Download the Akaroa Music Festival Blog – 2017 Huskies & Rehearsals The parable of the huskies

 The first thing that happened to me on the way to Akaroa was that I almost didn’t get there. It was the huskies’ fault. That’s to say, it was my fault; but let’s talk about the huskies.

Christchurch airport, Friday January 6th, 930am. A huddle of cello and violin hard cases outside the Coffee Culture franchise on the ground floor, accompanied by a cluster of well caffeinated young persons: this would be the crowd for the Akaroa Music Festival shuttle bus. I am a full generation older and I don’t know anyone, and I haven’t been in Christchurch for ten years. The shuttle isn’t leaving … Continue reading Akaroa Festival