Music News - Folk Festival 2018: Third Announcement
29 November 2017 - 0 Comments
The Auckland Folk Festival celebrates its 45th anniversary in January with an entertaining and inspiringly diverse line-up of local and international artists. New Zealand’s biggest annual folk music gathering will take place again at the Kumeu Showgrounds, over Auckland Anniversary Weekend, January 26-29, 2018.
Featured in the third announcement:
Tiny Town
Tiny Town is a brand new tiny theatre, specially built by the team behind Coastella Music Festival in Kapiti. Within the walls of this converted ten-foot container is room for a handful of audience members and the artist. Offering the chance to get up close and personal with musicians, the audience is rotated with each song from the artist. Traveling to Auckland for the Auckland Folk Festival, Tiny Town will pop open at times throughout the Festival and feature an eclectic and exciting mix of musicians.
APRA Songwriter Speaks
Each year APRA AMCOS
bring a songwriter to the Festival for what is called ‘Songwriter Speaks’. We
collaborate with APRA to choose a New Zealand songwriter who is at the peak of
their craft and who writes songs that contribute to the folk world. In past
years we have welcomed Don McGlashan, Tama Waipara, Mel Parsons and, in 2017, Gerry
Paul. This year we are excited to present the APRA AMCOS Songwriter Speaks is Adam McGrath, of The Eastern. A guest at our Festival in 2017, he will be well
known to audiences as an outstanding songwriter and as a charismatic and
enthusiastic speaker. A modern-day troubadour, he rustled a few feathers in the
final Sunday night showcase in 2017, and inspired a new generation of
songwriters in his workshops. We’re excited to have Adam back on the Sunday of
the 2018 Festival.
Social Media Songwriter Competition
We are bringing back
our social media competition this year, after the tremendous success of the
inaugural competition for the 2017 Festival. We are giving YOU the chance to
play at the 2018 Festival. All you have to do is send us a video of you
performing a folk song. The song can be an original, a cover, or a traditional
song. The winner will get the chance to perform on one of the main stages at
our Festival as well as a weekend pass to attend the whole Festival. You can
find all the details on our Facebook page. Make sure you read the instructions
and tag us correctly so we can find your video! Entries close on the 13th of
December, and we’ll announce the winner on the 19th.
Dance Programme
The
Auckland Folk Festival is not just about music! We have a full dance programme
that takes over the large hall and open spaces around the Festival grounds.
2018 will be no different as we welcome a range of dancers, styles and
workshops. You can be an audience member for a dance showcase, or maybe you
want to go learn a dance, or take part in one of the many ceilidhs that occur
in the hall each evening. This year we will be featuring dance from the La
Bourrée French Regional Dancers, Joy Dancers of Taiwan, City of Auckland Morris
Dancers as well as Euro Gypsy, Scottish Dance, Welsh Clog and many others. The
Gaidhealtachd Ceilidh Band open the dance programme on the Friday night with a
very popular ceilidh. Don’t miss out on getting your dance on, you can always
have a rest and watch some music before coming back for the next session.
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