Countdown begins to the best little Irish trad festival in New Zealand, Ceol Aneas. Held over Queen’s Birthday weekend, it’s format is based Irish music summer schools in Ireland and…

Wellyfest has released their line-up for this years’ festival. Looks to be a cracker, as per usual they’ve got a great blend of local and overseas acts….Looks like tickets aren’t…

UK musician Ken Nicol returns in April for a short but sweet NZ tour.  He cov­ers the spec­trum from blues to rock, effort­lessly tak­ing in folk, jazz, rag­time, bal­lads and more…

Permanent Resonance, a grande wee collection of 6 instrumental tracks, is Mike Considine’s latest project, an album paying respect to various influences and landscapes throughout his musical journey. Considine is…

Lamppost is offering a scholarship this year to Ceol Aneas to attend the full weekend programme. The sponsorship consists of a weekend ticket to Ceol Aneas and $80 towards travel, if the…

In the spirit of the old-time live country show, “Grand Ole  Hayride” is whipping up the horses to bring you the top 3 finalists of the APRA & New Zealand …

Lucky old Dunedin will now be hosting its first Scottish fiddle orchestra, to cater for all those Southern folkie string players. The concept is Ten Tunes in Ten Weeks. It’s…