On the Wireless
Sunday 12 February 2012
2:30 am & 7:06 am Hymns for Sunday Morning
A weekly selection of hymns.
10:30 am Hidden Treasures
Each week Trevor Reekie takes you on a trip that seeks out musical gems from niche markets around the globe, the latest re-releases, and interesting sounds from the shallow end of the bit stream. This week he showcases a local artist, from a well-known musical family, who has just won a RIANZ Tui award as well as music from an Indian classical musician who is soon to visit WOMAD.
5:36 pm Waiata
Showcases Maori artists and music.
Repeated Saturday at 4:30 am
6:06 pm Te Ahi Kaa
Exploring issues and events from a tangata whenua perspective.
It's ten years since MÄori composer and musician Dalvanius Prime died, but his work in the repatriation of Toi Moko (mummified MÄori heads) from overseas museum collections was once again realised with the return of 20 toi moko on 27 January 2012 to Te Papa. Te Ahi Kaa features a few of his popular waiata Hei Konei Ra and Poi E.
7:00 pm Randy Newman - on Radio New Zealand Concert
Chris Bourke gives an overview of the life and music of Los Angeles songwriter and film composer Randy Newman. This week the series concludes with a look the albums Bad Love, the two Songbooks, and Harps and Angels.
Newman comes from a long line of film composers - his uncle Alfred wrote the 20th Century Fox fanfare - and from that environment he emerged in the 1960s as a songwriter unlike any other working in pop music.
His songs were exquisitely crafted, in the tradition of the golden era of American songwriting, but he updated the work of writers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Harold Arlen to include satire and political commentary, as well as heartbreaking love ballads (which usually have a twist in their tale).
His two major hits - 'Short People' and 'You've Got a Friend in Me' - only hint at the breadth of material he has written in a career nearing 50 years.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/randynewman
10:40 pm Wayne's Music
Wayne Mowat presents Hot Hits from 1961 too good to be forgotten.
Monday 13 February 2012
2:30 am Hidden Treasures
Repeated from Sunday Morning
11:06 pm Beale Street Caravan
David Knowles introduces the Memphis-based radio show with an international reputation for its location recordings of blues musicians live in concert.
This week: Subdudes and the Lionel Young band. If you're a follower of the show Tremé you would've seen New Orleans band, the Subdudes. If not, now's your chance to hear them on stage at the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Lionel Young is a much respected performer and is a past winner of the Blues Foundation's IBC award. The Lionel Young band was recorded rockin' the 2011 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise.
Author, Preston Lauterbach, returns with another episode of The Chitlin Circuit and the Road to Rock & Roll.
Tuesday 14 February 2012
2:05 am Jazz
Repeated from a recent Wednesday
7:30 pm The Sampler
Nick Bollinger discusses the improvisational looseness of Joe Henry's new album, plus the recent recording Henry has produced for Irish singer-songwriter Lisa Hannigan; and he reassess The Doors, on the fortieth anniversary of Jim Morrison's swansong, L.A. Woman.
For music details, or to listen again check: www.radionz.co.nz/thesampler
11:06 pm Putumayo World Music Hour - Spotlight On Italy
We'll explore the eclectic music of today's Italy, from the lively folk traditions of the countryside to the sophisticated grooves of the club scene.
Hosted by Rosalie Howarth, the Putumayo World Music Hour is an internationally syndicated radio show that takes listeners on a weekly journey through the music of many different cultures around the world. The programme includes well-known names alongside exceptional, underexposed international artists and also features interviews with world-class music makers who eagerly support and have been influenced by world music.
Wednesday 15 February 2012
11:06 am Nine to Noon Artist of the Week
11:06 pm Round Midnight
Martin Kwok or Jeremy Tait present jazz delicacies - digging in the archives… connecting some of the dots between jazz old and new and celebrating the work of some of the overlooked and unsung heroes of the jazz world.
Thursday 16 February 2012
2:30 am Playing Favourites
Another chance to hear music chosen by one of Kim Hill's recent guests.
11:06 pm The Music Mix
Nick Atkinson presents a contemporary music magazine, with interviews and music from:
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters, and frontman Andrew Eldritch, have had a number of maulings from a notoriously fickle UK music press in the 31 years since they debuted in Leeds and he still flinches at the usual description of them as a goth band. Eldritch lives somewhere in Europe, speaks fluent French and German, and is evidently a very community-minded fellow; he was back in Leeds helping his local fencing club host the European Championship when Richard Wain tracked him down.
Julien Dyne
Dyne is now the backbone of the Ladi 6 touring band and he's just released his second solo album Glimpse, which finds his style moving away from the soulful organic sound of his debut Pins and Digits. Influenced by his two summers living in Berlin the new record hisses and bleeps in a futuristic fashion. Nick Atkinson visits the home of the producer, drummer and visual artist and asks "why Julien, do you always wear sun-glasses when you perform?"
New Order
Bernard Sumner talks about re-forming New Order without bassist Peter Hook, Joy Division's legacy and returning to New Zealand 30 years after they first came here.
Friday 17 February 2012
2:30 am The Sampler
Nick Bollinger casts a critical ear over the latest CD offerings.
Repeat of Tuesday's programme
For music details, or to Listen Again check: www.radionz.co.nz/thesampler
11:06 am Music on Nine to Noon
Sean McKenna with new music.