Music

She'd only been composing for a few years, but her big band work Dream Within A Dream was good enough to win Louisa Williamson the 2023 APRA Best Jazz Composition Award. Video, Audio

Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan joins Kathryn to talk about a new documentary focused on Fat Freddy's Drop that's been released through RNZ. She'll also play new music from Kali Uchis and talk about Sir… Audio

The Graduate Choir New Zealand and their Music Director Terence Maskell celebrate their 21st Anniversary with a concert in St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 30 October 2022. Audio

Helen Tupai's Signature Choir broke new ground when the Pasifika group sang Pasifika songs arranged and performed with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra last year. This month, they're taking the show… Video, Audio

For our music feature this week, we're talking about the music of Aimee Mann. She's an American singer/songwriter who's been tackling mental health issues in her lyrics long before it became a common… Audio

On today’s show, it’s Halloween! Comedian Liv McKenzie joins Evie to giggle through a conversation about her show ‘Cubicle Confessions’, Timmy the First talks with So’omālō about his latest single… Audio

Landing in Tooting, South London. The band is straight into rehearsals, jams, writing beats, networking, and adventuring out for the first shows of the band’s debut European tour, 2003. Video

New Zealand baritone Chris Bruerton talks to Bryan Crump about the joys of being a member of one of the best known classical singing groups in the world, The King's Singers. Video, Audio

Homegrown singer-songwriter Kaylee Bell has just exploded onto the U.S country music scene. Her song 'Keith' is  sitting at Number 12 on the US Billboard Charts, and has put Kaylee at number 41 on the… Video, Audio

Handycam time machine, featuring Fat Freddy's Drop's debut European tour in 2003. Glorious handycam footage from the auspicious tour is the base for MARAUDERS, the slow-burn web series. Video

Landing in Tooting, South London. The band is straight into rehearsals, jams, writing beats, networking, and adventuring out for the first shows of the band’s debut European tour, 2003. Video

Trevor features music from Argentine singer-songwriter Soema Montenegro and traditional Malian sounds from Trio Da Kali alongside revolutionary American chamber ensemble the Kronos Quartet. Audio

William Dart remembers the late Nanci Griffith and her music, now put in the spotlight by a new tribute album, titled More than a Whisper, with musicians from Mary Gautier and Iris DeMent to John… Audio

Margaret Rizza’s Prayer for Peace features in this week’s programme: Lead me from hate to love, from war to peace, let peace fill our hearts, our world, our universe: peace, peace, peace. Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark plays classic blues from Magic Sam and Slim Harpo, soul courtesy of Marlena Shaw, a reggae smash from Gregory Isaacs plus a birthday tune for guitar legend Peter… Audio

Matthew Hyde, lead singer of Kiwi metal band Beastwars, tells Music 101 how nurse training and snowboarding have helped him learn to relax.  Audio

Jazz covers of great pop songs: Bill Frisell plays Marvin Gaye, Joe Pass plays the Rolling Stones, and Allana Goldsmith and Alchemy cover Herbs. Audio

Thee Golden Geese - Bird Of The Year 2023 Audio