American folk musician Peggy Seeger and New Zealand Celtic group Cairde team up Saturday night in a benefit performance for the Nelson Women’s Centre in Nelson, New Zealand. The Centre was partially burned by arsonists a few years ago. Seeger being very active in gender issues, this is a project dear to her heart. Irish singer Irene Pyper-Scott and New Zealand instrumentalist Nathan Torvik will join Seeger on stage.

Cairde is currently composed of five women: Evey McAuliffe, Sarah Lewis, Anna Heinz, Kate Sherwood and Carol Rose. The group has built a reputation for acoustic harmonies and recorded its fourth CD last year. The concert will be held at the Nelson School of Music.