Programme Guest 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.
Guest artists 2025/26
Southriver
Alt-folk band Southriver seek to draw you in with their banjo and mandolin led tunes, sweet harmonies and earnest lyrics. From the folk scene in Te Whanganui a Tara they travel the country from North ...
Mickey & Michelle (AUS)
Prepare to be captivated by Australia’s most riveting harp and fiddle duo, blending breathtaking musicianship with original music full of wonder. Descending from the mountains a...
Burgess & Klein
Richard Klein is a high energy singing fiddler born in Orange, New Jersey. In his early teens he discovered folk and roots music through listening to the likes of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and The Ne...
Gusto Gusto (AUS)
Raucous instrumental band. Dance-floor favourites. Finalists for the 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 Australian Folk Music Artist of the Year. The last two years have seen Gusto Gusto storm...
John Maydon
John Maydon is a familiar face around these parts even though he left our town a few moons ago now. He is a veteran multi-instrumentalist with four decades of performing and teaching experience. Origi...
Ali Whitton
Ali Whitton is a New Zealand-born, Yorkshire-raised singer-songwriter whose music is deeply influenced by the landscapes of both countries. Growing up in the isolated "Cathy and Heathcliff countr...
Moon Goose
Starting out as humble music-making pals, Moon Goose are strangely adorable creatures that will warm your heart with their intricate harmonies, deep folk-scapes and glittering original songs. ...
Adam & Marika
Adam and Marika met in the folk music scene regularly playing in the Clare Inn Irish sessions, they have often performed gigs for the Auckland Folk Festival, Saint Patrick’s Festiv...
