Music 101 for Sunday 16 March 2008

15 March 2008

Today we have coverage of the World of Music, Arts, and Dance festival (WOMAD) in Taranaki. We cross live to our man in the field, Trevor Reekie, and play some of the best music on offer there. We also hear from one of the main acts, Sharon Jones, a soul singer who had a career as a corrections officer for twenty years before finally getting her break in the music biz.

Womad 2008- photo my Matt Thomson

Singer-songwriter Sam Beam, a.k.a. Iron and Wine drops by for a chat while he's playing gigs here with his six-piece band;

Nick Bollinger reviews the second album from long-distance duo Skallander, who combine Matthew Mitchell's gentle vocal melodies and finger picking with Bevan Smith's lush soundscapes and production.

We catch up with synth enthusiasts the L.E.D's;

And speak to Ariana Tikao, a Ngai Tahu singer who's made an album in collaboration with electronica producer Leyton (Epsilon-Blue, Rotor ++)

David Dallas (Con Psy) and Evan Short (Concord Dawn) perform some fresh tunes and talk about their 'Tour Of Dirty' which sees them joining forces with Tiki, P-Money, and Scribe, amongst others.

And part two of The Wild Things - 60's garage band re-union gig, with performances from The Underdogs, Peter Nelson & the Castaways, and The Pleazers; alongside interviews about the era and what it means 40 years on.