Monthly Archives: August 2014

September 2014 Newsletter out

September 2014 Newsletter out

Newsletter September 2014

Levin Folk Club: Second Friday of every month at 7:30pm Horowhenua Scottish Society Hall, corner Bartholomew Road and Middlesex Street, Levin

This is our club’s 25th Anniversary celebration. Please, if you are able, do bring along a special finger food supper treat that’s easy to share. Entry will be $5.00 regardless of membership – so please bring a friend (or three) to help us celebrate.

 

Gumboot Tango

Gumboot TangoOur special guests are Gumboot Tango from Taranaki.
Gumboot Tango have a long association with our folk club and will give you a great rousing musical celebration.
Join us for a wonderful night of remembering the origins of the folk club, the hard work of those who have kept it going and to celebrate its successes.

Kiwi songs from rustic roots to big-smoke blues. The ‘Tango, Mike Harding, Janet Muggeridge, Steve Muggeridge and Wayne Morris, celebrate 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. Gumboot Tango – an earthy yet sophisticated musical experience.

 

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September Celebration

September Celebration

25th Anniversary Celebration, September 12th

This is our club’s 25th Anniversary celebration. Please, if you are able, do bring along a special supper treat!

gumboottango Our special guests are Gumboot Tango from Taranaki.
Gumboot Tango have a long association with our folk club and will give you a great rousing musical celebration.
Join us for a wonderful night of remembering the origins of the folk club, the hard work of those who have kept it going and to celebrate its successes.

Entry will be $5.00 regardless of membership – please bring a friend (or three) to help us celebrate.

In the News

In the News

The Club night is in the news.

Chronicle 8 Aug 14

August 2014 Newsletter

August 2014 Newsletter

Newsletter August 2014

Levin Folk Club: Second Friday of every month at 7:30pm Horowhenua Scottish Society Hall, corner Bartholomew Road and Middlesex Street, Levin

Entry $5 members/$8 non-members/$3 children.

CLUB NIGHT – Friday 8 August
Guest Artist: ROB JOASS with Kim Bonnington and Cameron Burnell.

Wellington singer songwriter Rob Joass – also in the band Hobnail and various other bands but this time is appearing solo and promoting a newly released solo album, ‘Black and
White’. Rob has earned praise for his songwriting throughout his career, and has had songs covered by bands in New Zealand, Australia and Canada. Hobnail’s album ‘The Fortune
Horses’ was a finalist for Best Folk Album while Rob has twice been a finalist for Best Country Song at the NZ music awards.
Filling out some of Rob’s arrangements will be the wonderful Kim Bonnington on vocals and guitar, and Cameron ‘Dusty’ Burnell on vocals and mandolin.

 

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2014 Club AGM

2014 Club AGM

The Levin Folk Music Club AGM was held on Friday 25th July. There was a good turnout of attendees. The meeting was ably Chaired by Colin Brown.

The new Committee elected on the night is:

Chair: Chris Lloyd,

Dale Webb,

Andrew Salter,

Anne Campbell,

Jo Sheffield,

Denis Howell-Styles,

Kevin Watson.

We are pleased to have 3 new members helping to manage the club’s affairs.

The committee will appoint the other essential roles – Treasurer, Secretary and Booking Officer at the first Committee meeting.

 

The following reports were presented:

Combined Annual Report and Booking Officer’s Report presented by Anne Campbell. LFMC Annual Report

Sound Report presented by Andrew Salter. Sound Report

Treasurer’s Report presented by Dale Webb. Treasurer Report 2014 AGM