Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

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Steve Abel (duration: 20′17″)

The unique voice of Aucklander Steve Abel is supported by Geoff Maddock and Kirsten Morelle of Goldenhorse, to render “parlour-sized country rock and finger-picked nu-folk balladry” (NZ Herald) The songs in this Music 101 session from February 2006 are: I'm Free, Sally, Lonely I Be (Duet with Kirsten Morelle) & Beautiful Fish

Access All Areas: Chinese Lantern Music (duration: 13′53″)

The Chinese Lantern Festival is one of the most vibrant cultural events on the Chinese calendar that dates back to 200BC. To celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit, Trevor Reekie invited two Chinese musicians into the Radio NZ studio to perform a selection of music, both folk and classical, that defines the spirit of the Lantern Festival. Mr Yu Lin Li features on a Chinese hammer dulcimer, the Yangqin, and Mr Shiqing Wang performs on a Chinese violin called the erhu. 19 February 2011.

Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley (duration: 19′01″)

Songwriter, blogger, and twitter queen Amanda Palmer, and her friend Jason Webley - a punk-piano-accordionist - stop by to play songs for us. As well as playing around the country in February, they were both at Webstock to talk about ways musicians can best utilise the internet. Feb 2011.

An Emerald City - Music 101 Session (duration: 19′44″)

An Emerald City - Music 101 Session

An Emerald City Live (duration: 24′57″)

Recorded at Galatos, Auckland at the Monkey Magic showcase. The songs are: Moon; Reindeer; Qing Song; The Question. 21 June 2008

Apanui Matariki Session 2011 (duration: 21′31″)

Ngahiwi Apanui was a founding member of Maori reggae group Aotearoa. From about 1983 til '88 The band included a future who’s who of Maori music, including Maaka McGregor of Wai, Ruia Aperahama, opera singer Mere Boynton, and Moana Maniapoto Jackson among many. An ambassador for Te Reo Maori and organiser of the Pao Pao Pao maori music festival, Ngahiwi Apanui released his fourth solo album in June 2011. It’s called Matariki, so Music 101 host Kirsten Johnstone invited him into the studio to perform some of the waiata, and find out why the maori new year - marked by the rising of the star constellation Matariki or the seven sisters - means so much to Apanui. The songs are: Haruru Ana, Te Marama, I Toko Ake. 4 June 2011.

Lawrence Arabia (duration: 16′09″)

Lawrence Arabia performs the songs: Bloody Shins, Talk About The Good Times, The Kinds of Feelings That Happen On Summer Beaches, Hansome Sons of Shirley & I Hope The Pope, in a Music 101 session from 29 April 2006.

Lawrence Arabia Live (duration: 23′49″)

2009 Silver Scroll winner James Milne (a.k.a. Lawrence Arabia) is joined by friends including Liam Finn, E.J. Barnes and Connan Mockasin Live at The Powerstation, Auckland on the Having A Baby tour. Songs include The Beautiful Young Crew, Look like A Fool and the Scroll winner Apple Pie Bed. Recorded and produced by Andre Upston for Radio New Zealand National. 26 December 2009.

Artisan Guns (duration: 22′09″)

Auckland's Artisan Guns peel back their melodramatic pop layers to reveal a soft folky centre- through song! The songs are: Into The Cold, In The Jailhouse Now, Rose. 8 May 2010.

Ashes Of August Session (duration: 15′01″)

Tim and Holly Beals perform during Music 101 with Kirsten Johnstone. 8 November 2008

Jon Auer Session (duration: 15′57″)

Posies and Big Star member, Jon Auer performs in session for Music 101 on Radio New Zealand National. The songs are: Sundown; Six Feet Under; Angelita & You Used To Drag Me Around. 10 March 2007

Avalanche City in Session (duration: 12′53″)

Local singles chart-topper Dave Baxter - aka Avalanche City - joins Music Mix host Nick Atkinson in the studio to perform a special version of the track Drive On with bespoke reel to reel backing exclusive to RNZ, and an acoustic version of the song of the moment: Love Love Love. 2 April 2011.

Avalanche City Live 2011 (duration: 45′07″)

Avalanche City Live at The Studio, Auckland 30 July 2011. Recorded and produced by Andre Upston for Radio New Zealand National. The songs are: Snow, The Streets, Go, We Fall Down, Everybody Knows, You & I, Love Don’t Leave, The Citizens, Drive On, Slowly Over Me, Love Love Love, Ends In The Ocean. January 2012.