Country Music

New Zealand country singer, Ashley Tipping joins us for a whirlwind tour of country music, both here and overseas. Ashley and her husband Michael make up the duo Cooper's Run and the pair have shared… Audio

American musician Jason Isbell's music has been described as alternative country or southern rock, but he prefers to not put a label on it. Jason Isbell is playing in the Auckland Town Hall on 27… Audio

William Dart samples new releases with the twang of country in their veins… Reb Fountain, Hopetoun Brown and Grawlixes. There's also an overdue tribute to Donna Dean. Audio

New music from Son Volt and Ryan Adams plus tracks from Eb & Sparrow, Mark Mulcahy and T Bone Walker. And a tribute to the late Robert Fisher mainstay of alt-country collective Willard Grant… Audio

Mark Rogers spins tunes from Grammy Award winner Sturgill Simpson, the Handsome Family, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Loudon Wainwright III plus unveils new tracks from Aldous Harding and French For… Audio

Tami Neilson, her band and guests perform songs by Mavis Staples, Blind Willie Johnson, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan and others live at the Tuning Fork in Auckland. Audio

In New Zealand for his first ever show in his country of birth, Keith Urban speaks with Yadana Saw about his eclectic music collection and the conundrum of his famous Hollywood marriage. Audio

NZ born, Australia based Americana songwriter Skyscraper Stan stops by the RNZ studios to flourish a few tall tales with Alex Behan. Video, Audio

Nick Bollinger jumps on board the metropolitan country of LA cowboy Sam Outlaw. Audio