Folk

Wellington folk trio Pales join us for some songs and a lesson in three part harmony. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews the new album from Australian duo Luluc, Passerby. Audio

When Tiny Ruins' new album, Brightly Painted One, was released earlier this year, singer-songwriter Hollie Fullbrook barely had time to celebrate. She was on a top-level concert hall tour of Europe… Audio

American guitarist and eccentric visionary John Fahey may have always been an outsider, but he went on to release an iconic catalogue of more than 40 albums and created the template for 'American… Audio

A unique new voice has emerged from Lyttleton, which Nick Bollinger says 'shifts the air with rarefied grace'. Nick takes a listen to the self-titled debut from Aldous Harding. Audio

Nick Bollinger casts an ear over Brightly Painted One, the second set of slow, quiet songs from New Zealander Hollie Fullbrook, a.k.a. Tiny Ruins. Audio

Nu-weird-folkie Arthur Ahbez and his band Superbird joins Emma Smith in the studio to run through a selection of new songs. Audio

Guitarist Michael Bloomfield was born in Chicago, a rich white Jewish kid who ended up jamming with some of the biggest blues players, as well as the likes of Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin.

A new… Audio

Anika Moa could be credited with discovering Hannah Harding. She was busking on the streets of Geraldine, trying to raise the funds for a ticket to Anika's show that night, and ended up on stage… Audio

This famous Invercargill acoustic duo are touring the nation with Twizel native Sarah Conlon. They're all performing live in the studio with Nick Atkinson. Audio

Still performing at 75, American guitarist Peter Walker gained attention as part of the Greenwich Village scene, and went on to study with Ravi Shankar and worked with LSD pioneer Timothy Leary… Audio

Nick Atkinson is at the opening of the first Folk Fortnight learning to Strip The Willow while finding out about two weeks-worth of folk events, both regular and special. Audio

Based in the United States, Streets of Laredo have been honing their songs on the streets of New York, since their formation a few years ago. Originally founded by brothers Dan and Dave Gibson and… Audio

It's been six years since Beck's last album Modern Guilt. During that time he suffered a spinal injury which hindered his ability to play and perform. He's been working pretty solidly though… Audio