Raglan musicians WilkieMac duo and singer Penni Feather perform separately and together in an evening that spans contemporary folk, Celtic, blues and originals.
Earlier this year Penni Feather and WilkieMac collaborated for the 2025 Hamilton Arts Festival. They so enjoyed weaving instruments and harmonies on each others' songs, they've teamed up again for gigs that are taking them around the N Island.
WilkieMac are Lynne Wilkins and Michael McKinnon. Highlights this year include being the featured concert guest at Te Rangi Festival in Hawkes Bay and opening for Australian band Ukulele Death Squad for one of their pre-WOMAD tour gigs.
The duo have a deserved reputation in NZ's folk scene for their arrangements, with their original songs and Celtic roots frequently to the fore. Michael provides the solid backdrop on guitar, while Lynne brings a varied soundscape with harmonica, flutes, whistles, guilele (a six-string ukulele) and guitar. Topped with their blended vocals, a WilkieMac performance is bound to leave you wanting more.
Penni Feather has previously toured the N Island in various line-ups and been a guest artist at several NZ folk festivals. The singer/songwriter had a one-woman cabaret show in the 2024 Hamilton Arts Festival and last year performed solo at the inaugural Raglan Blues Festival (both in concert and opening for The Midge Marsden Band).
Known for her soulful vocals, for deeply inhabiting the songs she sings - and a sometimes irreverent stage presence - Penni's solo sets are grounded in folk and blues, with original songs leaning towards alternative country.
The double bill of WilkieMac and Penni Feather (and collaboration on each others' sets) met with full houses and a great response for their recent Northland and North Auckland gigs.
