William Dart

After announcing the demise of its own print version earlier last year to go fully digital, the local magazine NZ Musician reappeared on the streets with a December/January edition. A fan of paper… Video, Audio

William Dart looks at the music of Lisa Knapp, an English folksinger-songwriter with tiny hints of Kate Bush and Björk to her sound. Video, Audio

English banjo player and songwriter Dan Walsh is currently touring NZ: he’s playing 21 small venues across the county, so William Dart thought this week’s New Horizons just had to be... Banjo week. Video, Audio

William Dart kicks off the year by listening to a number of brotherly musical partnerships, including the Finns, the D'Addarios (from The Lemon Twigs) and the Maels (from Sparks). Video, Audio

William Dart is hauling a sack of Christmas goodies … songs by Sufjan Stevens, Jamoa Jam, Paul McCartney with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, Shirley Temple, The Radio Kings, Esquivel, and Luther Vandross… Audio

For his penultimate show of the year, William Dart pulls together a few tracks that had to be left out of his previous programmes. Featuring Randy Newman, Neil Finn, Andrew Bird, Fiona Apple, Lol… Audio

William Dart looks at some newish American folkie releases from Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Deer Tick, and Ages and Ages. Audio

One of the most mysterious outsider figures in contemporary music was Connie Converse, considered now to be one of the first of the modern singer-songwriters. William Dart looks at a recent tribute… Audio

William Dart joins in with the revisiting of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and gives his own tribute to the revolutionary Beatles album that came out 50 years ago. Audio

Perhaps one of the least expected projects ever - R&B diva Nona Hendryx does an album of Captain Beefheart covers. William Dart checks it out. Audio

William Dart reviews a new album, Hey, Mr Ferryman, from American singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel. Audio

William Dart dips into the world of be-bop artist Charlie Parker and a new release, The Passion of Charlie Parker, produced by Larry Klein, which attempts to create an impressionistic musical… Audio

William Dart catches up with a couple of Flying Nun favourites: Look Blue Go Purple and the re-release of their early EPs; and Sneaky Feelings with a brand new album, their first for 30 years. Audio

With a new album on ECM records from the trio Quercus, William Dart takes the opportunity to profile their spellbinding singer, June Tabor. Audio

William Dart looks at new releases from two groups, linked only by their names: the Philadelphia goodtime band Dr Dog, and the Welsh folkie foursome Songdog. Audio

William Dart offers a glimpse of the tragic and thwarted career of Bobby Jameson, recently resurrected by Ariel Pink. Audio

William Dart takes a brief look at Kiwi political songs, including some songs from the archives by Mervyn Thompson, and a newish tribute CD to union man and songwriter Peter Conway called For Pete's… Audio

William Dart celebrates the 80th birthday of one of his favourites, the Norwegian jazz singer Karin Krog, with a special hour-long edition. Audio

William Dart takes a listen to a new album from the Auckland duo The Floral Clocks - musician Gabriel White and lyricist Richard von Sturmer. Audio

The Brooklyn band's new album Painted Ruins is direct, simple and superb, says William Dart. Audio