Musical Chairs

The Kai Tahu iwi is taking deliberate steps to save and strengthen its language, and wants 1000 families to be using te reo Maori by 2025. Acknowledging the power of music to reach out to its… Read more Audio

During the 1960's, Martin Winch toured with various pop and jazz units, returning to New Zealand in the early 70's to join Salty Dogg and later, the progressive jazz-rock band, Dr Tree. After… Read more Audio

Bridging the divide between the roles of producer and musician, Lee Prebble was gifted the title of 'Doctor' in recognition of the surgical precision he brings to the music he produces out of his… Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger is a man who survives by his creative endeavors - and there are many strings to his musical bow. Nick started off as a bass player in the Windy City Strugglers, touring with Rough… Read more Audio

Lea Maalfrid first came to prominence at Otago University in the early 1970s as part of a Mad Dogs and Englishmen/Joe Cocker tribute show. She later joined the cosmic group Ragnarok - who took… Read more Audio

With members divided between Christchurch and Hokitika, the Coalrangers have been playing their distinctive brand of Kiwi country-rock for close to two decades. Founding members John Lloyd and Geoff… Read more Audio

Brent Eccles drummed for Space Waltz, Citizen Band and Australian rock group, the Angels. While living in Australia he also had his own radio show, managed the Angels - and now back in New Zealand… Read more Audio

Brent Eccles drummed for Space Waltz, Citizen Band and Australian rock group, the Angels. While living in Australia he also had his own radio show, managed the Angels - and now back in New Zealand… Read more Audio

Today on Musical Chairs John Dix - New Zealand's own Hunter S Thompson of rock - tells it like it was. John Dix got hooked on the sound of Kiwi legends Max Merritt and the Meteors and the La De Das… Read more Audio

Today's guest in Musical Chairs is Eldred Stebbing, who has been pivotal in the New Zealand music industry for 60 years. His recording studios in Herne Bay, Auckland, have seen the birth of many of… Read more Audio

Today on Musical Chairs we follow the international career of avante-garde guitarist turned singer/songwriter, Dean Roberts. Audio

Known as New Zealand's "King Of Soul", Sonny Day has been a part of the Kiwi musical landscape since the late 1950s. By the early 60s he had formed Sonny Day & The Sundowners and released a string of… Read more Audio