Programme Artists
Featuring world class musicians ...
... from New Zealand and around the world, Whare Flat Folk Festival is four days of music, sun, camping, workshops and jams in the idyllic native bush surrounds of Waiora Scout Camp. Just 15 minutes' drive from Dunedin, Whare Flat is the best way to see in the New Year.
Artist announcements
TUi MAMAKi (NZ)
TUi MAMAKi (Intimate Neo-Folk) The haunting, spirited vocals of TUi MAMAKi tell koan like tales of birth, blooming, harvest and transcendence. Eastern tainted melodies adorn hypnotic odd-meter groo...
Dodd & Egenes (NZ)
Given the chance to see two of the hottest up and coming musicians on the planet, you can’t afford NOT to be at Whare Flat this year when John and John take the stage. Everyone’s talking a...
Monty Bevins (NZ)
Monty Bevins is a New Zealand based singer-songwriter. Known as a touching, spirited performer, whose soul-folk songs ask the big questions while telling the small stories, Bevins has built a loyal fo...
Thompson Springs (USA)
Thompson Springs is the project of Chicago native Matt Smith. His songwriting, which PBS called "a mix of folk with a western feel,” and love of the road and unknown, has led the ...
Mishra (UK)
Mishra are a global folk collective with strong roots in U.K folk, out of which they weave a tight web of intricate, Indian-influenced original music that defies definition and has brought them awa...
Fiddlesticks (NZ)
Twin fiddles, a melting pot of styles, originals, vocals, bass and guitar! On our honeymoon, Fiddlesticks was the name we came up with for our musical vision, a twin fiddle duo. Since then, what a ...
Sadie & Jay (AUS/NZ)
Exquisitely crafted songs, glorious harmonies and a captivating stage presence will leave Sadie & Jay indelibly echoing in your musical memory. Their contemporary folk music is tinged in blues and...
Robert Zielinski & Manuela Centanni (AUS/IT)
Robert Zielinski (Western Australia) and Manuela Centanni (Italy) met in New Zealand three years ago. They have performed many concerts since, becoming known for their tone and uncanny unison playing,...
Half Light (NZ/AUS)
Half Light take a mixture of original and traditional folk tunes and songs and arrange them in new and exciting ways, drawing inspiration from both old and modern musical styles to weave a tapestry of...
Lara Rose (NZ)
Lara Rose is a Dunedin-based singer songwriter. She has established her style of indie-folk, using writing to reflect on aspects of her own experiences. Recently, she toured the nation as one half of ...
