17 Jun 2023

The Mixtape: Gavin Bishop

From Music 101, 5:00 pm on 17 June 2023

 

Our guest on the Mixtape this week picking their favourite songs is author and Illustrator Gavin Bishop.

The highly acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator of more than 70 books, whose work ranges from original stories to retellings of Māori myths, European fairy stories, and nursery rhymes. 

Gavin Bishop has been shortlisted for NZ book awards more times than any other author of any kind. And most recently nominated for the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award.

He is widely travelled and has been a guest author and speaker, through UNESCO, in Japan, China, Indonesia and the USA.

Author and Illustrator Gavin Bishop

Author and Illustrator Gavin Bishop Photo: Supplied

The Civil Wars - Billie Jean 

Benee - Kua Kore He Kupu / Soaked

Sam Smith - River 

Iris DeMent - When My Morning Comes Around

Yo- Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin - Flight of the BumbleBee

Aretha Franklin-  I Say a Little Prayer