Festival Program

** Program is subject to change. We apologise for any inconvenience. **

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Friday

Friday 3:00 pm gates open

  • Registration, wristband pick-up and festival gate sales opens at Sir Don Rowlands Centre.

Friday, 5 Feb 2021 – Welcome Concert

  6:30 pm Festival Welcome Ceremony. Bring your dinner
into the SDRC for our opening ceremony featuring
a performance by the Camp Kiwigrass pickers
and a special guest speaker.
  7:10 pm The Pipi Pickers
  7:50 pm Rhode Works
  8:50 pm Wires & Wood
  9:50 pm You, Me, Everybody

Saturday

Saturday All Day

  • Wrist band pick up, merchandise sales.
  • Selection of food and beverages available for purchase from the Podium Café

Saturday, 6 Feb 2021, Workshops and Blackboard

 

9 am

10 am

11 am

Waipa Room Song writing with Kim Bonnington, Heather Carrigan, Deb Mackenzie, and Peter Dyer Banjo with BB Bowness Clawhammer banjo with David Ward and Helena Faust
Karāpiro Room Banjo set up and care with Paul Trenwith and Nat Torkington Guitar set up and care with Laurence Frangos-Rhodes, Jack MacKenzie and Peter Madill Flat-picking with Alex Rubin
Cumberland Gap Learn a fiddle tune with Krissy Jackson Yodeling with Peter Dyer and Anna Tukuito Harmony singing with Hot Doggity and Downunderdogs
Lodge Hall Slow Jam with Sue Ware and Laurence Frangos-Rhodes Mandolin with Sam Frangos-Rhodes Bass with James Geluk
Jerusalem Ridge (Podium Café)   Blackboard Concerts. Sign up at Jerusalem Ridge.

Saturday Noon – 1:00 pm lunch

Selection of food and beverages available for purchase from the Podium Cafe. (open all day)

Saturday, 6 Feb 2021 – Afternoon Concerts

 

Main Hall

Jerusalem Ridge
(Podium Café) Stage

1:00 pm Kaimai Express  
2:00 pm Melling Station Boys

Blackboard Concerts

Sign up at

Jerusalem Ridge

(Podium Café) Tent

3:00 pm Interval
3:30 pm Bluegrass & Beyond
4:30 pm Cotton Daisy Backstep

Saturday 5:30 – 6:30 pm Dinner

Saturday, 6 Feb 2021 – Evening Concert

 

Main Hall

6:30 pm Covid19 Prevention Song Writing Contest Entries
7:30 pm Downunderdogs
8:30 pm The Pipi Pickers
9:15 pm BB & Alex
10:15 pm Shindig Trio

Sunday

Sunday morning and most of the afternoon

Sunday, 7 Feb 2019 – Morning Concerts

 

Main Hall

Jerusalem Ridge
(Podium Café) Stage

  9:00 am Paul’s Birthday Concert  
10:00 am Gospel Sing-Along

Blackboard Concerts

Sign up at stage

11:00 am Gospel Concert  

Sunday 12 noon – 1:00 pm: Lunch

Selection of food and beverages available for purchase from the food trucks

Sunday, 7 Feb 2021 – Farewell Concert

And songwriting contest winner announcement! 

 

Main Hall

1:00 pm The Barnyard Bangers
2:00 pm Hot Diggity
3:00 pm Covid19 Prevention Song Writing Contest Winner
3:45 pm You, Me, Everybody
4:45 pm Hamilton County Bluegrass Band
5:45 pm BB & Alex

An important word about blackboard concerts

 

Kiwigrass is produced with the support of:

 

Waipa logo

 

Creative Communities NZ-Waipa

 

Kereru Brewing

 

and in association with :

 

 

Collings guitars logo

 

Fishman logo