Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Wednesday 17 April 2013

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15:00 Dave McArtney on Musical Chairs 1999

The late Dave McArtney talks about his career in music on the eve of Hello Sailor's 25th anniversary in 1999. It had been a tempestuous, on again/off again relationship but the magic between Dave McArtney, Harry Lyon and Graham Brazier endured. In conversation with Lynn Freeman for the Radio New Zealand's programme Musical Chairs, Dave McArtney starts his story when the music-making trio was just a duet... (First broadcast August 1999). (28′52″)

15:00 Dave McArtney Live at Helen's 2004

In 2004 Dave McArtney (Hello Sailor, The Pink Flamingos) took time off the farm to perform songs from his first solo album in 19 years 'Hook' - as well as a couple of old favourites - in Radio New Zealand's Helen Young Studio. Intelligent observation, ironic insight, good humour, depth and texture are assured. Dave McArtney (vocals, guitar) is joined by Karen Hunter (percussion, backing vocals and second guitar), Paul Woolright (bass) and Alan Brown (piano). Live At Helen's was produced and engineered by Andre Upston for National Radio.The songs are: Do That Thing, Too Late to Comb Your Hair, Savage Little World, Infatuation (first performed by The Pink Flamingos), Beautiful Smile, Dolly (first performed by Hello Sailor). (25′40″)

16:00 Dave McArtney on New Horizons 2004

Dave McArtney talks to host William Dart at the time of the release of McArtney's solo album Hook. This episode of New Horizons was first broadcast on 4 April 2004 on Radio New Zealand Concert. (57′52″)