On Arts Wednesday 27 September 2017, Sylvia’s guest was Elise Edmunds, Senior Curator at the State Library of NSW, talking about William T Cooper. Bill Cooper was a renowned scientific painter of birds and the library recently was given his studio archive. Listen to the conversation below: That was Part 1 of the conversation and […]
Arts Wednesday 27 September 2017
Anna Kamaralli joins me at 10:40 am with Part 3 of Shakespeare’s Women and this week the topic is queens. My special guest at 11:00 am is Elise Edmunds, Senior Curator at the State Library of NSW.The library has just been given the archive of William T Cooper. Not a household name you might say, […]
Valerie June To Play Enmore Theatre
Following the release of her critically acclaimed new album The Order of Time, Valerie June has announced she will be playing an all-ages show at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre alongside Nashville’s Old Crow Medicine Show. OCMS will be performing Bob Dylan’s iconic “Blonde on Blonde” in its entirety, rounding out an authentic ‘Taste of Americana’ double-bill. Produced by Matt Marinelli (Bad Brains), The Order of […]
“A Social Call” from Jazzmeia Horn is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week (21-27 Sept)
“A Social Call” from Jazzmeia Horn is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week. Jazzmeia is a jazz vocalist from Dallas, Texas, who was encouraged onto the mic by her music family. Inspired by Sarah Vaughan at a young age, Jazzmeia went on to study jazz at the high school and tertiary level. Her prowess eventually won her […]
“24 Hours In Lapa” from Tamil Rogeon is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week (14-20 Sept)
“24 Hours In Lapa” from Tamil Rogeon is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week. The 12 track record is a bold and experimental fusion of world music, cinematic orchestral jazz, futuristic percussion and subtle electronic touches. Rogeon, a Melbourne based musician and composer, travelled to Rio Di Janiero to record the percussion group of Tiago Loei, […]
Life at the Palace with Joy Jobbins
On Arts Wednesday 20 September 2017, Sylvia’s guest was 90-year-old Joy Jobbins, talking about her recently published book, Life at the Palace, which is Volume 2 of her memoirs. Listen to the conversation below: That was Part 1 of the Conversation and now for Part 2: And now for the final part: […]
Making Airwaves Episode 14
On Tuesday 19th of September at 6pm, Eastside Radio broadcast the 14th instalment of Making Airwaves! In this episode, we hear from Andre, Alex, Kirsty, Michelle, Gerard, and Craig and is a special NDIS focused program where questions are asked and answered about the changes to come for people Living with disabilities. We hear Interviews and discussions […]
SPARK Festival
Spark Festival is a non profit organisation program filled with activities that is organised and produced by the community, for the community. Their objective is: To provide opportunities for people with a diverse background, age and gender to follow and succeed in a career through events and activities Help to contribute awareness and skills for people […]
Eric meets…Walter Trout
Eric Gyors (host of Wednesday Drive) recently had the pleasure of interviewing Guitar virtuoso Walter Trout. A blues guitarist, Trout has played in the bands of Johnny Lee Hooker and Joe Tex as well as the legendary Canned Heat. Walter and Eric discuss Life, Death and his new album… Listen to Part Two-where Eric and […]
WALKING FISH: AFRO CATCHES
No stranger to Eastside Radio after guesting many times on programs like Vibez Brasil and The Vinyl Frontier, Alex Barry has an insatiable record collecting habit. Part of the Afrobrasiliana DJ collective – where he’s known as Walking Fish – when not playing records or trawling for more, Barry is immersed in the world of filmmaking. Below he tells us about combining both loves on a […]
Sydney Fringe Festival 2017 Interview with Betty Grumble
Performance Artist Betty Grumble joined Bibi & The Big Blue to talk about her recent tour of International Fringe Festivals around The Globe. They also discuss the wider Global Community in relation to Australia; our development as a modern society reflecting and practicing equality & a ‘Fair Go’ for ‘All Citizens’ Betty & Bibi touch […]
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Marg Barry Award 2017
Our most recent Eastside Radio Station Meeting was capped off with the presentation of the Marg Barry Award for Community Service. No discussion of the station’s history should ever overlook the contribution made by one of our longest serving directors, Marg Barry, who died on 28th of February, 2001. She was an original board member […]