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Upbeat for Friday 20 October 2017

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  • Magicians!

    arts
    Stage mentalist Colin Cloud.

    1:45 PM.Prepare yourself for a massive magic show simply titled Magicians.

    The spectacle is opening its North Island tour in Wellington before heading off to Palmerston North, New Plymouth, and Auckland.

    … Read more Audio

  • John Leo Carter – Folk sounds from Ireland to Sweden to New Zealand

    music arts
    Irish folk musician John Leo Carter.

    1:30 PM.Irish folk musician John Leo Carter has jumped off a plane, headed to the Upbeat studio, and is playing the Wellington Folk Festival over Labour Weekend. The Öland, Sweden-based musician’s latest… Read more Audio

  • Concert to mark coal mine tragedies in Wales & the West Coast

    history music
    Dr Jonathan Griffith.

    1:00 PM.A cantata written to mark the 50th anniversary of a mining disaster in Wales, is about to have its New Zealand premiere.  Sir Karl Jenkins wrote Cantata Memoria - For the Children of Aberfan, to… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 19 October 2017
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 24 October 2017
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