Summer is drawing to a close, and as the cold creeps slowly in hot chocolate sessions around the fire are beginning to sound ever more cosy! We’ve had a few good shows this summer and as always, there are many people to thank… here’s a few of them:

Kerikeri - If you’re driving into Kerikeri, there’s a little restaurant on the way in with a grand piano inside, where music abounds… thank you Richard and Denise, we can’t wait to come back again!

Waiheke Island - A huge thanks to Dee Austring from Artworks Theatre, and to Mary Batten and Phil Symonds for your lovely Waiheke hospitality. Waiheke, your dancing skills are second to none.

The Bunker - Best folk club in the world. Robert Halliday organised a great meal, Phil and Bo did the shimmy, we had a Scots fiddle judging panel, strobe lights, and everybody swayed along to the boat song. Epic. Thanks always to Roger and Hilary!

Titirangi - Right down by the water in the Beach Hall, here we played with RECKLESS ABANDONMENT on Saturday night, and it was grand.

And thank YOU for coming!

So now, we begin the countdown to Europe. August 2011 - here we come!

FOLKIN’ YOUTH ORCHESTRA - AUCKLAND FOLK FESTIVAL 2011