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New Horizons
A guide to the worlds of rock, pop, country, folk and beyond, hosted by music critic William Dart.
5.30pm Sundays on RNZ Concert, then 12.30am Tuesdays on RNZ National
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Join respected music commentator and critic William Dart for a half-hour of rock, pop, country, folk and beyond. From new releases to forgotten gems, he draws on an encyclopaedic knowledge and gargantuan record collection to offer fascinating insights and surprising links.
William’s choices are sometimes classic, sometimes quirky, always engaging and entertaining.
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Kiwi Music in Great Variety
14 May 2023New Zealand Music Month is in full swing and to celebrate it, William Dart features the music of Douglas Lilburn (courtesy of guitarist Gunter Herbig), along with Seth Haapu, Lips, Robbie Ellis and… Read more Audio
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Remembering Harry Belafonte
7 May 2023William Dart looks the legacy of the King of Calypso, Harry Belafonte, along with the thoughts of American writer Hanif Abdurraqib on the personal connections that lie under our musical choices. Read more Audio
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Forces of Nature
30 Apr 2023A new album from Canadian singer Feist has William Dart looking over her three decade career, together with a very special tribute to a song that wuthered to the heights of the charts 45 years ago. Read more Audio
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Griffin | Meehan | Voyce
23 Apr 2023A fifth collaboration between Norman Meehan and Hannah Griffin called Wāhine, this time with electronica man Thomas Voyce, has prompted William Dart to look over their 13 years with Rattle Records. Read more Audio
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Outsider Insider
16 Apr 2023William Dart considers insider and outsider music this week, looking at a recent collaboration between Linda Smith and Nancy Andrews and veteran Billy Valentine, giving us soul and conviction for a… Read more Audio
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A Dash of Irish
9 Apr 2023New Horizons goes Irish for Easter, with William Dart featuring the latest album from the band Lankum, and some sunny nostalgia from Paddy Moloney and his Chieftains. Read more Audio
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Accentuate The Positive
2 Apr 2023William Dart investigates the issue of optimism in recent releases from The Long Ryders and Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott. Read more Audio
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Iris DeMent's 'Workin' On A World'
26 Mar 2023William Dart celebrates a new album from American songwriter Iris DeMent, Workin' on a World. There seems to be a veritable world in its 13 tracks, taking on gun issues in the States, tributing… Read more Audio
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Getting It Together: Compilations Old and New
19 Mar 2023William Dart looks back nostalgically 30 years to a Flying Nun compilation of women's music, Shrew'd, and casts an eye over the latest selection of New Tracks from NZ On Air. Read more Audio
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Tribute to Loretta Lynn
12 Mar 2023In October 2022, the world lost one of the down-home divas of country music, Loretta Lynn. William Dart pays tribute to her, playing tracks from the twang of her early honky-tonking to her 2004… Read more Audio
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SJD's Sweetheart
5 Mar 2023William Dart looks at SJD's new album, Sweetheart, a summation of the obsessive studio ingenuity of Sean Donnelly in the service of thinking person's pop. Read more Audio
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Tribute to Burt Bacharach
26 Feb 2023An ardent fan since his childhood, William Dart pays tribute to one of the greatest songwriters, Burt Bacharach. Read more Audio
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New Horizons
5.30pm Sundays on RNZ Concert, then 12.30am Tuesdays on RNZ National
Produced by Tim Dodd
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