NZ Live

Today's band comes with a love story. When the worlds of Andy Keeghan and Toni Randle collided, a musical partnership was formed which developed into a life partnership and the band Eyreton Hall. Read more Audio

Ukulele trio The Nukes have played their unique blend of folk, bluegrass, reggae and post-punk at 60 live shows this year. Read more Audio

Wellington band Joe Blossom play songs from their latest album All of The Above. Read more Audio

Something just a little bit special on New Zealand Live today . . . no guitars. Instead we have a trio of strings and a keyboard, and the dulcet tones of one of the most talented singers this country… Read more Audio

Loren and Mark are from opposite ends of the earth. Twelve years ago they met in Nashville, Tennessee and found a shared love of bluegrass music and the finger guitar stylings of the late Chet Atkins.

This afternoon, the return of singer/songwriter and troubadour Luke Thompson. He's spent some time in Australia recently and has taken his music as far as Europe. Now, after taking a year off from… Read more Audio

In 2016 Wellington singer-songwriter Thomas Oliver added the coveted Apra Silver Scroll to his many accolades. His new album Floating in the Darkness is out this week. Read more Audio

Auckland country-blues rockers The DeSotos are back in our studio to play backing musicians to their lead singer Paul Gurney, whose solo album Shadow of Love was released this April. Read more Audio

Ex-pat Kiwi musician Andrew Keoghan is back home to preside over the release of his second album and tour the homeland. Read more Audio

Arts laureate and national treasure Moana Maniapoto performs with her band live in RNZ’s studios. Read more Video, Audio

Rising folk singer-songwriter Nadia Reid plays a couple of tracks from her album Preservation. Read more Video, Audio

Hawkes Bay singer-songwriter Anthony Stretch - aka Stretch - plays live in our Auckland studio.  Read more Audio