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We have lined up members of Lonely Heart String Band and Bluegrass Parkway to come to the festival two days early and host our very own “Music Academy” on the Wednesday and Thursday. We’re still working to set a price for the academy and the details of what will be included. You can get a feel for what we’re envisioning here: <a href="/?page_id=156" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">/?page_id=156</a>. Have a look and see what you think. If it sounds good to you, <a href="mailto:jenine@kiwigrass.nz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">let us know</a>, and that will help with our plans.</p> <div> </div> <p><em>Kiwigrass is produced with the support of:</em></p> <div> </div> <p><a href="https://www.waipadc.govt.nz/"> <img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1831" src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Waipa-logo-300w.jpg" alt="Waipa logo" width="300" height="125"> </a></p> <div> </div> <p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1831" src="/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ccs_logo_waipa.png" alt="Creative Communities NZ-Waipa" width="300" height="125"></p> <div> </div> <p><a href="https://www.kererubrewing.co.nz/"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1831" src="/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Kereru_tiny_black.png" alt="Kereru Brewing" width="300" height="125"></a></p> <div> </div> <p><em>and in association with :</em></p> <div> </div> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-640" src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2013-ABOTMA-dark-300w-300x69.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="69"></p> <div> </div> <p><a href="https://www.collingsguitars.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-3516" src="/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/collings-guitars-solid-black-600x262-300x131.png" alt="Collings guitars logo" width="200" height="87" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/collings-guitars-solid-black-600x262-300x131.png 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/12/collings-guitars-solid-black-600x262-350x153.png 350w, /wp-content/uploads/2019/12/collings-guitars-solid-black-600x262.png 600w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px"></a></p> <div> </div> <p><a href="https://www.fishman.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-3518" src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Fishman-with-Tag-300x75.png" alt="Fishman logo" width="200" height="50" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Fishman-with-Tag-300x75.png 300w, /wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Fishman-with-Tag-1024x255.png 1024w, /wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Fishman-with-Tag-768x191.png 768w, /wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Fishman-with-Tag-1536x382.png 1536w, /wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Fishman-with-Tag-350x87.png 350w, /wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Fishman-with-Tag.png 1947w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px"></a></p> <div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.eartrumpetlabs.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-3520" src="/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ear-Trumpet-logo.png" alt="" width="175" height="126"></a></p> <div class="post-views content-post post-183 entry-meta load-static"> <span class="post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar"></span> <span class="post-views-label">Post Views:</span> <span class="post-views-count">1,042</span> </div> </div> <!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="/kiwigrass-academy/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-10-01T08:21:41+12:00">1 October 2018</time><time class="updated" datetime="2019-12-14T11:12:58+12:00">14 December 2019</time></a></span><span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><a class="url fn n" href="/author/jenine/">Jenine Abarbanel</a></span></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="/category/news-2019/" rel="category tag">2019 News</a></span> </footer><!-- .entry-footer --> </article><!-- #post-183 --> <nav class="navigation post-navigation" aria-label="Posts"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Post navigation</h2> <div class="nav-links"> <div class="nav-previous"><a href="/crooked-road-to-appear-at-kiwigrass/" rel="prev"><span class="meta-nav" aria-hidden="true">Previous</span> <span class="screen-reader-text">Previous post:</span> <span class="post-title">Crooked Road to Appear at Kiwigrass</span></a></div> <div class="nav-next"><a href="/come-straight-to-kiwigrass-from-auckland-folk-festival/" rel="next"><span class="meta-nav" aria-hidden="true">Next</span> <span class="screen-reader-text">Next post:</span> <span class="post-title">Come straight to Kiwigrass 2019 from Auckland Folk Festival!</span></a></div> </div> </nav> </main><!-- .site-main --> </div> <!-- .content-area --> </div> <!-- .site-content --> <footer id="colophon" class="site-footer"> <div class="site-info"> <a class="privacy-policy-link" href="/privacy-policy/" rel="privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a><span role="separator" aria-hidden="true"></span> <a href="https://wordpress.org/" class="imprint"> Proudly powered by WordPress </a> </div> <!-- .site-info --> </footer><!-- .site-footer --> </div> <!-- .site --> </body> </html>