Blues
Lead Belly
A definitive new retrospective collection covering the work of Huddie William Ledbetter aka Lead Belly – Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection – has just been released. Trevor Reekie talks… Audio
Darren Watson: The Blues
Upbeat blues contributor looks at the work of blues legend Robert Johnson. Audio
Slash - the man behind the tophat
Synonymous with a Les Paul guitar, stacks of Marshall amps and that leather top hat, guitar god Slash is one of the last of a dying breed of rock star archetypes. Zac Arnold puts his own questions and… Audio
Darren Watson: The Blues
Upbeat blues music contributor explores the work of Skip James. Audio
Daniel de Vries, Cato and Joost van Dijck: My Baby
Amsterdam based soul-funk-blues trio who are touring NZ this month. Audio
Cosmic Compositions
Since 2012, Auckland's Addison Chase has been releasing free-jazz informed beat music through his C O S M I C C O M P O S I T I O N S Soundcloud and Bandcamp pages. Mid-2014, his music caught the… Audio
The Mixtape - Tami Neilson
Musical guests compile a C60, and talk us through the selections. This week, award winning Canadian-born country musician Tami Neilson with a selection of early influences and new discoveries. Audio
Lonnie Holley: a North American original
From Birmingham, Alabama, Lonnie Holley is a self-taught visual artist and musician. In his 64 years, Holley has overcome grinding poverty to pursue his art, and now his idiosyncratic improvised music… Audio
Darren Watson: Jimmy Rogers
Upbeat blues contributor looks at the work of Jimmy Rogers. Audio
Wellington Folk Festival 2014
Since 1965 Wellington's Folk Festival has been bringing together musicians and audiences to share songs, tunes, stories, and a bit of homebrew. This year they reflected on those who've been before… Audio
The Sampler - C.W. Stoneking
C.W. Stoneking is a Melbourne based musician who makes blues/calypso/boogaloo as if the last 60 years never happened. Nick Bollinger speaks to this enigmatic character ahead of his NZ tour. Audio
Darren Watson: Little Walter
Upbeat blues contributor looks at the world of Little Walter. Audio
Chris Cain: Blues Guitarist
American blues guitarist performing with Rodger Fox's Wellington Jazz Orchestra ahead of recordings with the ensemble. Audio
Marty Duda's artist of the week: Morphine
The band Morphine's front man, Mark Sandman would be celebrating his birthday today…unfortunately he died of a heart attack while performing in Italy in 1999. It's safe to say that no other band… Audio
Music review with Colin Morris
Colin Morris has been listening to music from Elvin Bishop, and Charlie Dennard. Audio
The Sampler - Benjamin Booker
23 year old New Orleans-based Benjamin Booker has just released his debut album, which fuses blues, punk, and garage rock - Nick Bollinger finds out more. Audio
Introducing - Hopetoun Brown
Hopetoun Brown, with their debut recording Demanding Blues. Audio
Tom Rodwell - Southern Journey
Auckland blues musician Tom Rodwell's recent journey to the American south took him to the Georgia Sea Islands, where he came face to face with the private heart of African American music - gospel… Audio
Access All Areas - John Fahey
American guitarist and eccentric visionary John Fahey may have always been an outsider, but he went on to release an iconic catalogue of more than 40 albums and created the template for 'American… Audio
