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A mix of conversation and music hosted by Andrew Ford. Gregorian chant or hip hop, kd lang or a rookie conductor — all get the rapt attention they deserve.

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Pits, picket lines and pop music: the 1984-5 UK miners' strike

It's been forty years since the 1984–5 United Kingdom miners' strike and The Music Show has dug into the archives for a special program looking at the role that music played in this political, industrial and personal struggle.

Published: 14h agoSun 28 Apr 2024 at 1:00amwith Andrew Ford

A black and white photo of lots of men on a picket line singing and looking angry.

Duration: 54 minutes 6 seconds

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Sir Andrew Davis remembered, and Martha Wainwright returns to Australia

For over fifty years, Sir Andrew Davis (1944–2024) was one of the world's busiest conductors, He conducted in the opera house and the concert hall and his repertoire ranged from Bach to Birtwistle.

Martha in a large white smock looks at the camera against a green background

Duration: 54 minutes 6 seconds

Published: YesterdaySat 27 Apr 2024 at 1:00amwith Andrew Ford

Beethoven and Webern with Timo-Veikko Valve and Aura Go, and Alison Cotton's Engelchen: how opera-loving sisters helped evacuate Jewish refugees

Beethoven's five sonatas for cello and piano span his career - two from the beginning, one from the middle and two from his late period - so they provide a good framework for talking about the composer.

Two old images of Ida and Louise Cook, with a modern portrait of Alison Cotton in between in a film frame

Duration: 54 minutes 7 seconds

Published: 21 Apr 2024Sun 21 Apr 2024 at 1:00amwith Andrew Ford

Ann Savoy: a life in Cajun music and Wilbur Whitta's Wildfire

In Southern Louisiana, a few hours from New Orleans, Ann Savoy has spent a lifetime studying, playing and collecting Cajun music.

Ann wears a hat and sunglasses and smiles at the camera. Wilbur looks to the side, and has keyboards behind him.

Duration: 54 minutes 7 seconds

Published: 20 Apr 2024Sat 20 Apr 2024 at 1:00amwith Andrew Ford

Recorders, Fiddles, Clogs and Swords

Duo Windborne are two of Australia’s finest recorder players: Rodney Waterman and Ryan Williams. Their debut album, Venus Bay Fireside Sessions, is a record of their improvisational partnership.

two cold men on a beach raising their arms in excitement

Duration: 54 minutes 6 seconds

Published: 14 Apr 2024Sun 14 Apr 2024 at 1:00amwith Andrew Ford

Feature Articles

This boat was made from the same steel as Nazi U-boats. It could highlight a sustainable new future for live music

Musicians Grey Filastine and Nova Ruth have lived and performed on the 70-tonne steel schooner, the Arka Kinari, since 2019.

A man stands on a boat during a musical performance, holding a flare at night

Published: 26 Feb 2024Mon 26 Feb 2024 at 1:07amby Niall Edwards-FitzSimons and Sam Nichols

It began with some chords strummed around a camp fire before becoming an Australian music legacy

What started off as a casually recorded folk song became a foundational entry in the Australian songbook.

A man wearing a black jacket, plaid shirt and black beanie holds an acoustic guitar.

Published: 5 Jul 2023Wed 5 Jul 2023 at 4:10amby Ce Benedict and Rudi Bremer

Tchaikovsky might be the best-known queer classical music figure, but he's not the only one

Classical music doesn't have a particularly radical reputation, but that doesn't mean that queer culture hasn't been thriving for centuries within its ranks.

Two men in tails and top hands stand arm in arm.

Published: 28 Feb 2023Tue 28 Feb 2023 at 6:55amby Ce Benedict

The big names, avant garde acts and occasional walkout. Behind the scenes of 30 years of The Music Show

For three decades The Music Show has been talking about music of all genres and for the program's host, Andrew Ford, there've been plenty of memorable moments and a few he'd rather forget.

Andrew Ford interviewing a trumpeter on the streets of New Orleans.

Published: 14 Feb 2021Sun 14 Feb 2021 at 6:34pm

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Program: The Music Show

Pits, picket lines and pop music: the 1984-5 UK miners' strike

Sir Andrew Davis remembered, and Martha Wainwright returns to Australia

Beethoven and Webern with Timo-Veikko Valve and Aura Go, and Alison Cotton's Engelchen: how opera-loving sisters helped evacuate Jewish refugees

Ann Savoy: a life in Cajun music and Wilbur Whitta's Wildfire

Recorders, Fiddles, Clogs and Swords

This boat was made from the same steel as Nazi U-boats. It could highlight a sustainable new future for live music

It began with some chords strummed around a camp fire before becoming an Australian music legacy

Tchaikovsky might be the best-known queer classical music figure, but he's not the only one

The big names, avant garde acts and occasional walkout. Behind the scenes of 30 years of The Music Show

Music to match your mood

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