Recent Music Stories
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Award-winning country singer Naomi Judd dies
Naomi Judd, the singer for the country music duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died suddenly at age 76.
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Squirrelling Away
1 May 2022William Dart has been squirrelling away some local singles to sustain him through the winter and he reveals two of his favourites ... by Kylie Price and Sandy Mill. Audio
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BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op 115
1 May 2022Rachel Vernon (clarinet), Aroha String Quartet Audio
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Clarinetist Rachel Vernon with the Aroha String Quartet
1 May 2022Wellington Chamber Music Trust 2022 presents 'Clarinet Quinets' with Rachel Vernon (clarinet), Aroha String Quartet at St. Andrew's on the Terrace, 1 May, 2022 Audio
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Russian composer Tatiana Riabinkina's reaction to the Ukraine invasion
1 May 2022A Russian composer living in New Zealand has written two works directly responding to the current invasion of Ukraine. Tatiana Riabinkina says she is horrified at what's happening in the country under… Audio
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Canterbury musos uniting for Ukraine
1 May 2022Canterbury music fans are in for a treat today, with Like A Rolling Stone hosting a 12 hour music extravaganza to support the people of Ukraine. Gretchen Kane joins the show from Christchurch to look… Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 1 May 2022
1 May 2022Beekeeper, comic opera composer and professor of anatomy: just some of the interesting occupations of the people involved in this week’s selection of hymns. Audio
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Garageland 25th Anniversary tour
30 Apr 2022Charlotte Speaks to Jeremy from Garageland about the bands 25th anniversary tour! Audio
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Nashville Babylon 30 April 2022
30 Apr 2022On this week's show Mark has classic country from the Louvin Brothers, blues courtesy of Muddy Waters and John Hammond, a soul smash from LaVerne Baker plus a brace of tunes from show favourite Dr… Audio
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Checking Out Chet
30 Apr 2022Chet Baker features on this edition of Inside Out, as well as pianist Charmaine Ford and sax player Art Pepper. Audio
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Checking Out Chet (Part 2)
30 Apr 2022Nick checks out Chet Baker, along with NZ pianist Mike Nock, Sarah Vaughan, and the bass double act of Christian McBride and Ron Carter. Audio
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The Mixtape: David Ridler
30 Apr 2022The outgoing Head of Music at NZ On Air shares memories of his six years in the role, and spins ten local songs that came across his desk during that time. Audio
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The Linda Lindas - Growing Up
30 Apr 2022Charlotte Ryan speaks to the Linda Lindas about being a teenage rock band - and their hit song 'Racist, Sexist Boy'. Video, Audio
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Introducing: HINA
30 Apr 2022Aucklander Amy Boroevich performs in her artist project as Hina.
She was was lucky enough to be part of Pao Pao Pao music mentoring programme last year under the tutelage of (naming but a few) Ria… Video, Audio
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The Sampler: Koffee, Best Bets, Widowspeak
30 Apr 2022Tony Stamp delves into the debut of burgeoning reggae superstar Koffee, an acerbic collection of rock anthems from Ōtautahi band Best Bets, and the impossibly cool sound of New York natives… Audio
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Worlds of Music episode 258 30 April 2022
30 Apr 2022Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
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Orville Peck: Country music's masked vigilante on his new album
30 Apr 2022Eccentric country artist Orville Peck is returning to NZ after captivating audiences with his elusive appearance and baritone voice.
Charlotte Ryan spoke to the man behind the mask about his new… Video, Audio
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2022 Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Folk Artist winner- Troy Kingi
30 Apr 2022The winner of the Tui Aotearoa Music Award for 2022 Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa Best Folk Artist is Troy Kingi. This latest album Black Sea Golden Ladder is a collaboration between himself and… Video, Audio
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UHP's new album decades in the making
30 Apr 2022UHP - formerly Upper Hutt Posse - are launching their new album, Hau, online tomorrow. It's their eighth studio album and traverses several decades. The title track took 17 years to complete. At the… Audio
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Stuart Murdoch: 'The band's been built around my capabilities and energy'
30 Apr 2022Scottish band Belle and Sebastian has a new album out this month – A Bit Of Previous. Founder Stuart Murdoch tells Kim Hill how spirituality and the compassion of others have enabled him to keep… Video, Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
29 Apr 2022Finn joins us for his regular Friday night music feature. Video, Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
29 Apr 2022Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from midday talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
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