Sun City Soul
Come and dance outdoors in the twilight with 8-piece Sun City Soul — this is an outdoor courtyard concert! Nelson’s favourite soul band brings you magic classics by the likes of James Brown, Aretha Franklin, and Otis Redding. Get ready for a soul-infused evening perfect for those who love to groove!! Tickets $20 earlybird / $25 -…
Pipes in the Park
The City of Nelson Highland Pipe Band brings you Pipes in the Park again for its seventh year. The Celtic music and dance extravaganza is being held, once again, at the Fairfield House Meadow on Sunday January 28th, 2024 at 5.30pm. We have an exciting line up of performers this year including the full Pipe…
Richter City Rebels
NZ's first and finest second line band: Richter City Rebels. Rammed with their signature explosive beats and good-feel vibe, the Rebels are BACK at Fairfield House for a Brass Band party! This show is one not to be missed and fun for the whole family! Limited door sales available on the night. $25 presales, $30…
BEGINNING NOW
A 4-WEEK INTRODUCTORY MEDITATION COURSE In a chaotic and challenging world it seems essential to develop a steady anchor, a guiding light, for our lives. Coming to know our own body, breath and mind can offer us this clarity and stability. This course will teach and practice the focused meditation on breathing, one of the…
Mishra
Mishra are a global folk collective with strong roots in U.K folk, out of which they weave a tight web of intricate, Indian-influenced original music that defies definition and has brought them awards recognition since their formation in 2017. Kate Griffin on vocals, banjo, and dobro (The Magpies) and Ford Collier on low whistle, calabash/percussion,…
Rich and the Poor Boys
This is the Band's first performance at Fairfield House. Formed in March '23 Rich, Andrew, Denny and Jason play music they love - hard-driving Chicago Blues. All band members have years of experience playing Blues music both here, and in the UK. Rich and the Poor Boys have built a growing reputation in the Nelson region…
Good Habits – Folk-fusion from the UK
After two years of the formative pandemic spent ‘happily stranded’ on tour in New Zealand, Good Habits return to their Antipodean second home for a mighty tour that includes WOMAD, Port Fairy Festival, and supporting Tiki Taane (Trio’s Garden Bar, Rarotonga), in anticipation of their new album release “Quarter-Life”, due out in May 2024. In the past year, after leaving…
The Early Bobs – Courtyard edition
The Early Bobs, playing Bob Dylan, led by the talented Clayton Taylor return to perform at Fairfield House Friday 23 February. The band has been performing sold out shows around the region to keen audiences since 2023. Don’t miss this summer concert in the courtyard at the beautiful Fairfield House (in ballroom if wet). A…
Intention – The energy behind what we do
The energy behind what we do Movement and Meditation Workshop with Chani Grieve Sunday February 25th, 10am - 1pm Fairfield House, Nelson Cost : $15 registration fee (covers room hire and resources) plus Dana* - an offering from the heart according to your means Spaces limited, registration essential [email protected] / https://movementfromtheheart.com/events/intention-the-energy-behind-what-we-do What is an intention? Where do our intentions emerge from?…
Westcoast Blues
Local music legend “Ivan Outram” started the Westcoast Blues Band over 20 years ago, existing in various formats and members – The current members are all local stalwarts who have been playing in the Nelson Music scene for too many years to remember. The popular Westcoast Blues band play a selection of Blues from Chicago,…
George Jackson & Brad Kolodner
An evening of Old Time and Bluegrass music from the USA with George Jackson and Brad Kolodner. At the heart of all traditional music lies two important coordinates, the time and place of origin; objective definitions in the ever evolving aesthetics of folk music. These coordinates are the concepts explored with infinite new possibilities by…