Penni Feather & WilkieMac

Raglan musicians WilkieMac duo and singer Penni Feather perform separately and together for a concert that spans Celtic and contemporary folk, blues and originals.

WilkieMac's songs take you on a journey through their originals and their Celtic roots. From being the featured concert guest at Te Rangi Festival in Hawkes Bay, through to opening for Australian band Ukulele Death Squad for one of their pre-WOMAD tour gigs, it's been an exciting and diverse year for the duo so far.

WilkieMac have a deserved reputation in NZ's folk scene for their arrangements. Michael Mackinnon provides the solid backdrop on guitar, while Lynne Wilkins 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 is known for her soulful vocals, for deeply inhabiting the songs she sings – and her irreverent stage presence. While she has performed in many genres of music, her solo sets are grounded in folk and blues, with her original songs leaning towards alt.country. In addition to having been a guest artist at several NZ folk festivals, recently she had a one-woman cabaret show in the Hamilton Arts Festival and performed at the inaugural Raglan Blues Festival.

Earlier this year Penni Feather and WilkieMac collaborated for a concert in the 2025 Hamilton Arts Festival. They so enjoyed weaving instruments and harmonies on each others' songs, they've teamed up again for gigs around the motu.

Open mic set to start the evening