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Martin Curtis moved to New Zealand in 1976, after a few years living in the outback of Australia, where he founded and ran the Tennant Creek Folk club and festival. Soon after settling in Cardrona in Central Otago, he started writing his own songs about the history and environment of his newly adopted country. One of his very first songs, “Gin & Raspberry” soon became a folk standard and has been covered by at least 15 artistes around the world. To date he has released 15 albums, all of them comprising songs mainly about NZ. He also founded and ran the annual Cardrona Folk festival for 45 years. Two years ago, he and his wife Kay got fed up with the massive changes to Cardrona due to tourism and development and moved to Alexandra, though still in Central. He has now started a new festival in Earnscleugh. He has appeared at festivals and clubs all around New Zealand, and has also done 14 major tours of the U.K, performing anywhere between Cornwall and the Shetland Islands. He has also had two tours of Australia, and performed in countries as varied as Norway, Austria, Nepal and Bhutan.
His concerts combine quiet thoughtful songs about NZ and beyond with hilarious bush poetry and other humorous material he has picked up along the way. He always tries to entertain his audiences with a varied repertoire, something he learned from his long time friend and inspiration Eric Bogle.
$15 public | $10 members | cash bar
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80 Lovelock Avenue, North Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand 9030, New Zealand
