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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.
This programme concluded in December 2024, but you can enjoy episodes below.
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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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Words and Music in Balance
19 Feb 2023William Dart offers words to ponder and sounds to intrigue with new releases from our own Kimbra and American singer José James tributing Erykah Badu. Read more Audio
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Black and British
12 Feb 2023William Dart looks at two releases exploring the huge impact that black musicians have had on the British music scene, from the many 1960s artists you'll find on a new set titled Gotta Get a Good… Read more Audio
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Soaked Oats
5 Feb 2023William Dart looks over the many-faceted musical styles of Dunedin band Soaked Oats and their new album Working Title. Read more Audio
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