# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Pipipickers
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am – Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 11:45 am (+12:00)
- **Event Description**: The Pipipickers play in Katikati on Friday 24th April at The Arts Junction, Katikati! Book tickets and get more info at www.katikatifolkclub.co.nz

The Pipipickers seamlessly blend contemporary innovation with traditional hard-driving bluegrass, driven by a passion to share their love of the genre with audiences everywhere. Their engaging performance style is infectious, bringing smiles and irresistible exuberance to every song, even transforming the darkest murder ballads with joy and energy!

The band’s solid instrumental chops are provided by New Zealand’s best five-string Scruggs-style banjo player, Nat Torkington, who is ably supported by his father Barry on guitar, his wife Jenine Abarbanel on double bass and vocals, and Garry Bigwood on mandolin, guitar and vocals.

"The best newgrass band in New Zealand… �songs no-one else in the bluegrass world does. Never get bored at a Pipipickers show!’ - Mike Kear, �Music from Foggy Hollow

The Pipis are favourites at New Zealand and Australian music festivals through their vibrant performances, open and inclusive jam sessions, and slow jam workshops. They have been guests at all the major folk festivals in New Zealand, and more than a few smaller ones, as well as festivals in Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland… and for a few glorious years they organised a New Zealand national bluegrass festival: Kiwigrass. 

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- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/the-pipipickers/200029639926230
- **Event Categories**: festivals, music, entertainment, workshops, music-festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Tauranga
- **state**: BP
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: The Arts Junction
- **lat**: -37.553968097239
- **long**: 175.91720581055
- **full address**: The Arts Junction, 36 Main Rd, Katikati 3129, New Zealand, Tauranga

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Pipipickers being held?
  - **A:** The Pipipickers takes place on Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am to Fri, 24 Apr, 2026 at 11:45 am at The Arts Junction, 36 Main Rd, Katikati 3129, New Zealand, Tauranga.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Pipipickers?
  - **A:** The Pipipickers is organized by Katikati Folk Club.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** The Pipipickers is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Tauranga, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If The Pipipickers sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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