New Orleans
Coming together on the Tex-Mex border
Turner Ross and his brother Bill create lo-fi documentaries documenting little-heard but uniquely American stories. Turner Ross told Shaun D Wilson about their non-fiction take on the western genre… Audio
New Orleans Jazz
Wallace Chapman talks to Irvin Mayfield about his city New Orleans and its music. Audio
Hurray for the Riff Raff in session
Hurray For The Riff Raff are a contemporary folk band from New Orleans, led by Bronx-born, Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Alynda Lee Segarra. On the afternoon of their first performance in New… Audio
Womad 2014 Live: Hollie Smith, Red Baraat
Highlights from live performances by Wellington-based singer-songwriter Hollie Smith and the Brooklyn based eight-piece band Red Baraat. Audio
Reed Kroloff: buildings and disasters
Architectural writer and commentator who will visit New Zealand for the WORD Christchurch Writers Festival. Audio
The Sampler - Benjamin Booker
23 year old New Orleans-based Benjamin Booker has just released his debut album, which fuses blues, punk, and garage rock - Nick Bollinger finds out more. Audio
Playing Favourites with Kristin Hersh
Founder of American group Throwing Muses, solo musician, and author of the memoir Paradoxical Undressing, who is visiting New Zealand for spoken word and singing events. Audio
Liam Gerner
In which a talented Australian singer-songwriter on tour with Ryan Bingham begins quoting local music-writer Garth Cartwright on stage. The pair meet and embark on a wonderfully tuneful road trip… Audio
Oyster Po'Boys a la 1945
Recipe by Laurel Watson
From Afternoons on Saturday 3 March 2007
