2008 West Coast Blues and Roots Festival guest photographers
During our 720 Drive Blues and Roots Spectacular we gave two listeners the chance to be official photographers for the 2008 West Coast Blues and Roots Festival and here's a look at the highlights of...
View ArticleTotally Gourdgeous
Sustainability issues have pervaded most parts of our lives, but would you have expected them to change the way instruments are made? Well, in a fun way, they already have, as we discovered on Afternoons.
View ArticleTalking Head talks to us
Former Talking Head, David Byrne, provided the first 720 Afternoons feature album and obliged us with a chat too.
View ArticleMusic from Mark Cryle
Mark Cryle singing She's got everything, from the 2008 CD 'House of Cards'
View ArticleMusic from the John Butler Trio(not in podcast)
Covering the Kev Carmody song Thou Shalt Not Steal, the band appear on the soundtrack to the new local movie 'Stone Bros.'
View ArticleMusic from John Butler (not in podcast)
Already at the top of the charts, from 'April Uprising' the trio perform 'Ragged Mile (Spirit Song).'
View ArticleFelicity's smokin' last minute gig
Listen to Felicity Groom's magnificent ABC performance.
View ArticleMusic from The Waifs(not in podcast)
'Day Dreamer' from The Waifs recent release 'Temptation'. The now US-based trio has just finished a national tour.
View ArticleBush Telegraph 22nd December
On the program today Michael Cathcart examines the possibilities around rammed earth housing and changing the name of an era.
View ArticleRareCollections: End of 2011 Special
Over the last 12 months we have dug up dozens of stories from our pop past. For the last show of the year we thought we'd play some of the great additions to the various shows that have been suggested...
View ArticleAnge Takats sings her way across the Nullarbor
The Indian Pacific is one of this country's great rail journeys, going from Perth to Sydney.
View ArticleSeth Lakeman is taking folk music to another place
Driving, hypnotic, rhythmic and passionate are the terms UK folk musician Seth Lakeman uses to describe his playing.
View ArticleSweaty people with grins on their faces having a great time
The audience at a Shooglenifty gig soon work out that the music is made for dancing, says band member Luke Plumb
View ArticleRareCollections: Back 2 Vinyl
Celebrating vinyl records and the places you can find them.
View ArticleRareCollections: Female Singers of the Folk Boom
Featuring some of the great Australian female folk singers of the 60's.
View ArticleLive music from Mama Kin
Today we hear two tracks from Mama Kin. 'Whistle and Light' and 'The River As She Runs' both performed live in the Bush Telegraph studio.
View ArticleRareCollections: Novel Ideas
Musicians and writers have been inspiring each other for years and this episode of RareCollections looks at four great Australian records with a literary connection.
View ArticleMusic from Mama Kin (not in podcast)
Mama Kin's new CD, 'The Magician's Daughter' has been released. From this album we heard the single, 'Rescue'.
View ArticleGetano Bann
Singer songwriter Getano Bann is a music therapist who works with children on the streets, in drug rehabilitation and in detention centres.
View ArticleLisa Miller
Lisa Miller is acclaimed by critics and fans alike as a sublime songwriter with a very distinctive voice.
View ArticleStephen Pigram performs on 720 Drive
A performer whose songs are known as the soundtrack to Broome joined Russell Woolf to talk about his first solo album.
View ArticleJudith Durham
Judith Durham's worldwide success with The Seekers was something she could never have imagined when she trained as a classical pianist.
View ArticleSongs are like wild animals: John Butler
John Butler opens up about song writing and musical chemistry
View ArticleMusic from The John Butler Trio
"Kiss My Wami" is a compilation of music from the most isolated city on earth - Perth in Western Australia. One of the opening tracks comes from national idols The John Butler Trio, performing "Funky...
View ArticleWaltzing Matilda
The true story behind 'Waltzing Matilda': murder, civil war and a love triangle gone wrong.
View ArticleThere's no write or wrong way to craft songs: young people are invited to...
Fairbridge Festival is giving young songwriters the opportunity to hone their skills ahead of the festival's Youth Songwriting competition. The Quest workshops will be held in January and February in...
View ArticleYoung musician Siobhan Cotchin has had her best year ever thanks to the...
In 2014, the Nannup Music Festival audience voted Siobhan Cotchin of Perth as the winner of the Emerging Artist award. Siobhan was thrilled but she wasn't to realise how many doors the award would open.
View ArticleGina Williams finds her voice singing in Noongar
Former journalist and television presenter Gina Williams has found her niche singing in her mother tongue.
View ArticleBilly Bragg
Billy Bragg has written some of the most powerful, enduring songs of his generation. (R)
View ArticleJoe Geia: Aboriginal protest and the power of song
Joe Geia's best known song, Yil Lull, is sung alongside the national anthem in some primary schools.
View ArticleLeah Cotterell and the pleasure of sad songs
Singer Leah Cotterell's deep connection with song and family.
View ArticleMusic Jamboree 2015: Robert Forster
Go-Betweens founder, Robert Forster explores the influence of the best of the 1970s singer-songwriters.
View ArticleShannon Logan's lucky life: from the tennis circuit to the record store
Chronic illness forced Shannon to make a new life and music led her to it. (R)
View ArticleBill Hauritz: creating a folk-music institution
Bill Hauritz founded the Woodford Folk Festival. (R)
View ArticleJoe Geia: Aboriginal protest and the power of song
Joe Geia's best-known song, Yil Lull, is sung alongside the national anthem in some primary schools. (R)
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