New Horizons

Spurred on by the recent death of Margaret Urlich, William Dart looks over the singer's recorded legacy, from her 80s work with Peking Man to her final collection of the homegrown songs that she so… Read more Audio

William Dart takes a look at the solo careers of three post-boy-band singers: Stephen Gately, Ronan Keating, and especially Harry Styles with his latest release Harry's House. Read more Audio

William Dart goes aloft with four volumes of a new Audubon Society project titled For the Birds. Artists include Nick Cave, Tilda Swinton, Laurie Anderson and Loudon Wainwright. Read more Audio

William Dart looks at Matthew Bannister's literary adventure of setting the poetry of Emily Dickinson into song. Read more Audio

William Dart looks over Brandi Carlile's 17-year career and checks out her most recent album, In These Silent Days. Read more Audio

William Dart checks out the music of two indomitables - the fiery R&B diva Bettye LaVette, and the incomparable Mavis Staples. Read more Audio

It's taken the Tauranga band Kokomo 30 years, 15 albums, 3 divorces, 5 children, one heart attack and numerous tours to make the great album they've been promising. William Dart checks out the band's… Read more Audio

Despite a proud heritage that goes back to Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, bluegrass music now accommodates some fine female musicians, well able to handle their own… Read more Audio

William Dart leads a double celebration - firstly, of the re-release of Florian Habicht's 2003 film Woodenhead; secondly of a brand new double album of Marc Chesterman's soundtrack, with built-in… Read more Audio

In a programme themed around esoterica, William Dart checks out the new album from the often esoteric Florence + The Machine. Read more Audio

American musician Leyla McCalla has laid out some extraordinary soundworlds over the last decade. William Dart finds the singer exploring her Haitian heritage in her new album Breaking the… Read more Audio

It's time again for a mid-winter catch-up on New Horizons, checking out music by Tim Finn and Eddie Rayner's Forenzics, Wet Leg, Jonny Greenwood as film composer, and our own inspirational Rob Ruha. Read more Audio