Singer Songwriter
Music 101 Pocket Edition 39
Inside the jukebox minds of She's So Rad, Bic Runga and Hollie Fullbrook premier new songs in session and WyWy Brix putting his body on the line for music. Audio
Hannah In The Wars
Luggate born, London based Hannah Curwood tries an alter ego on for size on her new album Hannah In The Wars, with the help of Cure keys man, Roger O'Donnell. Audio
Don McGlashan - Lucky Stars
Don McGlashan's long awaited new album Lucky Stars is out this week. We investigate the album's emotional and physical landscape, way out West. Audio
Matt Joe Gow in session 2015
Dunedin born, Melbourne based songwriter Matt Joe Gow plans to release two albums this year - he previews a few new songs live in session. Audio
Pokey LaFarge in session
Ahead of a near sold-out NZ tour, North American roots musician Pokey LaFarge heads into the Radio NZ Studios to play pared back versions of a couple of his new songs. Video, Audio
Sharon Van Etten live in session
New York-based musician Sharon Van Etten is known for songs that delve deep into the dark crevices of heartbreak and woe. In Aotearoa for the first time, she and bandmate Heather Woods Broderick stop… Video, Audio
Don McGlashan - Lucky Stars
Don McGlashan has written or played some of New Zealand's most well-known songs - 'Anchor Me', 'There is no depression in NZ', 'Bathe in the River', and 'Dominion Road'. He has fronted NZ bands like… Audio
Ruth Moody in session
Canadian folk/roots singer and songwriter is best known for her work with all-female trio The Wailin' Jennys. She's also a solo artist, and in New Zealand to play one show. We persuaded her and her… Video, Audio
Sharon van Etten
Sharon Van Etten joins Emma Smith from a New York laundromat to introduce a song from her 2014 album Are We There. Audio
Feature Album - Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading will play the final New Zealand concert of her current tour in Christchurch this evening. Audio
Nadia Reid - Listen To Formation, Look For The Signs
We speak to Port Chalmers born singer-songwriter Nadia Reid, who has just released her debut album Listen To Formation, Look For The Signs. Audio
Anatomy Of A Song: Flip Grater, I Am Gone
RDU's Spanky Moore gets inside contemporary New Zealand hit tunes - this week he dissects Flip Grater's 'I'm Already Gone'. Audio
Kane Strang live at Roseneath Long Hall
Heavy-hearted Dunedin singer songwriter Kane Strang, recorded live at his debut Wellington show at the Roseneath Long Hall, November 15th, 2014. Audio
Aldous Harding Live At The Crystal Palace
When Nick Bollinger turned his ear to the haunting tones of Lyttleton singer-songwriter Aldous Harding for The Sampler, he commented on her singular vocal which "shifts the air with rarefied grace"… Audio
Flix Rose 'Like Birds'
Flix Rose performs her original song 'Like Birds' in session at the Wellington Folk Festival 2014. Audio
Introducing: Holly Arrowsmith
Queenstown's Holly Arrowsmith with Spring, from her EP River. Audio
Courtney Barnett session
Slacker in sound, philosopher in content, Australian Courtney Barnett plays us a few songs and tells us about where her music comes from. Audio
Rachel Dawick: boundary riders
Songwriter and vocalist who has been researching the lives of New Zealand women in the 1800s, and turning their stories into songs on the album The Boundary Riders: Musical Tales of New Zealand… Audio
Herriot Row Album Diary
In late June 2014, Auckland based singer-songwriter Simon Comber flew to San Francisco to record the debut Herriot Row album at Tiny Telephone Studios with John Vanderslice, renowned producer for… Audio
Mulholland - Stop and Start Again
Jol Mulholland, the eldest of the Mulholland brothers, is following up his solo debut, Eugene Told Me You Were Dead, with a new album, Stop and Start Again. The record finds the prolific producer and… Audio