Eastside Radio Album of the Week

Tina Harrod’s City of Longing is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. Songwriter and vocalist, Tina Harrod, releases a breathtaking new album CITY OF LONGING, with an incredible launch concert recently at The Clovelly Bowling Club, Clovelly, on Wednesday 11 April.  City of Longing was co-written and produced by brilliant composer/pianist STU HUNTER who has […]

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ARTS THURSDAY 12 April – talking photography with Sandy Edwards and Cherie McNair

Presented by Bronwyn Rennex On Arts Thursday this week I speak to two people deeply involved in the Australian Photographic community, Cherie McNair, Director of the Australian Centre for Photography  and Sandy Edwards, artist, curator and Director of Arthere. Cherie speaks about the ACP programs and their current exhibition by local artist Cherine Fahd called […]

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Schools Recycle to Win a Community Garden

Aussie Kids to Recycle Thousands of Toothbrushes to Win a Recycled Community Garden Thanks to a recycling competition run by Colgate, Chemist Warehouse, and TerraCycle, Australian students have the chance to win a recycled community garden set by preventing tens of thousands of oral care products from ending up in the landfill. Between 23 March […]

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Alma Orquestra Brings Portuguese Sound

Five-Piece Ensembles Transports Audience to Lisbon The evocative music of Alma Orquestra will transport Foundry616 to the steep, cobbled streets of Lisbon on Friday, April 13th. The five-piece ensemble draws inspiration from Fado and folkloric songs of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as music from Portuguese-speaking nations of Cape Verde, Angola, and Brazil. Rapidly gaining […]

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The Marg Barry Award Winner 2018

Undoubtedly the highlight of the recent 2018 AGM is the chance for the station to recognise those volunteers who make a difference in the short-term. The Marg Barry Award Community Service Award No discussion of the station’s history should ever overlook the contribution made by one of our longest serving directors, Marg Barry, who died […]

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Walter Trout: Stellar Performer at Bluesfest 2018

  For over five decades, American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer Walter Trout has performed to adoring fans and was another music stalwart warmly welcomed at the impressive 2018 Bluesfest line-up held at Byron Bay over Easter. Late last year, Trout released his latest, and 26th album, featuring 14 A-list music stars, featuring an original track for each. Featured […]

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The Paris Seamstress and Brandenburg Quartet – Arts Monday

Bestselling Australian author, Natasha Lester, weaves sweeping stories of strong women succeeding in a male dominated world at key historical moments. Her latest book, The Paris Seamstress, shows just how much a young Parisian seamstress, Estella Bissette, will sacrifice to make her mark in New York’s fashion scene of the 1940s. Then, seventy- five years […]

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Bluesfest 2018 Music Highlights

Eastside FM volunteer Paula Towers was one of thousands who attended this year’s Bluesfest musical feast held over Easter at Byron Bay. She outlines some highlights. CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers Image: Marc Stapelberg Ageless Nile Rodgers – at 65 years young and having survived two battles with cancer – burns up the dance floor with the energy of […]

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