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Richard Dingwall retires as Club President.
Item added Sunday, April 04, 2010
Richard says,
"In a recent conversation I told how I had been President of the New Edinburgh Folk Club through six venues. Later, I realized I was wrong. It was seven.
"It has been a pleasure and a privilege. I have learned so much from my fellow committee members and from the club members who time and again turn out to manage the door, serve drinks at concerts and perform. Many of the local musicians that play for us are professional or semi-professional yet they gladly give their time to support the folk club because they see it as a valuable institution.
The nature of the club has changed in this time. We now present more ambitious projects and bigger
names as well as our traditional club nights with local performers and floor spots. We run three festivals. Time and again people tell us that the great thing about the folk club is that it is we provide a critical and attentive audience. Not many like that in the pub on Friday at ten.
"We face two crises as I see it. The first is over venue. I know some members are anxious about staying in St Martins Hall over winter. I, like many others, miss the congenial atmosphere and glass of Pinot Noir that we enjoyed at St Lees. Sadly we have not managed to match the great relationship we had with our host there, John Stevenson, at any other venue. I quite enjoy the village hall atmosphere and have been very impressed by the welcome we have had in North East Valley but these views are not universally shared. Suffice say we are searching for a new home and are open to any ideas.
"The second crisis I foresee is over governance. Even as the ambition of our projects extends so the management group, the committee, comes under greater and greater strain. I have noticed this for a couple of years. We have coped by fewer and fewer of us taking on greater responsibility. This will inevitably lead to a crisis at some point.
So thanks to the friends and colleagues I have made over these seven venues. I | | | |
Looking for Volunteers
Item added Wednesday, February 24, 2010
While we are resident in St Martin's Hall, every club night has to be set up, run and tidied up at the end. It's not the simple arrive and play scenario we used to enjoy at St Lees and our other venues. To this end we'd like to put together a few rosters of willing volunteers to cover various aspects of the clubnight operations: Door people, food and beverage, sound, hall set-up etc. If think you could help or would be prepared to be on any one of these rosters, please let Bernadette know - 4710242 home, 4771623, work (leave a message) or email info@nefc.org.nz. | | | |
Calling for Original Artists
Item added Wednesday, January 13, 2010
The club is putting on a range of events in association with the Dunedin Fringe Festival. One of these events is aimed squarely at you club-members and supporting artists who have contributed floor spots, collaborated with others to perform but don't have a regular outlet for your work. We are running "three nights of original works, works in progress and songwriters from the bourgeoning talent of the New Edinburgh Folk Club | | | |
And ...we're back!
Item added Tuesday, January 12, 2010
After yet another successful Whare Flat Folk Festival, we kick off the 2010 club year on St Valentines Day with clubwarming Come-All-Ye followed almost immediately by Scottish folk superstar Emily Smith with renowned Scottish fiddler, Jamie McClennan, then our own adopted award-winning Scottish singer/songwriter Bob McNeill.
And it doesn't end there as we fall headlong into perhaps our busiest year to date. Of particular note is our involvement in The Dunedin Fringe Festival: in fact, we are all over it, with several events on the festival calendar, perhaps most notably and not-to-be-missed is the Eddi Reader concert, proudly brought to Dunedin by the New Edinburgh Folk Club!
Stay tuned and return often for updates as we bring them to you.
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