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Divagations, Doodlings and Downright Lies
26 Aug 2024Lyell Cresswell's posthumously published autobiography is a wonderfully quirky read. RNZ Concert's David Morriss talks with one of the book's editors, Scilla Askew, about the composer and his music. Audio
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Fontaines D.C.: Romance 'lives between a light and dark'
Aftear years of trying to throw their sound "50 miles down the road", Fontaines D.C. have gone in a different direction with their fourth album, Romance. Audio
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Worlds of Music 25 August, 2024
25 Aug 2024Music from the world, for the world, featuring Rahim Alhaj, Plaza Francia Orchestra, Abou Diarra, and from Cameroon, Bassa singer-songwriter, Blick Bassy. Audio
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Caroline Shaw and Ringdown
25 Aug 2024William Dart looks at the enticing music of American composer Caroline Shaw, from her concert hall classical ventures to her latest singles with Danni Lee under the moniker of Ringdown. Audio
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Review: Taking Care of Business by SWIDT
25 Aug 2024So'omālō Schwalger give his verdict on the latest from SWIDT. Video, Audio
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Elisa's melodic therapy: How songwriting became her cathartic outlet
25 Aug 2024Bahamian New Zealander Elisa shares the inspiration behind her new musical project with Maggie Tweedie and introduces her latest single.
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The Sampler: Irish post punk Fontaines D.C. woo with new album Romance
25 Aug 2024Maggie Tweedie explores Romance, the latest album from Irish post-punk quintet Fontaines D.C. Video, Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 25 August 2024
25 Aug 2024Hymns from across the centuries this week, from Bernard of Clairvaux's 12th century poetry to NZ hymn writer Jocelyn Marshall's God of Ages written for a Millennium hymn competition. Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 24 August 2024
24 Aug 2024On this week's show there's new music from Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, classic blues and reggae courtesy of Little Walter and Frankie Paul plus a birthday tune for Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. Audio
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'Death is everywhere in the country. I was a townie' - poet David Merritt's 'rural Gothic' life
24 Aug 2024The poet's job description is "keep your eyes open, your heart alert and allow a little bit of serendipity in," David Merritt says. Video, Audio
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Episode 400: Part 1
24 Aug 2024To celebrate 400 episodes of Inside Out, Nick Tipping plays some of his favourite jazz tracks from New Zealand. Audio
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Episode 400: Part 2
24 Aug 2024In the second hour of his 400th show celebration, Nick Tipping plays some of his go-to pick-me-up tracks - from Joey DeFrancesco and Wynton Marsalis to Tierney Sutton and Hank Mobley. Audio
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The Mixtape: David Merritt's life in poetry
24 Aug 2024The poet's job description is "keep your eyes open, your heart alert and allow a little bit of serendipity in," David Merritt says. Video, Audio
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The Sampler: 1994 - Part 1
24 Aug 2024Tony Stamp looks back at three albums turning 30 this year, in the first of a six-part series. Video, Audio
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KOMMI: On 'WitchHop' & working with Marlon Williams
24 Aug 2024KOMMI (Kai Tahu, Te-Ati-Awa) is a Lyttelton-based rapper who performs in Kai Tahu dialect - the principal Maori iwi of the South Island. They are also a writer, poet, activist and a kaiako - lecturing… Audio
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'A bit kooky': The making of Louisa Nicklin's new album The Big Sulk
24 Aug 2024Auckland musician Louisa Nicklin and producer Shayne Carter talk to Charlotte Ryan about their creative friendship, the upsides of getting older and hanging out in the Coromandel bush.
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Fontaines D.C: 'Romance lives between light and dark'
24 Aug 2024After years of trying to throw their sound "50 miles down the road", Irish post-punk rockers Fontaines D.C. have crashed through a new sonic frontier on their fourth album Romance. Guitarist Conor… Audio
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Fontaines D.C: ‘Romance lives between light and dark’
24 Aug 2024After years of trying to throw their sound “50 miles down the road”, Irish post-punk rockers Fontaine's D.C. crash through a new sonic frontier on their fourth album Romance. Guitarist Conor Curley… Audio
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Playing Favourites with Jan Hellriegel
24 Aug 2024West Auckland singer-songwriter Jan Hellriegel talks her upcoming tour 'If Not Now, When?' and plays favourites. Audio
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Can music policy transform cities?
Does music have the power to make a cities economy, tourism, and quality of life better? Shain Shapiro is a leading music and cultural policy thinker. In his book This Must Be The Place he examines… Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
23 Aug 2024He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Audio
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The Panel with Ed Amon and Catherine Robertson (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Ed Amon and Catherine Robertson discuss children struggling to learn to speak and open up the Friday Mailbag to respond to your feedback. Also, the… Audio
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The call of the pipes
23 Aug 2024Congratulations to organ building apprentice Julian Shaw, who's the recipient of a Neil Stocker Memorial Fund award. Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
23 Aug 2024Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 plays a fave track and clues us into what's on the show this weekend. Audio
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