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Music 101 - Camp A Low Hum Feature

This little music festival has received worldwide attention, being named in Lonely Planet as one of the top Australasian summer events.

Organiser Ian Jorgenson (a.k.a. Blink)  says it’s “the only festival that cares about how talented a band is, not how popular they are”.

Each year the Music 101 team has been in the thick of it, talking to band and audience members, and taking in live performances.

Camp A Low Hum 2007

Held on a large rural campsite close to Wainuiomata, 30 minutes drive north of Wellington. The inaugaral 'Camp a Low Hum' was attended by an intimate 350 campers. 49 bands performed on February 3rd, 4th and 5th, making it among New Zealand's largest music festivals.

Camp A Low Hum 2008

Over fifty acts – most with a strong D.I.Y. ethos - played over four days, performing on stages, around campfires, and up trees. There’s a ‘Noisy’ stage and a ‘Nice’ one, as well as fun and games more reminiscent of school camp than a music festival.

Camp A Low Hum 2009

60 acts with something for folkies, punks, electro-kids, noise artists, and a debut performance from a famous family. While half the line-up was local, there was a large Australian contingent this year, as well as some from further a field.

Campus A Low Hum 2010

The fourth incarnation of camp a low hum saw the festival graduate from a camping to campus.... Set in an historical agricultural college on the outskirts of Bulls.

Campus A Low Hum 2011

The fifth annual festival of indie music is again staged at Flock House - a historical agricultural college on the outskirts of Bulls, but promises more, better - and its own TV station.

Campus A Low Hum 2012

We return to Camp Wainui near Wellington, for the sixth annual boutique indie festival Camp A Low Hum.

Die! Die! Die! stage invasion, Campus A Low Hum 2010. Photo credit: Andrew Tidbal

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