During the course of July, Dr Anna Kamaralli presented a 5-part series on the fabulous Margaret of Anjou. Listen to the episodes below: Here is Part 1, where Anna gives us background to the Wars of the Roses and who Margaret was: And now Part 2, where we learn who Margaret was according to historical […]
Marie Byles
On Arts Wednesday 6 July 2016, Sylvia’s guest was Anne McCleod, biographer of the wonderful Marie Byles in her book entitled The Summit of Her Ambition: The Spirited Life of Marie Byles. Listen to the conversation below: Above is Part 1: now for Part 2 of the conversation: And here is Part 3: To find […]
Arts Wednesday 6 July 2016
Anna Kamaralli joins me at 10:40 am for the fifth and final part of Margaret of Anjou. The entire series will be podcast on Wednesday afternoon so you can still hear any episodes you missed or listen again! My special guest at 11:00 am is Anne McCloud in an interview I recorded earlier. Anne’s recent […]
Wolfgang Muthspiel Trio
Critically acclaimed in The New Yorker as “a shining light of the contemporary jazz-guitar generation,” Wolfgang Muthspiel is known worldwide for his daring musicality and dazzling technique. “Muthspiel combines a flawless technique honed by classical training with a restless musical imagination as likely to derive inspiration from Bach as from the blues or the Beatles” […]
Vince Jones and the Astral Orchestra
When The Beatles moved to psychedelic rock and Bob Dylan went electric, Van Morrison hired New York’s finest jazz musicians and recorded two of the most classic albums of that golden era – Astral Weeks and Moondance. Both of these albums had an enormous impact on musicians and singers around the world, and Vince Jones […]
Album of the week – One More Step by Henri-Pierre Noël
‘One More Step’ by Henri-Pierre Noël is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. Kicking off the month of July we are bringing you an album full of funky sounds, as pianist and singer/songwriter Henri-Pierre Noël works his fingers in a very special way to show us his tropical background of Kompa Funk. With disco and afro-funk elements blended […]
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Beat Generation Artists & Having Better Conversations-Arts Monday
Renowned artist, Ann Thomson and teacher, Anna McPherson are my guests today. Ann Thomson’s exhibition at the National Art School: ‘Ann Thomson & Contemporaries’ celebrates the heady times at East Sydney Tech in the late 1950s and early 1960s, a period which produced a significant group of Australian artists including Godfrey Miller, John Passmore, John Olsen, […]
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Take One – 1st July 2016 GIG GUIDE
On today’s episode, we’re wrapping up celebrations for our past mid-year Radiothon and what a success it was! Thanks to your donations we raised over $25,000 through your calls, online subscriptions, and donations and we can’t thank you enough! That money will be put to great use I can assure you but I’m sure what […]
Sing Street @ The Chauvel
Becoming a rock ‘n’ roll front man to impress girls – not an uncommon dream for a young boy. In the midst of his family’s financial problems, a young teenager from inner-city Dublin named Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) fantasizes of that very thing. Plucked from his expensive private school and placed into a rough-and-tumble public school, […]
Blues, Jazz, and Razzamatazz
Long-time Eastside supporter Dahlia Dior is a singer with enormous vitality and energy who has gained international acclaim due to her unique vocal talents. Dahlia authentically sings and interprets songs from diverse world backgrounds, including but not limited to songs in Greek, Yiddish, Russian, Italian, and French! Dahlia has performed internationally with many world-famous musicians […]
Lajos Walder
On Wednesday 29 June 2016, Agnes Walder was Sylvia’s guest talking about the poetry of her late father, Lajos Walder. Her translation of his poem in a book entitled Become A Message, just won the American Independent Book Publishers’ Silver Pen Award. Joining them in the studio was actor John Grinston, who read some of […]
Ray Heckendorf on The Dialogue
My first taste of the world of advertising was watching Bewitched, with Samantha’s mortal husband Darrin Stevens as an ad man. Then came Mad Men with its 60s chain smoking, hard drinking ad execs. Tune in to the Dialogue on Wednesday 29 June at 6pm for my chat with ad man Ray Heckendorf and his take […]