Madillionette (Jude Madill & Joseph Coleman) tell us they're excited to be leading the festival choir for the 50th anniversary at Whare Flat. They’ve got something old, something ne...
Shaky Hollows are an alt-country band hailing from Dunedin, New Zealand. After a brief hiatus following their debut EP A Communion of Sorrows in 2017, singer/songwriter Casey Hilder put together a ...
RD1 is a new trio that brings together seasoned world music explorers and multi-instrumentalists Craig Denham (accordion, keyboards, whistles and vocals) and Nathan Torvik (guitar, bass, mandolin, cel...

Celebrating cultural identity; the stories and music that are part of who we are.
Set amid native bush in the idyllic setting of Waiora Scout Camp near Dunedin, Whare Flat is a place where the ancient strains of Celtic music may be heard alongside local waiata, American old-time and bluegrass, as well as a wealth of other folk music from all around the world. Celebrating 50 years of Whare Flat Folk Festival.
We may be small but we are mighty.