What's on Club nights
We have a range of events on our calendar...
Sunday Club Night: a feature concert every week (apart from some holiday weekends) 7.30 pm. Floorspot performers often invited from local musicians in the first half. Cafe and bar open. See notes on each night for featured performers or events.
Thursday Open Mic Night: a warm welcome to all, 7.30 pm. Gold coin entry. Cafe open.
Special Concerts - may be scheduled on other nights
Our venue for club events is the Opoho Bowling Club rooms, 80 Lovelock Avenue, North Dunedin
In the current covid climate, some may wish to wear a mask when up and moving around.
Coming up for the Dunedin Folk Club
Tess Liautaud (support act Jessie Shanks)
19 May 2024
The music of Franco-American singer-songwriter Tess Liautaud can not be easily defined. It hangs in the balance of her voice, warm like honey; it carries a depth of raw emotion, delivered with melodic...
Luthiers Corner
26 May 2024
It was the early '70's and two young men more than ten thousand kilometres apart were being influenced by the folk music and its musical instruments that became so popular at the that time. Bo...
King's Birthday Weekend
2 June 2024
No club night ...
Nick Smith
9 June 2024
Nick has a long standing interest in British folk music, attending folk clubs and festivals back in the U.K. before emigrating to NZ 20 years ago. Nick and his family settled in Gisborne for 12 years,...
Shaky Hollows
16 June 2024
Outlaw Alt-Country group Shaky Hollows hails from Dunedin, bringing new energy to the folk genre. Coming together in early 2022, they have put together an album's worth of original songs while gai...
Nick Hyde
23 June 2024
Nick is a Wellington-based artist. His songs come straight from the heart, with thoughtful, soulful lyrics that draw inspiration from his personal experiences in life. Nick’s musical st...
Matariki
30 June 2024
Martin Curtis - TBC
7 July 2024
Vive La France
14 July 2024
A Come All Ye to celebrate Bastille Day! All things French - tunes, songs about France, songs in French - and why not dress appropriately for the occasion? Please contact the club if you...
Skin & Bone
21 July 2024
The Shields
28 July 2024
Bruce Watson
18 August 2024
Bruce Watson's performances are joyful and thoroughly engaging, with witty lyrics and energetic presentation. He is a masterful craftsman of songs, be they evocative and heart wrenching, or side-s...
