Old Timey Session Wednesday 23 September 2026 (Copy)

The monthly Old Timey Session is a great opportunity for instrumentalists to join with others and play tunes in the old timey style. All levels of players are welcome and listeners are encouraged.

Unlike Bluegrass sessions where individual improvisation is encouraged, in Old Timey sessions the musicians play the tunes together.

The session tunes are selected from list in the Resources section of this website.

Auckland Bluegrass Club Old Timey Session
Wednesday 23rd September 2026 07:30 pm - 09:30pm
The Greenhouse 20 Williamson Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1021
Admission is free.

Club Night 14 October 2026

The September Guest night with Neil Findlay with special guest Chrissi Blair was a masterclass in fingerstyle guitar and a deep knowledge of acoustic blues and country music.

The night opened with great performances from our club members on the night.

This month is an even better opportunity for singers and musicians. Show off your latest tunes and songs from somewhere near the Old Timey, Bluegrass, Western Swing and Americana traditions.

Somehow the best performances are when people get together so get there early and rope in a few people. Have a couple of songs ready and maybe even a third one if there is time,

It’s gonna be fun, hope to see you there.

Auckland Bluegrass Club
Wednesday 14 October 2026 08:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Venue: The Bunker, Mt Victoria, Devonport (gate code *1109#)
Admission $10.00

Wednesday 09 September 2026

Our Guest Night this month features Neil Finlay

Neil Finlay has had a wide-ranging career to date. Picking up the guitar as a teenager, his love for old time blues has seen him sharing the stage with many international blues and country musicians and touring with the likes of Brownie McGhee and Billy Joe Shaver. Finlay's musicianship spans widely across Country, Blues, Jazz and Swing and he has graced many a jazz bar, blues club and folk festival as a soloist or with one of his multiple bands.

A Not to be missed treat…

The First half is open for all floor singers. Bring your songs and instruments and entertain an appreciative audience. Try out that tune you’ve been working on! See you there.

Auckland Bluegrass Club Night
09 September 2026 8pm
The Bunker, Devonport, Mt Victoria.

(gate code *1109#)

Club Night Wednesday 12 August 2026

Club nights are always fun at the Auckland Bluegrass Club. It is the chance for everyone to get out their instruments in front of a sympathetic and encouraging audience. You can try out those new songs you’ve been learning, or perhaps old favourites you’ve been relearning.

Better still, bluegrass is a social music, so grab some of the other musicians and form a pop- up band.   Of course, Old timey, Western Swing and Americana are all part of the mix.

Ahem, there will be a short interlude in all the fun for a lightening quick AGM. Don’t worry! No-one gets coopted on to committees without fully informed consent. (Our AGMs are pretty relaxed because we are an informal club rather than an official society.)

Auckland Bluegrass Club Night
12 August 2026 8pm
The Bunker, Devonport, Mt Victoria.
Free entry

(gate code #1109*)

John Olding & Band Wednesday 8th July

LTR: Pete Parnham, John Olding, Cameron Bennett

John Olding—a familiar face to fans of Café One-2-One and Kiwigrass—brings a stellar bluegrassy Americana set to The Bunker. Joining him on stage are Pete Parnham on bull fiddle, Cameron Bennett on Dobro and lap steel with guests Linda Whitcombe on fiddle, and Steve Gerrish on mandolin to add extra colour during the set. 

Drawing from the rich traditions of Americana and Western Swing, this promises to be a dynamic, inspiring performance where every musician brings their own unique flair.

Musicians, take note: local club performers will kick things off in the first half, so be sure to bring your instruments!

John Olding & Band
Auckland Bluegrass Club
The Bunker, Devonport (our home for a few months)
8:00 PM, Wednesday 8 July 2026
$15 at the door

There is a gate controlling vehicular access to Mt Victoria. If you are attending an event at The Bunker you may let yourself in by entering this code on the keypad at the gate: *1109# This code is valid from 6PM-10:30PM.

The Magnets - Wednesday 10 June 2026

It’s June and it’s the return of the Magnets! Woo!

Tom Collier, Ben Collier, and Marcus Lawson apparently cannot be pried apart and will be back to perform a set of their own songs and tunes for us as The Magnets.

The Magnets were first drawn together in the early days of this century by a fondness for tomfoolery and the magic of music. They turn out tunes with a Pacific earthiness. It’s shoegrass, it’s a Polk salad, it’s uncut partially reheated organic acoustic chaos and you are welcome to join in.

Come early (doors open at 7:30PM) and put your name down for a floor spots, or just to get a seat near the fire.

The Magnets with floor spots in first half
Auckland Bluegrass Club
Wednesday 10 June 2026, 8pm
The Bunker, Devonport (our home for a few months)
$15 at the door

There is a gate controlling vehicular access to Mt Victoria. If you are attending an event at The Bunker you may let yourself in by entering this code on the keypad at the gate: *1109# This code is valid from 6PM-10:30PM.

Club Night Wednesday, 8th April 2026 8pm

We are back at the world famous Bunker for a few months before shifting to a new venue back in town later in the year.

If you don’t know the Bunker you are in for a treat.

We will start at 8pm to give you time to get over there and park.

A ‘club night’ is our way of saying open mic for bluegrass, old time, western swing and Americana music. Come along and get involved.

$10 at the door.

The Bunker Mt Victoria Devonport directions to get there.‍ ‍

The Skiffy Rivets - Wednesday 13 May 2026

The Skiffy Rivets will be back as guests at the Auckland Bluegrass Club in May to entertain with a musical roller coaster of humour, heartbreak, regrets, flippancy, nostalgia, blame, and of course love.

In a break with true bluegrass tradition, they warn there will be no whiskey songs. However, they reassure that the lack of, alcohol laments is not a moral stance, it’s just that there was no room left in the set list after covering all those other emotions.

Anyway, if you haven’t heard the Skiffy Rivets before you’re in for a treat. If you are a loyal fan, you are still in for a treat, because they have a whole lot of new exciting songs.

Floor spots in the first half

The Skiffy Rivets
Auckland Bluegrass Club
Wednesday 13 May 2026 8pm
The Bunker, Devonport (our home for a few months)
$15 at the door

There is a gate controlling vehicular access to Mt Victoria. If you are attending an event at The Bunker you may let yourself in by entering this code on the keypad at the gate: *1109# This code is valid from 6PM-10:30PM.