David Barr from Tuesday Drive talks with Canadian blues man Charlie A’Court about his current Australian tour. Charlie is doing a Chess Records tribute show with Chris Wilson and Ray Beadle at the Brass Monkey next Friday and The Basement next Saturday 3 September 2016. The show will be a celebration of all the great […]
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Women at Wang
The programme of performers at this year’s Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues has been released. The Festival’s artistic director, Adrian Jackson, says that this years “theme” is the diversity in the number of female soloists and bandleaders who will be playing. Adrian, who has been artistic director of every festival since it started in 1990, talks with Thursday Drive’s […]
Interview with Corey Harris
David Barr from Drive Tuesday talks with Corey Harris about his acoustic blues music and his collaboration with Malian desert blues musician Ali Farka Toure. Corey is currently touring Australia and appeared at The Basement on Thursday night. […]
Branford Marsalis interviewed by Phillip James
American saxophonist, bandleader and composer Branford Marsalis, is a member of the distinguished musical family. Here he talks with Monday Jammin presenter Phillip James about his diverse experiences from working with Art Blakey to Sting. They also explore the stories behind several tracks from Branford’s celebrated quartet’s latest album “Upward Spiral”, with vocalist Kurt Elling. […]
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Missing Persons
On Wednesday 24 August 2016, Sylvia’s guest was Inspector Shantel Cogno, Manager of the Missing Persons Unit of the NSW Police. Listen to the two parts of the conversation below: That was Part 1 and here is Part 2 of the conversation: […]
‘KOOZA’ Cirque Du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil Company Manager, Genevieve Deslandes in conversation with Dr Margaux Dombkins on Arts. Cirque du Soleil’s new production, KOOZA, is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil that combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. KOOZA tells a story of human connection and the world of […]
Large Hadron Collider
On Arts Wednesday 17 August 2016, Dr Andrew Jacob, curator at the Powerhouse Museum, was Sylvia’s guest, talking about the Large Hadron Collider, which is the subject of a new exhibition. Follow the prompts and listen to the conversation: That was Part 1 and here is Part 2: And here is the third and final […]
Interview with Chris Eldridge from the Punch Brothers
David Barr from Drive Tuesday talks to Chris Eldridge, guitarist with the Punch Brothers, about the band’s music. Their starting point is Blue Grass, playing homage to Bill Munroe and his generation of Blue Grass, but then taking it in totally different directions. […]
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BIJOU-Chrissie Shaw
Award-winning theatre veteran, Chrissie Shaw, joined Dr Margaux Dombkins on Arts talking about her latest show, Bijou – “a cabaret of secrets and seduction” that is set in a café bar in Paris 1933. This funny, poignant and dark cabaret, spins a musical tale as it peeps into the private, sensual world of a riveting Parisienne d’un certain […]
NOAH-Tel Benjamin
Filmmaker and Actor, Tel Benjamin, joined Dr Margaux Dombkins on Arts talking about his just released debut short film, Noah, via Film Shortage, following its international premiere at LA Comedy Festival and national premiere at Dungog Festival. The film centers on a mysterious and elite group of Angels who have to find the cheapest and […]
Archibald Prize 2016
On Arts Wednesday 10 August 2016, Sylvia’s special guest was art consultant Anna Groden and they discussed their visit to the Archibald Prize 2016 at AGNSW. Here is the conversation: That was Part 1 and here is Part 2 of the conversation: And now for Part 3: […]
Julia Margaret Cameron, Pioneering Photographer
Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan takes an in-depth look at the work of Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron in interviews with Isobel Parker Phillip, Assistant Curator of Photography, AGNSW. […]
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