Aotearoa NZ Folk Alliance

06/05/2026

It's May! It's NZ Music Month! It's also ANZFA 2026 Folk Music Awards submission time. Made an album? Amost finished one (— you've got till August)? Five possible awards.

Folk Music Awards 2026 2026 ANZFA Folk Music AwardsSubmissions are now openIf you have released an album between 1st July 2025 and 30th June 2026, you may qualify for entry to the ANZFA FMAs — we welcome any body of work that you think is appropriate to the genre, we don’t limit submissions to a...

23/03/2026

2025 Folk Music Awards — Ballads to Blues '26 - https://mailchi.mp/aec3018f2c93/2025-folk-music-awards-ballads-to-blues-26

04/01/2026

It is with great pleasure we can announce the winners of the 2025 Folk Music Awards:

Best Traditional Album 2025:
Jean Reid for And Aye She Sings

Best Kiwiana Album 2025:
Sammy Leary for Old Bush Road

Best Americana Album 2026:
BB Bowness for Goodtime Revival

Best Original Album 2025:
The Wooden Box Band for Broken River

And, of course, the overall winner, ANZFA Best Folk Album 2025: FIRST EQUAL

Jean Reid for And Aye She Sings
BB Bowness for Goodtime Revival

Hearty congratualtions to all the winners and thank you all for you participation in the 2025 Folk Music Awards.

Mike Moroney
for ANZFA

03/01/2026

Lara Rose at the ANZFA Ballads to Blues concert live from Hanover Hall in Ōtepoti Dunedin

03/01/2026

RD1 at Ballads to Blues concert, Hanover Hall, Ōtepoti Dunedin

03/01/2026

Watch here around 9pm for live feed of the Folk Music Awards 2026!

21/12/2025

Wee interview by Mike on Otago Access Radio for the ANZFA and Ballads to Blues '26

Ballads to Blues - Mike Moroney previews Ballads to Blues, a concert and showcase of New Zealand folk artists, including the second annual ANZFA Folk Music Awards. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

12/08/2025

The entire NZ folk community extends its sincere condolences to blues legend Marg Layton on the loss of her husband, Geoff.

Geoffrey LAYTON Obituary
3.1.1946 - 4.8.2025

Beloved husband of Marg. Loved brother of Ronald. Loved brother-in-law, uncle, great uncle, and a treasured member of his extended family. A service to honour Geoffrey will be held at Lychgate Chapel, 306 Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington, on Monday, August 11, at 11.00am. Following the service, a burial at Mākara Cemetery at 2.00pm. Messages to the family can be sent c/o Lychgate Funerals, 306 Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011.

16/06/2025

Submissions for the 2025 Folk Music Awards are coming in as we speak! Have you released an album in the last 12 months? Go here to submit or see if you qualify:

Folk Music Awards 2025 ANZFA Folk Music Award submissions are open! Sign up 2024 ANZFA FOLK MUSIC AWARD WINNERS The winner of the ANZFA FMAs Best Folk Album 2024 is:Martha Louise for ‘Goin’ Home’The winner of the ANZFA Best Kiwiana Album 2024 is:Adam McGrath for ‘Dear Companions’The winner...

02/05/2025

https://mailchi.mp/1f4650edcb19/anzfa-folk-music-awards-2025 Calling for submissions for the ANZFA Folk Music Awards 2025

Have you released an album recently? Are you about to? After our highly successful inaugural awards we're calling once more for submissions for the Best Folk Album 2025, as voted for by you our members. As with last year's model, we're looking for a possible five awards: Best Tradional, Best Orig...