Featured Music Stories
NZ Music Month Live in Studio: Phoebe Rings
Auckland dream-pop band Phoebe Rings kicks off NZ Music Month with a live session in our Auckland studio. Audio
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The Chills' Martin Phillipps sells rare Flying Nun vinyl and memorabilia
5 May 2024One of New Zealand's most prominent and influential songwriters, Martin Phillipps from The Chills is selling his music collection, and thousands of rare CDs, DVDs, posters and vinyl are being auctioned on TradeMe. Audio
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'String quartet is such a beautiful, beautiful relationship family'
22 Apr 2024Bryan Crump talks with Monique Lapins, who is leaving the New Zealand String Quartet after eight years, and Peter Clark, who will become the quartet's new second violinist. Video, Audio
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The Mixtape: Travelling pianist Mike Howie
27 Apr 2024Mike Howie has travelled the world playing the piano and now runs Auckland wine bar and treasured venue Freida Margolis. Audio
RNZ Concert
RNZ Concert is New Zealand’s fine music network. Concert promotes New Zealand music and composition and features live broadcasts of concerts and recitals, as well as international content from other public radio broadcasters, podcasts, and on-demand programmes.
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Four Seasons, four string players and a Grand Ballroom
1 May 2024Versatile violinist Cathy Irons talks with David Morriss about her upcoming concert at the Hanmer Springs Hotel, where the Cathy Irons String Quartet will be performing Vivaldi's Four Seasons in the hotel's Grand Ballroom. Audio
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New Horizons: May Means Music from the Motu
5 May 2024New Zealand Music Month is upon us and William Dart is airing a selection of music from Aotearoa that has given him special pleasure ... from Nathan Haines and Eve de Castro-Robinson, to Pickle Darling, Anna Coddington and Victoria Kelly. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 5 May 2024
5 May 2024Hymns from the 12th century to the 20th this week, including Jesu, the very thought of thee (based on a poem by Bernard of Clairvaux) and NZ hymn writer Colin Gibson’s He came singing love. Audio
Featured Music Programmes
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Nashville Babylon: 4 May 2024
4 May 2024On this week's show Mark has blues from Muddy Waters and Mike Henderson, classic country courtesy of the Louvin Brothers, gospel from Sister Rosetta Tharpe plus… Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 27 April 2024
27 Apr 2024On this week's Nashville Babylon there's classic blues from Ma Rainey and Freddie King, soul courtesy of Otis Redding and Nina Simone, reggae from Marcia… Audio
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Nashville Babylon - 20 April 2024
20 Apr 2024On this week's show there's tracks from Emmylou Harris, Son Volt and Daddy Long Legs, classics from the Stones and Iggy Pop plus a reggae smash from Steel… Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 13 April 2024
13 Apr 2024On this week's Nashvlle Babylon there's birthday tunes for Al Green and Lowell George, classic reggae courtesy of Junior Murvin plus blues from Jimmy Anderson.
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