Working from December 30 to January 3 at Waiora Scout Camp in North Taieri, the family-friendly pageant options musicians from throughout New Zealand and all over the world, together with jam periods, workshops, dance occasions and programmes for kids.
Whare Flat People Competition director Siobhan Dillon stated the pageant started in 1975 as a modest folks “camp” created by the then New Edinburgh People Membership.
Since then, the pageant has grown right into a four-day tenting occasion, drawing folks music followers, households and musicians from in every single place.
“Through the years, Whare Flat has developed a popularity not simply as a concert-based occasion, however as a vibrant, inclusive area for music, dance, storytelling, skill-sharing and neighborhood,” Mrs Dillon stated.
The pageant is run fully by volunteers, beneath the umbrella of Dunedin People Membership, and folks of all ages, seasoned performers and first-timers are welcome to affix in — whether or not they’re enjoying, dancing, studying or just listening.
As a particular celebration of the Whare Flat People Competition’s fiftieth anniversary, the occasion will characteristic 4 full days of concert events and performances, showcasing a broad vary of music types.
Headliners will embody United Kingdom-based Jennifer Reid, showcasing nineteenth century working class ballads; Swedish group Dragkroka diving into Nordic folks music; Previous Man Luedecke, a much-loved Canadian roots singer-songwriter; and Christchurch-based performer Yujing Cui, who blends Jap and Western influences.
Different occasions will embody a fiftieth anniversary live performance, that includes performers concerned within the pageant through the years, and a fiftieth celebration panel interview, led by medical psychologist Sue Galvin.
In a pageant custom, individuals would once more have the prospect to ring within the New 12 months surrounded by music, neighborhood, nature and friendship on the annual New 12 months’s Eve ceilidh, Mrs Dillon stated.
“Reaching 50 festivals is a outstanding milestone.
“All through its historical past, Whare Flat People Competition has been a spot the place individuals come collectively not solely to hear, however to share songs, tales, expertise and friendship throughout generations.”
The fiftieth version could be “a possibility for former attendees and performers, new faces, households and associates to return collectively — to replicate on the previous, have a good time the current and play music into the longer term”.
Discover extra data and tickets at www.whareflat.org.nz
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