2023, Monday. Club Night. Guest and price TBD. 7:00 pm. Standard club night, first half floor singers.
26 June 2023, Monday. Club Night. Guest and price TBD. 7:00 pm. Standard club night, first half floor singers.
29 May 2023, Monday. Club Night. Guest and price TBD. 7:00 pm. Standard club night, first half floor singers.
24 April 2023, Monday. Club Night. Guest and price TBD. 7:00 pm. Standard club night, first half floor singers.
27 March 2023, Monday. Club Night. Special Guest: Where Water Meets. 7:00 pm. Standard club night, first half floor singers. Presales online, link coming. $15+fees online, $20 at the door.
15 March 2023, Wednesday. Miles Jackson Duo in concert. This is a privately run event, contact Miles directly at duojack@ts.co.nz for more information and tickets.
27 February 2023, Monday. Club Night. Special Guest Greta O’Leary. Standard club night, first half floor singers. $10.
23 January 2023, Monday. Club Night. Special Auckland Folk Festival preview showcase! Get a taste of the festival without leaving our neighbourhood! $30+fees, tickets available from Under The Radar. $35 at the door. 7:00 pm.
26 December 2022, Monday. Boxing Day Potluck! A beloved community tradition. Music and shared lunch. White elephant gift exchange. All welcome! Free.
28 November 2022, Monday. Club Night. Guest and price TBD. 7:00 pm. Standard club night, first half floor singers.
31 October 2022, Monday. Club Night. Guest and price TBD. 7:00 pm. Standard club night, first half floor singers.
26 September 2022, Monday. Club night with special guest host Andy Hamilton. Second half guest artist: Jemilah Ross-Hayes. $15. Email Andy for a first half floor spot: andyhamilton@xtra.co.nz. 7:00pm. About Jemilah Ross-Hayes: Jemilah will entrance you with honest lyricism that seeks to unravel the tough truths, deep doubts and soft soul within her experiences. With rich vocals like warm milk, she is the perfect accompaniment for your folk club half-time cuppa and chocolate bikkie.
3 September 2022, Saturday. Full Concert with Gumboot Trio. $15. 7:30pm. Acoustic combo from Taranaki celebrating New Zealand songs and songwriters with a farmyard-infectious humour guaranteed to put a smile on your feet and the swing back in a Taranaki gate.
29 August 2022, Monday. Folk Club Night with Monty Bevins. New Zealand based soul-funk singer-songwriter known as a touching, spirited performer. Floor singers first half. 7:00pm. $15 at the door. No online bookings.
25 July 2022, Monday, Club Night with the Whangateau Folk Radio Hour.
26 July 2021, Monday. Folk Club night with Looking for Alaska. Country-style guitar and soaring harmonies. Doors open at 6:45pm for a 7pm start. Floor singers first half, email to request a spot, or claim one at the door. $10. No pre-booking required.
22 Feb 2021, Monday, Club Night. Special Guest: Chris “Albi” Dent. 7:00pm $10. Email for a first half floor spot.
18 Feb 2021, Thursday, You, Me Everybody in Concert. 7:30pm. $15.
26 December 2020, Saturday. Boxing Day Potluck! Our annual Boxing Day “leftover potluck and white elephant gift exchange” party. All are welcome! Bring along a dish to share made from Christmas leftovers (or not, you can cook something new if you prefer!), and a wrapped re-gift to exchange. There will be music of some description, although you never know what you’ll get. Some years we’ve had a piano player playing carols, some years we’ve had an open bluegrass jam or sing-around, or we could have an open mic set up for anyone wanting to perform a few. What will it be this year? There’s only one way to find out! Join us about 3pm on Saturday, December 26th!
30 November 2020. Diane Ponzio
16 November 2020. Down Underdogs.
2 November 2020, Monday. Hoe down hosted by Barry and the Crumpets. Old timey fun and called dances. 7pm, $20. Buy Tickets
28 October 2020, Wednesday, Folk Club Night. First half floor singers. Guest: gypsy jazz quartet Club Manouche. $15. Doors at 6:45, show starts at 7:00. Email to reserve a floor spot.
7 October 2020, Wednesday. Jan Preston Trio in Concert. Tickets $20+booking fees. online, $30 at the door. Tickets available through Eventfinda.
3 October 2020, Saturday. Permaculture course with Trish Allen. 021 2034510, trishallennz@gmail.com for more information.
28 September 2020, Monday, Folk Club Night. First half floor singers. Guest: Bluegrass and Beyond. Third time lucky? We’ll see! $10. Doors at 6:45, show starts at 7:00. Email to reserve a floor spot. Buy tickets.
CANCELLED DUE TO LEVEL 2.5 RESTRICTIONS 14 September 2020, Monday. Diane Ponzio in concert with special guests The Pipis. $10.
CANCELLED DUE TO LEVEL 2.5 RESTRICTIONS 31 August 2020, Monday, Folk Club Night. First half floor singers. Guest: Bluegrass and Beyond! $10. Doors at 6:45, show starts at 7:00. Email to reserve a floor spot.
24 February 2020, Monday, Folk Club Night. First half floor singers. Second half guest: Moon Moth. $15.
4 February 2020, Tuesday, Concert. AJ Lee and Blue Summit, rising bluegrass stars from California. $20. 7:30pm.
27 January 2020, Monday, Concert. Lonely Heartstring Band, superstar bluegrass band from the USA returning for one last command performance. $25. 7:30pm. Buy Tickets. No club night this month.
13 January 2020, Monday, Concert. Good Habits, UK nu-folk duo playing cello and accordion. $15, 7:30pm.
16 December 2019. Monday, Concert. Multi-instrumentalist duo from Nashville, Tennessee, Rachel Baiman and George Jackson. Old timey and Americana. $15, 7:30pm.
25 November 2019, Monday, Folk Club Night. Second half guests Brenda Liddiard and Mark Laurent. Email jenine@torkington.com for a floor spot. $10, 7:00pm.
30 October 2019, Wednesday, Concert. Missy Raines Trio. With a smoky and seductive alto, First Lady of Bluegrass Missy Raines heads up her own innovative and genre-bending trio out of Nashville, Tennesee. Buy Tickets: $20 + $3 service fees tickets through Eventfinda, $25 on the door. (No club night this month.)
14 October 2019, Monday, Concert. You, Me, Everybody. Phenomenal progressive bluegrass quintet featuring Laurence and Sam Rhodes of RhodeWorks, Nat Torkington of The Pipi Pickers, James Geluk of The Frank Burkitt Band and Kim Bonnington. $10. BUY TICKETS.
9 October 2019, Wednesday, Concert. The Trio Jackson. Hosted by Jo Evans. Tickets $20 at the door. Contact Jo for more information.
30 September 2019, Monday, Folk Club Night. with Krissy Jackson. Krissy Jackson and friends are your hosts and musical guests tonight. $10. BUY TICKETS
26 August 2019, Folk Club Night. No second half guest, floor singers and Pipi Pickers all night! $5.
29 July 2019, Folk Club Night. Second half guest: local performer Al Young. $10.
29-30 June 2019,Ngā Uri o Te Tai: Whānau Tahi by local artist Arapeta Ashton. Free.
24 June 2019, Folk Club Night. Second half guest: local performer Ra Gossage. $10.
12 June 2019, Wilde Taylor in Concert. Folk, blues and country duo from Auckland. $10. Tickets: https://whangateau.co.nz/qsot-event/wilde-taylor-in-concert/06-12_2019-730pm/
27 May 2019, Folk Club Night. Guest artist: Donna Dean. Award winning singer song-writer. $10.
15 May 2019, Peter Tichener in Concert. Formerly of Adelaide folk band Colcannon. $10.
29 April 2019, Folk Club Night. Guest artist: The Trenwiths. Bluegrass-country-folk featuring Paul Trenwith on banjo accompanied by his two talented sons on bass and guitar.
16 April 2019, Tuesday HImmerland in Concert. Full rockin’ folk band all the way from Denmark.
25 March 2019, Monday, Folk Club Night. Maria O’Flaherty Quartet. Jazz and folk from Auckland. Featuring Nick Jones on fiddle, Sam Swindells on guitar and Ollie Holland on upright bass. $10. 7pm.
6 March 2019, Wednesday, The Frank Burkitt Band in concert. Folk music and more from Wellington. $15.
25 February 2019, Folk Club Night. Dennis Duigan & Ramblin’ Ash. Old Timey duo from Australia. Regular club night. E-mail for a first half floor spot. $15. 7:30pm.
6 February 2019, Wednesday. Nine Mile Creek. Australian Bluegrass Band over for the Kiwigrass festival, making a stop up at the hall before returning home. If you like the Pipis, you’ll love Nine Mile Creek. $15. 7:30pm.
28 January 2019, Monday. Lonely Heart String Band! Back from the USA! Note that we will not have a regular club night this month to make room for this outstanding band. 7:00pm, $25.
16 January 2019, Wednesday. Rhode Works in Concert. Prodigy bluegrass band from the Waikato, the Rhodes boys have only become more stunningly talented than they were a year ago! 7:30pm. $10.
26 December 2018, Wednesday. Boxing Day Club Party. Leftovers Potluck. Open Mic acoustic music. 6pm. Gold Coin donation.
2 December 2018. Sunday. Full Concert. Tattletale Saints.
26 November 2018, Monday, Club Night. Special guest: The Sonoran Dogs!
14 November 2018, Wednesday. Alpaca Social Club in Concert.
29 October 2018. Monday. Club night. Special guest: Albi and the Wolves.
11 October 2018, Thursday. Full Concert. The Nukes.
24 September 2018, Monday. Club Night. Special Guest: The Bully Boys, singing a combination of mostly a capella old traditional folk from the British Isles and maritime sea shanties.
20 September 2018, Thursday. Full Concert. Special guest Pete Denehy from Australia.
27 Aug 2018, Monday, Club Night. Special Guest: Pete and the Skiffy Rivets.
30 July 2018 Monday, Club Night. Special Guest: Niels Gedge.
25 June 2018, Monday. Club Night.. Special Guest: Diane Ponzio.
28 May 2018, Monday. Club Night. Special Guest: Neighbouring Planets.
30 April 2018, Monday. Club Night with Martha and the Backseat Drivers. Floor singers first half.
12 April 2018, Thursday. Daniel Champagne. Full concert. Supported by Oliver Bones. Tickets: https://danielchampagneatwhangateauhall.eventbrite.com.
26 March 2018, Monday, Club Night. Donna Dean. Award winning New Zealand singer-songwriter.
8 March 2018, Thursday. 10 String Symphony. Acoustic fiddle duo from the US.
26 February 2018, Monday, Club Night. Esther Swift. Harpist, singer/songwriter and a rising star of the Scottish Folk scene. This is Esther’s first ever tour of New Zealand.
29 and 30 January, Monday and Tuesday, Lonely Heartstring Band. Best bluegrass band ever. Two sold out nights. Phenomenal.
3 December 2017, Sunday: Concert with The Danberry’s from Nashville, TN, featuring Vanessa McGowen on bass. Award winning independent folk/bluegrass duo.
27 November 2017, Monday: Club night with special guests Rhodeworks! This family bluegrass band has been wowing audiences since they appeared on the scene a year ago. Show starts 7pm.
3 November 2017, Friday:Full Concert with Albi and the Wolves! Stay tuned for ticket price and time.
30 October 2017, Monday: Club Night. No guests, floor singers all night.
25 September 2017, Monday: Club Night. Special guests: The Remarkables.
8 September 2017, Friday: Full concert with Flora Knight and Sean Donald. Flora Knight & Sean Donald are a Dunedin, NZ based old time country duo. Flora on fiddle and Sean on guitar – they sing inclose harmony and play fiddle tunes gleaned from the Southern states of America. https://floraknightseandonald.bandcamp.com/releases
28 August 2017, Monday: Club Night. Special guests: John Hayday and Vaughn Morgan. John and Vaughn will perform a full hour of thought-provoking, moving traditional story-songs accompanied by beautifully wrought guitar accompaniment. $10. 7pm.
10 August 2017, Thursday. Full concert with John Egenes. Multi-instrumentalist, producer, songwriter, saddlemaker, author, session musician for countless artists, and all around likeable guy, John stumbles through this life making mistake after mistake. His motto is, “You don’t learn anything from your successes…” https://johnegenes.bandcamp.com/
31 July 2017, Monday: Club Night, hosted by John Hayday. Special Guest: Chris Priestly and friends. New Zealand folk icon Chris Priestley’s folk career and influence span decades and has touched thousands and thousands of people. His albums “Unsung Heroes” and “Rogue” tell tales of figures from New Zealand History. 7pm start. $10.
26 June 2017, Monday: Club Night with special guests Conor and Swigger! The hosts of the excellent Thirsty Dog Folk Club on K’ Road are coming north of the bridge to amaze and delight you with songs and humour. $10. Floor singers first half, as per the usual!
29 May 2017, Monday: Club night with special guests Rhode Workz! This family bluegrass band has been wowing audiences since they appeared on the scene a year ago. Show starts 7pm.
6 May 2017, Saturday: Full concert from Will Day and Col Finley. Australian country stars Will Day and Col Finlay have laid down their amplifiers and are touring NZ as an acoustic duo. Supported by Leigh’s own Pipi Pickers. Show starts at 7:30pm. $10.
24 April 2017, Second half guests: My Pennyworth from Tauranga. Featuring a range of styles, rhythms and instruments and a real variety of music they have been well received performing full concerts both here and overseas. The timbre keeps changing with our instruments varying from guitar, accordion, piano, bodhran, penny whistles and even sometimes bagpipes. Variety continues with a sprinkling of songs from our other act “The Wild Clovers” delivering a Celtic rock song or ballad. Visit their website www.mypennyworth.com for performance videos, song clips, reviews, etc.,
7 April 2017, Friday: Double bill concert. Tweed and Miss Peach and the Travellin’ Bones. Two emerging young acts of the Auckland folk scene bring their beautiful and very different styles to Whangateau for a special double bill show. $10. Show starts 8pm
March 27th, 2017
Special guests: Hungrytown (USA). Folk Duo Hungrytown have toured all around the world, and bring timeless lyricism, remarkable affinity for instrumental embellishment, and gorgeous vocal harmonies.
February 27th, 2017
Special guest: Rachel Dawick. Rachel will be bringing us new songs and more amazing tales of her travels and adventures in the UK and elsewhere.
19 February 2017. The Company. Brilliant bluegrass band from Australia featuring New Zealand’s own George Jackson on fiddle and banjo. Full Concert. 7:30pm.
9 February 2017, Thursday: Tattletale Saints return! Full concert. 8pm.
January 30th, 2017, Monday: Club night. Special Guests: The Frank Burkitt Band. Frank Burkitt is well known for entertaining story-telling, tightly arranged songs and delicious harmony and a set list that contains blues, country, bluegrass, swing and some Scottish folk. It is good old fashioned original song-writing backed up by a band that understands perfectly how to add infectious rhythm and groove (Geluk’s bass), varied and skilled solo breaks (Burnell and Jackson on fiddle and mandolin) and endorphin-exploding harmonies (Filbey on backing vocals). $15.
14 December 2016, Wednesday: CLUB NIGHT AND CONCERT.
No Bones About It are coming back to New Zealand. In 2013 they were our first ever club night guests, so we are having a special mid-month club night to honour the occasion of their return. http://whangateau.co.nz/upcoming-shows/december-14-no-bones-about-it/ $15.
2 December 2016, Friday: Community Music Making/Drumming with Fraser Bruce. 7pm-8:30pm. Come and share some great rhythms and blend with other instruments for huge creative fun. Drums etc supplied, other instruments welcome. Suggested koha $10 adults $5.00 under 18’s. For more information, 0210 227 9951, fraser.bruce@mac.com.
28 November 2016, Club Night.
Special Guests: Albi and the Wolves! Not your usual folk music, Albi and the Wolves are a mash up of high-power alt-country, bluegrass and any other folk styling that strikes their fancy. There will definitely be a dance floor set up for this one. $15. 7pm.
31 October 2016, Monday: Club night.
Special Guests: Alpaca Social Club with Jon Sanders and Craig Denham $15. Jon Sanders and Craig Denham are half of well known kiwi 4-piece Beyondsemble. (It’s Halloween, come in costume! There will be candy!) $15.
18 November 2016, Friday: Community Music Making/Drumming with Fraser Bruce. 7pm-8:30pm. Come and share some great rhythms and blend with other instruments for huge creative fun. Drums etc supplied, other instruments welcome. Suggested koha $10 adults $5.00 under 18’s. For more information, 0210 227 9951, fraser.bruce@mac.com.
28 November 2016, Monday: Club night.
Special Guests: Albi and the Wolves! Not your usual folk music, Albi and the Wolves are a mash up of high-power alt-country, bluegrass and any other folk styling that strikes their fancy. There will definitely be a dance floor set up for this one. $15. 7pm.
September 2016 Club Guest: Beverly and Al Young.
2 Sep 2016 – Curry and Pasieczny classical guitar concert
August 2016 Club Guest: John Hayday and Vaughn Morgan
July 2016 Club Guest: Dirt Road Orchestra
June 2016 Club Guest: Brenda Liddiard and Mark Laurent
May 2016 Club Guest: None
April 2016 Club Guest: The Pipi Pickers
March 2016 Club Guest: Daniel Champagne
February 2016 Club Guest: Keith Levy
8 February 2016: Fiddle Pie’s OLD TIME COUNTRY MUSIC & DANCE VARIETY SHOW
2 February 2016 – Double header: Kirsty Bromley with Gillian Boucher and Bob McNeill
January 2016 Club Guest: Rachel Dawick
31 May 2015 – Hot Diggity Bluegrass Band.
24 March – Lonesome Pine Specials
21 February 2015 – Anthony John Clarke
22 January 2015 – Tattletale Saints
26 November 2014 – Whangateau Folk Club debuts with “No Bones About It”
11 October 2014 – Rachel Dawick: The Boundary Riders
6 April 2014 – Bill Morris and Hyram Ballard