Dave Wilson

Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn to discuss brass band traditions in a few locations around the world.  Audio

Music correspondent Dave Wilson talks about Romani music, which is widely celebrated around the world - even as they're among the most oppressed minority populations in the world. Audio

Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn to look at the success of songs written for films. Audio

Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn to look at a capella singing traditions around the world.  Audio

Music commentator Dave Wilson looks at the work of Lalo Schifrin, an Argentine composer who died at the age of 93 this week. Audio

Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn to talk about how music can give artists, listeners and communities ways of being who they are that might not be available in everyday life. Audio

Music correspondent Dave Wilson looks at why queer women have been quite visible in the history of jazz, particularly among the early African American blues singers, but not so queer or gay men.  Audio

Music correspondent Dave Wilson talks about the contribution made to music in Aotearoa by Toni Huata, who has passed away. Audio

Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn to play some songs that engender a sense of rest, something many of us need at this increasingly frantic time of year. Audio

As the Broadway hit Wicked makes the leap to the big screen, music correspondent Dave Wilson looks at what makes great Act I finales in musicals. Audio

As well as making music, the late great Rodger Fox helped to make musicians. Bryan Crump talks with two jazz performers picking up Rodger's legacy of running workshops for young musicians. Audio

Dave joins Kathryn to share some tracks with a springtime feel across a variety of genres - from the Carter Family to Nirvana. Audio

Music correspondent Dave Wilson plays three tracks that demonstrate the role music can have in healing. Audio

Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn with some tracks that celebrate family connections, inspired by what some award-winners shared at the Aotearoa Music Awards earlier this year. Audio

Dave signs off from his time at New York University by looking at three tracks that are connected to research being done by colleagues there.  Audio

Music commentator Dave Wilson joins Kathryn from New York to talk about the Long Play Festival, held over three days in Brooklyn.  Audio

Music commentator Dave Wilson joins Kathryn from New York, where he's been hitting Broadway.  Audio

Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn from New York, where he's been investigating the local music scene.  Audio

Music commentator Dave Wilson looks at how country music's roots, histories and current practices are in the music of Black artists and communities. Audio