Brian Peters is right: The Devonport Folk Club at The Bunkder is a fine place and has the best scenic vista of any folk site in the world. Also, should you be travelling along the west coast of the North Island, the Dargaville Museum has a surprisingly large collection of concertinas and accordions. The Auckland Folk Festival is quite substantial and has quite a focus on local folk clubs around the country. The headliners at the Festival this year were Tim O'Brien and Andy Irvine. Not bad....to say the least.