What's on Here We Are
We have a range of events on our calendar...
Sunday Club Night: a feature concert every week (apart from some holiday weekends) at 7.30 pm. Floorspot performers, often invited from local musicians, play in the first half. Cafe and bar open. Usually door sales only. See notes on each night for featured performers or events. Apply to perform here.
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.
Here We Are
“Here we are” is an assemblage of three Christchurch musicians who are strong supporters of the folk music ethic and who enjoy performing and entertaining people in that environment. We play a variety of styles – anything that can be played with a guitar, banjo and mandolin is fair game, and we all sing as well.
Steve Stern is well known as President of the Christchurch Folk Club and can frequently be seen performing and doing the sound at the Folk Club. He is a member of the Port Hillbillies and attendee at the Old Timey session at Wunderbar. Steve plays banjo, fiddle, guitar and also sings. He has also made some of this own instruments.
Russell Gillies is a life member of the Christchurch Folk Club, and past-President of the Christchurch Folk Club and the current president of the Canterbury Folk Festival. He is also well known for his skill on the sound desk. He enjoys playing for celidhs, dances, sessions and folk club performances. He is a long-time contributor to the Monday night session at the Pegasus Arms in Christchurch.
David Evison is a regular performer at Christchurch Folk Club events, and a member of the Jamesons, a long-standing Christchurch band which plays every Tuesday night at the Bog Irish bar. He also regularly joins sessions at the Pegasus Arms and the Little Fiddle.
