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. Usually door sales only. 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
Moroney
2 August 2026
“Quite good, really” — Nancy Moroney (1930 - 2024) The family ensemble bringing folk arrangements to stuff you know and some you don't. Mike, Bernadette and Siobhán ...
Read & Kay Hudson
9 August 2026
From Spike Jones to Rodney Crowell, from Lani McIntire to Graham Nash, from Henry Webster to Lefty Frizell. From 3 chord country (Harlan Howard – 3 chords and the truth) to Bluegrass, from...
AGM & club night
16 August 2026
Meet your committee! After the AGM, committee members will perform for your entertainment and edification! This concert is free if you've attended in the AGM, or $5 for others. M...
R & D
23 August 2026
“R2D2” Upcoming second concert by R&D: - since their well received “Coming Together” Folk Club debut performance last year. “R2D2” promises yet another wide-...
The Klezmer Sisters
30 August 2026
The Klezmer Sisters are a Klezmer band from Ōtepoti Dunedin celebrating the rich musical traditions of Jewish communities of Eastern Europe through lively dances, Yiddish songs, soulful melodies and ...
The Phil Corfield Band
6 September 2026
The Phil Corfield Band comprises; Phil (songwriting, vocals, rhythm guitar) Carole Stewart (harmony vocals) and John Sule (lead guitar, backing vocals, song arrangements). Phil started writing...
John Meddings, Lindsey Shields & the Shields Boys
13 September 2026
This will be a bit of a mix and match night, when the cool finger pickin’ of John Meddings combined with the jazzy-ish songs of Lindsey Shields could get a bit muddled up with the indefinable vi...
Peter Madill & Jack McKenzie
20 September 2026
It was the early 70s and two young men, more than ten thousand kilometres apart, were being influenced by the folk music and the associated musical instruments that became so popular at the time. They...
Club Night
27 September 2026
Club night co-ordinated by Monica Barkman. ...
Blue Sea Above
4 October 2026
The Blue Sea Above are fast becoming regulars in the Dunedin music scene. Their live shows combine energetic violin improvisation with solidly crafted and strongly mel...
Yujing Cui
11 October 2026
Originally from China, now settled in Christchurch / Ōtautahi, Yujing presents a musical journey between East and West, between traditional and modern, between the familiar and the faraway....
Origins - club night
1 November 2026
Club night co-ordinated by Lindsey Shields. Hi Folks! I’m co-ordinating this club night with the theme "Origins". I’m hoping it will bring out some interesting song...
Bob McNeill
6 December 2026
One of the most popular New Zealand folk artists of the last two decades, multi award-winning songwriter Bob McNeill brings his acclaimed new album TWELVE DREAMS OF THE RIVER to an intimate concert at...
Whare Flat Folk Festival
30 December 2026
NEW YEAR | December 30th - January 3rd Celebrating cultural identity; the stories and music that are part of who we are. Set amid native bush in the idyllic setting of Waiora Scout Camp ...
