Wellyfest 2022 – Here it is…. the First Guest Announcement!!! …and a call for volunteers

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As previously hinted… all systems are go for the 2022  Wellington Folk Festival.

As of now, all these guests – all from the 2021 plans – have confirmed their availability for the upcoming 2022 festival. We’re excited about the mix brought by this varied lineup of local Kiwi talent and are looking forward to a festival every bit as good as the 2020 event. There is a mix of real tradition with contemporary writers and interpreters of several strands of our indigenous and imported folk traditions.

We’ll post some detailed info over the coming months (and most have web sites or Facebook pages that are linked here).

Who they areFrom
  
Andrew London DuoOtaki
Bill Hickman BandWellington
Butter Wouldn’t MeltWaikanae
Celtic FerretAuckland
Cotton Daisy BackstepWellington
Fiddlesticks BandWest Coast
Julian McKean & Chris PriestleyAround NZ
Nigel Parry and friendsWellington
The PenmansHamilton
The Shicka ChickasWellington
WAI.TAIAround NZ
You, Me, EverybodyAround NZ
 

Then there’s the workshop, youth and dance programmes – these are still WIP but planning is well advanced.

And there’s more to come. Get your breath before the next instalment! Early bird tickets will go on sale very soon. We’ll send another update when our new ticketing system is live.

If you’d like to get involved
we have a number of volunteer positions available. If you work for 6 or more hours before, during or after the festival,  you will earn a full weekend festival ticket. The teams and skills we are needing are:

  • First Aid – we need a few people with level 2 first aid skills – preferably with ATP
  • Security and registration – checking and selling tickets, cash and EFTPOS handling, venue ticket checks
  • Housekeeping and hygiene – rubbish bin clearance and cleaning the loos and showers
  • Site setup and breakdown – general furniture shifting, venue and site setup and experienced people with construction site experience to help with stage, sound and lighting rig setup. Training certificates for site safe and working at heights are highly desirable for a few people.

If you’d like more information about any of these opportunities, please send an email to info@wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz and we’ll forward to the relevant committee member.