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Nights for Friday 30 July 2010

  • Deutsche Weine

    8:40 PM.Dr Rowald Hepp is the Managing Director and Winemaker at Schloss Vollrads, one of the oldest vineyards in the world. Rowald speaks to Bryan about the heritage of a 13th century vineyard and its place… Read more Audio

7:06 Friday Night Theme

Music and fun.

7:40 Flash

Includes NZ Society, The Vault, Asian Report and other interesting snippets.

8 pm News and Weather

8:06 Musical Chairs

Takaka based songwriter, performer and storyteller Levity Beet (Nick Hollis) has been writing entertaining songs for children since he was one himself. Inspired by his uncle David Hollis' 1980 album EnZed Musical Animals 'nd Things, Levity Beet released his debut album, Little Blue and the Living Treasure Band in 2008. The song Little Blue won the 2009 APRA Children's Song Award, with APRA board member Arthur Baysting commenting "Levity's Little Blue turns the worthy genre of environmental songs upside down with a crazy, catchy number that kids will find irresistible."

8:40 Deutsche Weine

Dr Rowald Hepp, director, Schloss Vollrds, Germany

In existence since the 13th century, Schloss Vollrads is one of the oldest vineyards in the world.

8:50 Conundrum

The answer and the winner's chosen song.

9 pm News and Weather

9:06 Country Life

Rural news and features.

10 pm News and Weather

10:17 Late Edition

A review of the leading news from Morning Report, Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint. Also hear the latest news from around the Pacific on Radio New Zealand International's Dateline Pacific.

11 pm News and Weather

11:06 Womad Taranaki 2010

Eliades Ochoa was a star of the Buena Vista Social Club, with his distinctive guitar playing and lead vocals on El Cuarto de Tula and the traditional song Chan Chan with Compay Segundo. His musical roots are in guajira - Cuban country music. He still lives in Havana but regularly performs internationally, championing the acoustic, string and percussion-driven rural sound of Cuban son.