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SUMMARY:Equinox Sound Journey with Sika
DESCRIPTION:A potent way to enter your springtime in balance\, influenced by the equal day and night of the equinox. \nJourney on the waves of ancient sounds played live by Sika – morphed and mixed into powerful worlds within worlds \nThis Sound Journey begins with a short guided visualisation to set the scene. \nAncient instruments\, didgeridoo\, flute and drum with the natural sounds of wood\, stone\, shell and bone. \nAn epic adventure deep into a land that exists in magical realms. A Sound Journey that is more like an orchestrated soundtrack to your life’s movie. \nPlease bring something comfy to lie on\, a blanket and cushion. \n•••••••••••••••••••••••••• \nBio: \nSika is a Master Sound Artist based in New Zealand. He is dedicated to creating music and sound experiences that enhance our spiritual and human relationship with nature. Emerging into the UK festival scene 1993 Sika’s first events saw his audiences lying down with their eyes closed in what has now become globally accepted as a Sound Journey. \nThe didgeridoo forms an important foundation for his music\, however he also uses drums\, native flutes\, voice\, Maori instruments and more recently even orchestral elements. Pushing the limits of this musical genre\, his live events and studio recordings serve to open our ears and really listen. \nGiving voice to wood\, skin\, bone\, stone and shell\, his work reflects a lifetime of listening to the rhythms and sounds of nature. Life is a sound journey! Other sources of sound such as water\, fire\, trees\, animals and wind are used with the intention to build soundscapes that enable us to journey within. \nAfter years of gathering and making instruments\, Sika has recorded eleven solo albums. \nAs a collection these projects tell the story of a man who has followed his yearning to create a life grown from the roots of the past\, but sowing the seeds of the future. \nTickets @eventfinda.co.nz
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/equinox-sound-journey-with-sika/
CATEGORIES:Concerts, Shows & Talks
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SUMMARY:Concert for the Great Turning
DESCRIPTION:“One day you finally knew what you had to do and you began…”\nMary Oliver\n\n\nJaime will share original songs about a necessary transition from an techno-industrial growth society to a self sustaining society\, a story told with soul poems of the mytho-poets such as David Whyte\, Mary Oliver and more.\nIt will map a pathless journey of the personal/collective unravelling and the possibilities that exist to marry ego and soul in service to the Great Turning. An evening of community building\, joy and meaningful inquiry inspired by Joanna Macy\, Bill Plotkin\, Martin Shaw to name but a few.\n\nChapters such as; going to the monastery into the rites of passage; the collapse of a life; the vision quest; the death lodge; and the naked hope of belonging.\n\nThe second half of the concert will offer the community an opportunity to dance the Great Turning into being. A friendly\, supported offering to get in the body and taste the Great Turning in action.\nThis event will celebrate life\, building connections and spirit for the artists as vital players in social/ecological change.\n\n7.00 pm Concert\n8.30 pm Transition to Conscious Dance\n\nTICKETS https://events.humanitix.com/concert-for-the-great-turning\n\nJaime is a wilderness rites of passage guide. He is the founder (with his wife Juliana) of the Centre for the Great Turning. He is passionate about cultivating human wholeness.\n\nSound lovingly crafted by Gary @ KSM Productions 
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/concert-for-the-great-turning/
CATEGORIES:Concerts, Shows & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221106T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221106T160000
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SUMMARY:Rekindle in Whakatū
DESCRIPTION:Rekindle\, the Ōtautahi Christchurch-based resourceful craft organisation\, is now teaching some of their workshops in Whakatū\, with two tutors Gemma Stratton and Annie Mackenzie now based nearby. Rekindle teaches skills that support the wellbeing of people and planet\, thinking carefully about the materials and processes that are used.\n\nFour workshops exploring the potential of tī kōuka/cabbage tree leaves are happening at beautiful Fairfield House on Sunday 6 November\, including string/rope-making\, brush-making\, wreaths\, and hand brushes. Check them out at www.rekindle.org.nz. The folk at Rekindle are also interested to hear from other resourceful craft practitioners in the area\, as well as community groups who work with people who face barriers to access and might be interested in free tuition.\nThe 4 Workshops on offer at Fairfield on Sunday 6 November;\n\nHazel and tī kōuka hand brushes with Gemma Stratton\, 9am – 1pm ($86)\n\n\n\nSmall basket with Annie Mackenzie\, 9.30am – 1.30pm ($50)\nWreaths with Gemma Stratton\, 2 – 4pm ($34)\nString and rope making with Annie Mackenzie\, 2.30 – 4pm ($20)\n\n\nBookings at    rekindle.org.nz/collections/whakatu-nz
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/rekindle-in-whakatu/
CATEGORIES:Concerts, Shows & Talks
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SUMMARY:Voices from the Fox
DESCRIPTION:The Nelson Institute presents: Voices from the Fox\, stories of the characters associated with the Edwin Fox. \nSpeaker Nigel Costley\, author of Teak and Tide\, the history of this old ship on public display in Picton. \nBuilt in India 1853\, under the auspices of the East India Company\, the Fox had an astonishingly varied career\, carried troops to the Crimean War\, convicts to Western Australia and immigrants to New Zealand. \nThe saga of her rescue from near ruin in Shakespeare Bay to pride of place on Picton Harbour will also be told. \nThe Nelson Institute is one of the oldest secular community organizations in NZ – it was formed on May 17th 1841. Responsible for Nelson’s library and museum since very early in the European settlement\, the Institute has been at the core of the city’s cultural life. While it has been superseded in the delivery of these services\, the Nelson Institute shares with its forebears a reverence for the integrity of knowledge\, and that this knowledge can be used as a community building exercise. \nContact: thenelsoninstitute@gmail.com \nPhone president Nigel Costley: 03 548 3101. \n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/voices-from-the-fox/
CATEGORIES:Concerts, Shows & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221113T160000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221113T183000
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SUMMARY:Sun City Soul
DESCRIPTION:YEAH! Summer is coming! Come groove in the Fairfield Courtyard on a warm Sunday afternoon with Sun City Soul!\nWe are excited to have this very popular band of talented musicians for Fairfield’s first outdoor concert for the season \nNelson’s favourite soul band features the vocals of the unmistakable Mr Dan Moon and Tessa Quayle\, a rocking rhythm section\, and two horns. It’s guaranteed to be a high-energy late afternoon groove of classic soul anthems that just feel so good!! \nKeep dancing up the summer of 2023\, we have so much to be celebrating!! \nBar operating\, selection of local tasty foods;  pizza cart;  eftpos available\,  parking on roadside \n$20 pre-book or $25 on the door. \nBookings on humanitix.com  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/sun-city-soul-5/
CATEGORIES:Concerts, Shows & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221127T150000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221127T180000
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SUMMARY:Summer Times a Comin' Back\, rainy day! don't despair! JUKE JOINT will play on INSIDE
DESCRIPTION:Formed in late 2020\, Jukejoint is a Nelson band playing electric blues and old-school R & B\, with a touch of Americana. \nInspiration comes from such Blues legends as Jimmy Reed\, Paul Butterfield\, Bo Diddley\, Junior Wells\, Billy Boy Arnold\, Muddy Waters\, Howlin’ Wolf\, The Rolling Stones\, Keb Mo and numerous others. Our Set List includes all-time favourites Way Down in the Hole\, Route 66\, Muskrat\, Born in Chicago and Mystery Train. \nAlthough relatively new to the Nelson music scene\, we’ve performed regularly at popular venues The Boathouse\, Golden Bear\, The Riwaka Hotel and Club Waimea. Through the band’s association with the recently formed Tasman Bay Blues Club (founding members Marcus Roebuck of Boogie Train and Acoustakatz fame\, and our very own Lead Guitarist Paul Nickless) the band frequently performs at The Barn Live! In Monaco where touring musicians and local bands play alongside up-and-coming musicians. \n“We’re delighted to be gigging at the Fairfield Courtyard this November end\, so put on your dancing shoes\, come on down and enjoy some great Blues music\,it’s a sure-fire way to cure those SUMMERTIME BLUES!” Richard Luetchford \nTickets $20 adults $10 students with children under 10 free \n Tickets at the door. \nFairfield Bar and Appleby ice- cream available and a Pizza oven so you can have dinner before you go home!
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/jukejoint-with-summertime-blues/
CATEGORIES:Concerts, Shows & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221130T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221130T170000
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SUMMARY:The Great Perfection
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Alan Wallace is one of the world’s leading scholars\, writers and teachers of Tibetan Buddhism and an outspoken advocate for a revolution in the mind sciences to replace the current paradigm of materialistic reductionism. For 40 years he has taught widely around the world and has served as interpreter for many eminent Tibetan lamas\,including the Dalai Lama\, in the interface between traditional forms of Buddhist meditation and the mind sciences. www.alanwallace.org \nDr Wallace is the motivating force behind the development of the Centre for Contemplative Research Aotearoa \nDr Eva Natanya. After an early career as a professional ballerina\, Eva became an accomplished writer\, scholar and practitioner of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism\, in particular focusing on Guhyasamaja and Lama Tsongkhapa’s works. More recently she has worked with Dr Wallace on translating and editing texts from the Great Perfection tradition of the Nyingma lineage. www.evanatanya.com \nDr Natanya is currently resident teacher at the Center for Contemplative Research in Colorado\, USA
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/the-great-perfection/
CATEGORIES:Concerts, Shows & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221204T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221204T193000
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SUMMARY:Rennie Pearson
DESCRIPTION:Rennie Pearson: Traditional Celtic Music\nTunes\, Songs and Stories from Ireland\, Scotland and Maritime Canada \nGrounded in the Celtic musical traditions\, Rennie Pearson takes the listener on a journey through history\, weaving together tunes and songs and the tales that accompany them to create an intricate and varied show. His engaging stage presence and storytelling opens the door for audiences to connect with the music\, which he plays on the wooden flute\, Irish tin whistles\, guitar\, bodhran and voice. \nTickets @ https://www.renniepearsonmusic.com/events-tickets
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/rennie-pearson/
CATEGORIES:Concerts, Shows & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221209T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221209T200000
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SUMMARY:Terrible Sons with Sunset Swimming
DESCRIPTION:Terrible Sons are finally leaving home. The indie folk duo of LA Mitchell and Matt Barus are touring to celebrate the release of Sunset Swimming\, the first single from their forthcoming debut album. \nThe song is nostalgic\, about remembering and how memories tend golden while in the present it’s our conflicts that come to the fore. For the recording\, Terrible Son’s ventured deep into their backyard home studio with long term friends and collaborators Jo McCullum (Nadia Reid\, The Veils) on drums and percussion\, Jo Barus (Dave Dobbyn) on bass and producer and guitarist Tom Healey (Tiny Ruins\, Marlon Williams\, Nadia Reid). \nL A Mitchell & Matt Barus have long been a part of the local musical landscape\, previously releasing records with pop rock band the Dukes and performing in Aotearoa supergroup Fly My Pretties\, alongside a variety of collaborative\, performing and songwriting work. \nThis will be the husband & wife duo’s first tour as Terrible Sons and audiences can expect stories\, laughter\, hopefully some tearing up and a baker’s dozen of songs. They’ll be joined in Te Waipounamu by Hannah Everingham\, fresh from releasing her wonderful debut single So Long Underground. \nThe World is Walking Over Us \nWhat a Friend \nTickets @ undertheradar \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/terrible-sons/
CATEGORIES:Concerts, Shows & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230103T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230103T193000
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SUMMARY:Sun City Soul 2023!
DESCRIPTION:Start the year off right with Sun City Soul at Fairfield! Come and groove outdoors in the twilight — this is a courtyard concert! \nNelson’s favourite soul band features the vocals of the unmistakable Mr Dan Moon and Tessa Quayle\, a rocking rhythm section\, and two horns. It’s guaranteed to be a high-energy  groove of classic soul anthems that just feel so good!! \nKeep dancing up the summer of 2023\, we have so much to be celebrating!! \nYou are welcome to come early & bring a picnic to enjoy on the Fairfield front lawn before the show begins. \n(no food or drink to be brought into the courtyard please). \nCourtyard door opens at 7pm\, music starts at 7.30pm.\nBar operating\, selection of local tasty snacks; eftpos available\, parking on roadside. \n$20 pre-book or $25 on the door. \nTickets @ Humanitix.com
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/sun-city-soul-2023/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230109T183000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230109T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20221201T034132Z
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SUMMARY:The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
DESCRIPTION:Summer Shakespeare returns to Fairfield Courtyard with the hilarious comedy\, \nThe Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged). \n1 dead playwright\n3 overachieving actors\n37 plays\n97 minutes\nWhat could possibly go right?! \nThis irreverent fast-paced play romps through all 37 of the Bard’s plays in 97 minutes as three madcap actors in tights weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s Comedies\, Histories and Tragedies in one wild ride that will leave the audience breathless and helpless with laughter. \nThe cast of three comprises local actors \nMatthew Edgar\, Imogen Vlugter and Myles Smalley. \nWith lightning-fast costume changes\, each actor plays a myriad of roles as they create mayhem with Shakespeare’s plots. Titus Andronicus – Shakespeare’s bloodiest play – is presented as a cooking show\, Othello is a rap\, and the Histories a game of rugby with the crown of England as the ball. Some mature content \n“If you like Shakespeare\, you’ll like this show. If you hate Shakespeare\, you’ll love this show!” \nThe Today Show \nWritten by Adam Long\, Daniel Singer & Jess Winfield. \nProduced by Piece of Work Productions\nDirected by Anton Bentley \nAn hilariously crazy entertaining way to spend a couple of hours on a summer’s evening in the gorgeous Fairfield gardens\, sipping something quenching and nibbling some tasty local deliciousness. \nFairfield Bar & Food Counter operating with Eftpos \nChairs & tables supplied for your comfort. \nOPENING NIGHT REVIEW \nTickets @ HUMANITIX  
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/the-complete-works-of-william-shakespeare-abridged-2/2023-01-09/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230115T160000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230115T183000
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SUMMARY:The Brazilian Social Club
DESCRIPTION:Summer is here so why not treat yourself to day in the sun with festive LIVE music from Latin America\, right in the heart of Nelson! \nTransport yourself to Brazil for the afternoon as Brazilian Social Club serves up their spicy mix of hot rhythms\, soaring melodies and generous dose of joie de vivre. Hailing from Bahia\, charismatic frontman Marcio Molinari presents top classic Latin hits alongside bandmates from Japan\, Singapore and New Zealand. \nGuaranteed to be a lively afternoon of entertainment with great music and plenty of dancing\, join Brazilian Social Club in the beautiful courtyard at Fairfield and make the most of summer! \nBar operating\, selection of tasty foods including delicious Gostoso Brazilian Snacks and Appleby icecream! \nEftpos available\, parking on roadside. \n$20 pre-book with Eventbrite or $25 on the door\, kids are free.
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/the-brazilian-social-club/
CATEGORIES:Concerts, Shows & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230118T190000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230118T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20221203T061244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T205816Z
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SUMMARY:Much Ado About Nothing with the THE BARDEN PARTY
DESCRIPTION:The Bard + Garden Party = The Barden Party is back this summer with another piece of\nShakespearean magic like you’ve never seen it before. Two nights of hilarious fun in the Fairfield Courtyard with the vintage troupe of travelling troubadours\, presents a musical\, raucous ‘rockabilly retelling’ of William Shakespeare’s\nMuch Ado About Nothing. The professional travelling Shakespearean theatre company was\nborn in a backyard and became a sell-out across the country\, picking up awards and\naccolades along its 50-show season. Now\, the most portable modern Shakespeare show is\ncoming to towns and cities across New Zealand this summer. Get in quick to secure yourself\na night of unforgettable joy. \nSip a glass of delicious local wine\, beer or Chia Sister’s sun powered quencher accompanied by a basket of tasty local yummy delights. \nBook your tickets now @ HUMANITIX \n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/much-ado-about-nothing-with-the-the-barden-party/
CATEGORIES:Concerts, Shows & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230119T190000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230119T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
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SUMMARY:Much Ado About Nothing with the THE BARDEN PARTY
DESCRIPTION:The Bard + Garden Party = The Barden Party is back this summer with another piece of\nShakespearean magic like you’ve never seen it before. Two nights of hilarious fun in the Fairfield Courtyard with the vintage troupe of travelling troubadours\, presents a musical\, raucous ‘rockabilly retelling’ of William Shakespeare’s\nMuch Ado About Nothing. The professional travelling Shakespearean theatre company was\nborn in a backyard and became a sell-out across the country\, picking up awards and\naccolades along its 50-show season. Now\, the most portable modern Shakespeare show is\ncoming to towns and cities across New Zealand this summer. Get in quick to secure yourself\na night of unforgettable joy. \nSip a glass of delicious local wine\,beer or Chia Sister’s sun powered quencher accompanied by a  basket of tasty local yummy delights. \nBook your tickets now @ HUMANITIX
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/much-ado-about-nothing-with-the-the-barden-party-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230122T160000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230122T183000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
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SUMMARY:Bossa Via
DESCRIPTION:Bossa Via is the way of bossa nova — join us as we celebrate bossa nova as a classic form of jazz. We’ll be playing a mix of timeless classics\, such as songs by the great Antonio Carlos Jobim\, original tunes from composers of our region\, and a selection of re imagined pop songs that we have given the “bossa treatment”. \nWind down your weekend with the sunshine sounds of classic and contemporary acoustic bossa nova from some familiar faces of Nelson’s jazz scene. Our players are: \nTessa Quayle – vocals\, Dan Callahan – guitar\, Annabel Boyes – saxophone\, Greg Mills – percussion \nBossa Via’s sound is tasteful\, laid-back\, cruisey\, acoustic vibes\, and perfect for a summer’s afternoon. \nBar operating\, selection of local tasty foods and food cart on-site;  eftpos available\,  parking on roadside. \nTICKETS @ HUMANITIX
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/bossa-via/
CATEGORIES:Concerts, Shows & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230126T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230126T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20221012T073346Z
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SUMMARY:Richter City Rebels
DESCRIPTION:Aotearoa’s first and finest New Orleans second-line band Richter City Rebels are hitting the road again for their annual summer tour around the beautiful South Island! Returning to the one and only Fairfield House to deliver their signature explosive beats and feel-good vibe \nAfter 10 years of funking it up all over Aotearoa\, the Rebels are back with some Big Fresh takes on some of their best mates’ tunes along with some trademark Rebels bangers. \nPlay it loud\, yeah you know how! \nThe Richter City Rebels’ music is heavy and soulful. Blending RnB\, soul\, hip-hop\, jazz and funk\, it grooves deeply and pulsates with pounding bass and searing brass. Catchy vocals and chants draw the crowd into the party and the rolling\, infectious sound is punctuated by the fierce crack of drums and percussion. The music has the soul and charisma of James Brown\, mixed with the effortless swagger of Big Daddy Kane. When it hits you\, you can’t help but dance and feel good! \nGet your tickets & prepare yourself for a big ol’ joyful and juicy plate of strong\, rich New Orleans fire. \nTickets@undertheradar
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/richter-city-rebels-6/
CATEGORIES:Concerts, Shows & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230129T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230129T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20220614T054342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T055028Z
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SUMMARY:Pipes in the Park 2023
DESCRIPTION:Exciting News! The City of Nelson Highland Pipe Band brings you Pipes in the Park for its sixth year. The Celtic music and dance extravaganza is being held again at the Fairfield House Meadow on Sunday January 29th\, 2023 at 5.30pm. \nWe have an exciting line up of performers this year including the full Pipe Band\, as well as soloists\, dancers and more. \nThere will be traditional Scottish food\, including shortbread\, and haggis! \nHead over to our Facebook page for more updates and news on what else to expect! https://www.facebook.com/ci… \n$20 entry\, kids free. Pay as you enter. \nThis is a Cash Only for entry event and a fundraiser for the City of Nelson Highland Pipe Band.\nPlease bring a rug or low chair to sit on. \nFairfield bar will be operating\, eftpos will be available
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/pipes-in-the-park-2023/
CATEGORIES:Concerts, Shows & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230202T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230202T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20221012T225603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230116T092918Z
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SUMMARY:Bazurka
DESCRIPTION:Wonderfully invigorating Balkan\, gypsy\, folk music. \nThe hottest Balkan fusion ensemble in Wellington is coming to the South Island\, and this time they’re pulling no punches. Fresh out of the studio recording their debut album “Novi Grad All Stars”\, they’re raring to showcase their new and exciting brand of music to the people of Nelson. \nBazurka are a six piece instrumental Balkan music ensemble. Forged in the fires of the cultural melting pot that is Newtown\, and tempered by passion\, heartache\, and a dash of madness\, their music is bold\, brooding\, and beautiful. They’ll make you laugh\, they’ll make you cry\, they’ll make you dance like your life depended on it. \nSince forming in 2016 they’ve wowed audiences all over the country\, including Auckland Garden Festival\, Newtown Festival\, and Cuba Dupa. \nYou just have to dance on a beautiful summer evening under the stars in the Fairfield courtyard. \nTickets @ EVENTFINDA
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/barzurka/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230210T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230210T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20221212T224123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221226T194922Z
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SUMMARY:Mark Lockett ‘Swings and Roundabouts’ NZ Album release tour
DESCRIPTION:Powerhouse drummer or tasteful timekeeper\, you decide.  Top New Zealand drummer Mark Lockett is set to release his seventh album\, ‘Swings and Roundabouts’. Recorded recently in New York\, a chordless quartet also featuring top NY heavyweights David Binney\, Duane Eubanks and Matt Penman.  Masterful improvisations in a cutting-edge setting. \nDuring lockdown Lockett penned nine original compositions inspired by his love of the past\, jazz giant Ornette Coleman and drawing on the modern sound of his contemporaries. \nAlbum will be released on 01 Feb 2023 and to celebrate Mark is embarking on a nine-concert nationwide tour.  Lockett has assembled a smok’n quartet for this outing which features saxophonist Roger Manins\, trumpeter James Guilford\, bassist Daniel Yeabsley and Lion-heart Lockett on drums. \nSo\, “Lockett in” for an intimate gig in the Ballroom at Fairfield House. \nAnd as always Mark & his quartet will deliver a night to remember! \nTICKETS @ HUMANITIX \nNZ Tour Swings & Roundabout – SD 480p (1)
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/mark-lockett-swings-and-roundabouts-nz-album-release-tour/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230212T110000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230212T123000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20221226T213404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230205T010814Z
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SUMMARY:Sonia & Nigel  "Workshops"
DESCRIPTION:Sonia and Nigel are a multi-cultural acoustic duo featuring French-American Paris-born Sonia Wilson on vocals & ukulele and Kiwi-American virtuoso musician Nigel Gavin on 7-string guitar. They weave French\, Kiwi and American songs with their own original compositions and inspiration from their travels around the world. \nSonia & Nigel will lead two different workshops on Sunday 12th \n11am to 12.30pm        The Art of Music Practice Workshop \nwith Nigel Gavin & Sonia Wilson \nTo register Ph. 035483640 or email gather@fairfieldnelson.org.nz
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/sonia-nigel-sweet-paname/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230212T140000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230212T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20230204T054938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230204T055206Z
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SUMMARY:Sonia & Nigel 2nd Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Sonia and Nigel are a multi-cultural acoustic duo featuring French-American Paris-born Sonia Wilson on vocals & ukulele and Kiwi-American virtuoso musician Nigel Gavin on 7-string guitar. They weave French\, Kiwi and American songs with their own original compositions and inspiration from their travels around the world. \nA focus on Music & Healing Workshop with Sonia Wilson \nTo register Ph. 035483640 or email gather@fairfieldnelson.org.nz
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/sonia-nigel-2nd-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230212T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230212T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20230201T095204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230205T010951Z
UID:11923-1676230200-1676230200@www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz
SUMMARY:Sonia & Nigel "Sweet Paname"
DESCRIPTION:Tickets @ HUMANITIX \nSonia and Nigel are a multi-cultural acoustic duo featuring French-American Paris-born Sonia Wilson on vocals & ukulele and Kiwi-American virtuoso musician Nigel Gavin on 7-string guitar.\nThey weave French\, Kiwi and American songs with their own original compositions and inspiration from their travels around the world. \nIn December Sonia & Nigel released ” Sweet Paname ” their first bilingual French/English duo album produced by John Egenes in Dunedin. The album features recognizable and well-loved traditional Chanson Francaise & more modern French cover songs & original songs by Sonia. \nThe accompanying book features lyrics\, stories\, photos and custom-made song illustrations by 15 different artists that Sonia met on her travels between Paris and New Zealand. \nFairfield will host this talented duo in an intimate Ballroom concert promising a delightful evening accompanied with wine & french taste treats \n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/sonia-nigel-sweet-paname-book-and-cd-release-tour/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230219T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230219T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20230107T232659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230107T233705Z
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SUMMARY:Rekindle Whakatū
DESCRIPTION:The  beautiful Fairfield grounds are full of stunning tī kōuka/cabbage trees which willingly shed their leaves\, a gratefully received resource for us humans.  Come along and learn how to create your own tī kōuka basket\, light shade or string at  a Rekindle Whakatū Workshop. \nSunday Feb 19th @ Fairfield \n9.30 – 4pm light shade with Gemma Stratton \n9.30 – 1.30pm Basket with Annie McKenzie \n2.30 – 4pm String with Annie McKenzie \nThis course will give you a resourceful skill that you’ll be able to use in so many ways for the rest of your life! \nWe will be using tī kōuka/cabbage tree leaves in this workshop as these are such an abundant and multi-purpose material that we can find all around us. The techniques taught in this workshop originate in Europe and the UK. To learn more about tī kōuka and how we work with it\, click HERE. \nAnnie Mackenzie learnt tī kōuka string-making at Rekindle some time ago and and tī kōuka basket making from Gemma Stratton this year\, alongside maintaining an artistic practice as a weaver and spinner\, with hand hewn frugalness part of the evolving equation.\nWhen she is not weaving at her loom\, Annie can be found haunting wool sales and shearing sheds\, tracing connections and gaining fleeces.\nAnnie has a bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Ilam School of Fine Arts\, but learnt her craft through the New Zealand Woolcrafts Association of Weavers and Spinners Guilds. \nGemma Stratton  now based in Te Tai o Aorere/Tasman\, has been a resident craftsperson at Rekindle. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Canterbury School of Fine Arts\, and weaves her long-held dedication to resourcefulness into everything she touches. Gemma’s time in the Rekindle workshop developing brushes and lightshades was funded by Creative New Zealand. \nBookings @ Rekindle Whatatū \nCancellations:\nWe are reliant on reaching minimum numbers to cover the costs of running workshops in Whakatū Nelson. Therefore\, bookings are strictly non-refundable unless we can be advised in enough time to be able to sell your ticket to someone else. \nPlease let us know as soon as possible if you think you may not make it so we can try to do this for you. You may also choose to transfer your booking to another name. If Rekindle needs to cancel the workshop for any reason\, you will be fully refunded \nWe are grateful to be able to offer this workshop because of support from Fairfield House and Creative New Zealand.
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/rekindle/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230219T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230219T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20221014T215237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221226T200201Z
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SUMMARY:Esther Swift
DESCRIPTION:Esther Swift explores ritual\, connection\, isolation\, and the natural world in her performance with pedal harp and voice. \nA prolific\, boldly innovative Scottish harpist\, composer and singer\, Esther works across genres as diverse as classical chamber music and free improvisation and writes for ensembles large and small. \nHaving studied at Edinburgh’s St Mary’s Music School and the Royal Northern College of Music\, as well as with harp pioneer Catriona McKay\, she has received numerous prestigious commissions and featured in many international collaborations. \nEsther has traveled to Vietnam\, New Zealand\, Malaysia\, Mongolia\, and beyond with her music\, and shared international\, music lead collaborations with musicians and other artists around the world. \nShe has recently been commissioned by Celtic Connections\, Chamber Music Scotland\, Manchester Jazz Festival and The Edwin Morgan trust and performed internationally with her band Emergence Ensemble. \nEsther performed on her debut New Zealand Tour in Feb 2018 to a sell out Fairfield concert in the middle of a wild storm.. Esther\, a prolific songwriter\, with a deep love of Scotland\, specifically the Scottish Borders\, where she grew up\, lets nature continually inspire and influence her music \nTICKETS @ HUMANITIX
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/esther-swift/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230305T160000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230305T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20230206T043235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230304T095621Z
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SUMMARY:JUKE JOINT  Concert CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Due to heavy rain forecast it has been decided to cancel this concert. Apologies for any inconvenience! \nFormed in late 2020\, Jukejoint is a Nelson band playing electric blues and old-school R & B\, with a touch of Americana. \nInspiration comes from such Blues legends as Jimmy Reed\, Paul Butterfield\, Bo Diddley\, Junior Wells\, Billy Boy Arnold\, Muddy Waters\, Howlin’ Wolf\, The Rolling Stones\, Keb Mo and numerous others. Our Set List includes all-time favourites Way Down in the Hole\, Route 66\, Muskrat\, Born in Chicago and Mystery Train. \nRelatively new to the Nelson music scene\,  the band has a formative association with the recently formed Tasman Bay Blues Club. \nJukeJoint performed an exciting 3hr set in the Fairfield Courtyard back in November 2022 on a drizzly Sunday afternoon and people came and danced in the rain. This time it’s goin to be a Sunny Sunday afternoon so come along in your dancin shoes and rock to their fabulously enticing beat. \nBar operating & Food cart onsite catchya here!
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/juke-joint-nelsons-blues-band/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230319T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230319T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20221018T233147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T001817Z
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SUMMARY:Tattletale Saints
DESCRIPTION:Tickets @ Eventfinda\n\n\nExpat Americana duo Tattletale Saints return home in March to celebrate the release of their new album\, In the Summertime\, out on March 3rd.\n\nOn the 2023 release\, Cy Winstanley (vocals/guitar) and Vanessa McGowan (vocals/bass) dive deep into old set lists\, with fresh takes of everything from old country traditional s and bluegrass to reggae and 70’s pop.\n\nBill Monroe famously declared you couldn’t tell if a band was any good unless you heard them play something you already knew. On their new album\, the Saints take the father of bluegrass to heart with a collection of cover songs that celebrate the diverse sound audiences have been falling in love with since the band’s first New Zealand tour in 2010.\n\nThe Auckland-born duo moved to Nashville\, Tennessee\, in 2014 and have built flourishing careers as session players in Music City. Individually\, they tour and record with various Americana and country acts\, and together for multi-Grammy nominated artist Brandy Clark.\n\nTattletale Saints won the Aotearoa Music Award for Folk in 2014 and 2021\, plus a nomination for Silver Scroll in 2013. The 2023 New Zealand tour also celebrates the vinyl release of Dancing Under The Dogwoods\, released in 2020 and the winner of the 2021 Aotearoa Music Award.\n\n“Intelligent\, entertaining\, and thoroughly captivating” 
Sing Out! Magazine\n\n“Beautiful organic folk songs…shimmers like an Indian summer afternoon” 
Acoustic Guitar Magazine\n\n“There is a timeless quality to the Tattletale Saints’ music\, simultaneously classic roots and modern revival\, placing them alongside the more notable artists of today’s scene. There are elements of folk\, good old Appalachia-style music\, and a splash of country in their sound\, too\, which they do exceedingly well. And this all comes together to create well-written songs with stirring vocals” No Depression\n“Sensitively understated folk and subtle simplicity…songs as memorable\, lyrically considered and melodically engaging as many of Paul Simon’s…a very emotionally engaging album” 
Graham Reid\, elsewhere.co.nz\n\n“Cy is a beautiful singer\, melodic yet conversational\, and a vocal resemblance to Paul Simon is only heightened by the ambitiousness of his songwriting…in the unadorned setting of the duo it becomes clear how complete that talent is” 
Nick Bollinger\n\nhttps://youtu.be/t32E9cNALzE
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/tattletale-saints-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230323T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230323T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20221213T013547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230220T063853Z
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SUMMARY:Tom Rodwell: Wood & Waste Album release tour
DESCRIPTION:Tickets @Humanitix \nAuckland singer-guitarist\, blues musician and writer Tom Rodwell isn’t as well known as he should be\, unless you read the fine print on recordings by Coco Davis and Don McGlashan’s last Lucky Stars. \nBut his Wood & Waste is a delightful and sometimes dark journey from downbeat electric blues (Don’t Be a Fugitive All Your Life) through idiosyncratic funk (Keep on Knockin’)\, slippery exotica (Plenty Time bringing West African juju guitars to where Harry Nilsson and Ry Cooder find common ground) and earthy slide guitar blues (the steamy Touch Me Like a Teddy Bear). \nHere too is the rolling Caribbean simmer of She Got Me Boiling (cannibalism for your dancing shoes)\, addictively supple pop (Make Believe) and ethereal guitar paralleling the reflective\, exceptionally beautiful Dead End Road. \nRodwell – whose guitar playing has the warmth and fluidity of J.J. Cale and Bill Frisell or the grit of a Chicago blues bruiser – delights in the oblique: Keep on Knockin’ mentions 19thcentury British polymath William Morris and American painter Edward Hopper. \nBy saying less (Small Town)\, Tom Rodwell offers understated ideas which often hit head\, heart and feet simultaneously. \nAn English artist based in New Zealand\, Rodwell’s vision of post-blues as dance music has been supple enough to\nembrace rhythms from spirituals and calypso\, and seen him support acts like Otis Taylor\, C.W. Stoneking and Leon\nRussell. (“Beautiful tunes\, beautiful groove—you don’t hear that anymore\,” said Derek Trucks). A parallel career\nas a session player has seen him moonlight live and on record for artists as diverse as Lonnie Holley\, Robert Lamm and Don McGlashan\, as well as various avant-jazz projects. \nIt’s an eclectic\, danceable (even solo) show\, going from raucous to moody and back\, and generally a good time for all bohemians. So come groove in the Fairfield Ballroom
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/tom-rodwell-wood-waste-album-release-tour/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230326T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230326T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20221018T233750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T033336Z
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SUMMARY:Lachy Hamilton Trio
DESCRIPTION:Lachy Hamilton Trio\, features\nHarry Morrison – Double Bass\nPatrick Danao – Drums\nLachy Hamilton – Saxophone / Compositions \nHailing from the small community on Scotland Island\, Sydney\, Australia\, Lachy Hamilton began playing the piano at the age of four. Taking up the clarinet\, and then saxophone soon after\, his musical journey has taken him around the world performing with the likes of James Morrison\, Wycliffe Gordon\, Kate Ceberano\, James Muller\, Sarah McKenzie\, Patti Austin\, The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and many more. \nIn March 2019\, Hamilton released his debut album ‘Alchemy’. Inspired by Paolo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist\, the album features the talents of Australia’s brightest up and coming musicians. \n“[The Alchemist’s] ‘Urim and Thummin’ spawns a Hamilton tenor solo showing a striking ability to alchemise a liquid flow of ideas into a much more robust and compelling statement.” – John Shand (SMH 2019). \nAs James Morrison says: “with Hamilton\, the future of jazz is in good hands”.
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/lachy-hamilton-trio/
CATEGORIES:Concerts, Shows & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230512T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230512T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230418T212644Z
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SUMMARY:We Mavericks
DESCRIPTION:Tickets @ undertheradar.co.nz/ticket/19868/We-Mavericks-Live-In-Concert.utr \nReturning to Aotearoa this May\, We Mavericks pack mighty punches\, but bring songs to heal your scars. Featuring only a foot-stomping Kiwi and a small-town Australian\, this troubadour duo make music that is more than the sum of its parts. \nThey’re every bit as dynamic as they look: Lindsay Martin’s masterful violin\, mandolin and vocals meet Victoria Vigenser’s mesmerising voice and guitar work\, in driving rhythms and a connectedness you must see to believe. Imagine an organic blend of lyrical pop and acoustic folk\, but with echoes of soulful Americana in the harmonies\, and Celtic roots running deeply throughout the instrumentation. \nA certain trademark tightness and their strangely gritty\, evocative performances have seen them on a steep and fast rise to the big stages in both home countries; Spotlight showcase artists for Folk Alliance International 2022\, nominated Aotearoa (NZ) Music Awards “Best Folk Artist” 2022\, nominated Australian Folk Music Awards Artists of the Year\, Best Duo/Group/Ensemble 2021 and recipients of the 2020 Troubadour Foundation Award\, We Mavericks continue to enthrall audiences far and wide. Touring their keenly-awaited debut album “Grief’s a Gardener” they bring connected and grounding originals that can melt even the hardest of hearts. \n“He has a familiar soft folk tenor. She has a strong ringing tone with muscle behind a clear crystalline voice… The violin cries for her and the harmony vocals are divine… We Mavericks are a serendipitous pairing…”  13th Floor\, NZ 2022 \n“… the glorious harmonies and touching melodies of We Mavericks…Together they craft exquisite folk music\, evoking spirits originating from Appalachia to Alba”  Ambient Light\, NZ 2022 \nPre book $20 & bf.  undertheradar.co.nz/ticket/19868/We-Mavericks-Live-In-Concert.utr \nDoor sales $25
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/we-mavericks-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230514T130000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230514T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T094604
CREATED:20230509T212405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230509T212405Z
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SUMMARY:Spin a Story
DESCRIPTION:Spin a Story\, supported by NCC. Sunday 14th May 1pm til 4pm – story telling workshop at Fairfield House with Roger Sanders (who has just been travelling with Arts on Tour NZ with his amazing puppet show\, Boy With Wings with Birdlife Theatre company) supported by Nikkie Karki. \nThe workshop will lead to a show on Fri 23rd June\, Fairfield house. The workshop will help youth 11 to 18 years to learn to; \nTell engaging stories from their own lives (we will help you shape and create these stories with follow up mentor sessions too) to be performed in and around Fairfield House on 23rd June. Free to participate. Contact Nikkie 0273468892 or cre8theatrecompany@yahoo.co.nz
URL:https://www.fairfieldnelson.org.nz/event/spin-a-story/
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