Music
Wellington man hits the road with Herb's Mobile Record Store
With shop rents rising, hitting the road could be the new way to go.
A Wellington man is testing the theory with his new mobile record store.
Reporter Charlotte Cook took a look. Video, Audio
New role for Kiwi opera singer
Congratulations to soprano Madeleine Pierard, who has been named the inaugural Dame Malvina Major Chair in Opera at the University of Waikato. Audio
Music with RNZ's Charlotte Ryan
Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan plays a new single from local singer-songwriter Benee, which is her first solo material since she released her debut album last year. She'll also feature a song from… Audio
BRAHMS: Clarinet Trio In A Minor Op 114
Stefenie Pickston, Hyein Kim and Noelle Dannenbring at the Wakatipu Music Festival. Audio
VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras No 6, Aria And Fantaisa
Isabella Gregory and Eli Holmes at the Wakatipu Music Festival. Audio
SCHUBERT: Quartettsatz In C Minor D702
Christine Lee, KiHei Lee, Cecile McNeill and Dominic Lee at the Wakatipu Music Festival. Audio
BARTÓK: Contrasts
Diane Huh, Benedict van Leuven and Tony Yan Tong Chen at the Wakatipu Music Festival. Audio
BARBER: Dover Beach
Will King, KiHei Lee, Chrstine Lee, Cecile McNeill and Dominic Lee at the Wakatipu Music Festival. Audio
Fiji Veikoso's decades of music celebrated with Pacific award
George 'Fiji' Veikoso has been named the Lifetime Achievement Award winner at the Pacific Music Awards.
Book writing music with Sam George-Allen
Today's music feature guest is the author and musician Sam George-Allen. She'll be Zooming into Verb Readers & Writers Festival from Tasmania this week to talk about her book Witches: What Women Do… Audio
Renaissance masters commemorated in Tudor Consort concert
Wellington choir The Tudor Consort is marking the 500th anniversary of the deaths of two great Renaissance musical masters - Josquin Des Prez and Robert Fayrfax - in a concert on Saturday evening. Audio
NZ Hip Hop Stand Up | Season 2 | Trailer
Unearthing the stories behind some of the most influential tracks in Aotearoa hip-hop. Video
Mercy Jones: connecting generations through music and conversation
Young Taranaki pianist Mercy Jones has come up with a great way to bring people enjoyment while getting valuable experience performing in public. Audio
Take It Easy
In 1972 The Eagles provided some sage advice about taking it easy. But is it being heeded in recent releases by Adele and PJ Harvey? Audio
My Current Song: Yourego 'If Your Not Here'
Yourego were formed in August of this year by veteran musician Paulego - otherwise known as Paul Marshall. The group consists of artists based in different parts of the world who combine their talents… Audio
I'm Listening To This: Meg Mason
Foxton-born author Meg Mason would be forgiven for feeling like the last 12 or so months have passed in a blur. Although it was her second novel (and third book overall), the release of Sorrow and… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 31 October 2021
It’s Reformation Day today (31 October): it was on this day in 1517 that Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. We’ll hear Luther’s great hymn A… Audio
Auckland Arts Festival: Pūmanawa - Te Rōpū Manutaki
Kapa haka group Te Rōpū Manutaki performs at the Auckland Arts Festival's 'Pūmanawa', Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, 21 March 2021. Audio
Nashville Babylon 30 October 2021
On this week's show Mark celebrates Halloween with tracks from Screamin' Jay Hawkins, the Louvin Brothers, Robert Johnson, Warren Zevon and the Handsome Family. Audio
Shapeshifter: The Ritual of Touring
Charlotte talks to Shapeshifter's Sam Trevethick about the band's latest album Rituals and the challenges lying ahead of their upcoming tour. Audio