It's Poetry Month and our Middle of the Air competition (run in collaboration with Red Room Poetry) is in full swing. Two of our listeners who submit the winning poems will have their words turned into songs and recorded by rapper/composer DOBBY and singer songwriter Leah Senior. Both musicians are on The Music Show to talk about their different approaches to word setting, their favourite lyricists, and how poetry has influenced their songwriting.

And The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's Jaime Martín returns to The Music Show off the back of some guest conducting the Sydney Symphony. Andy and Jaime pick up where they left off, talking about Spanish music, French Spanish music, and orchestral leadership. 

Details of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's 2026 Season are available now.

Leah Senior plays The Tote in Collingwood on Saturday 23 August.

DOBBY's Warrangu: River Story is touring throughout August:

Wellington - 18 AugustBrewarrina - 19 AugustDubbo - 20 AugustLithgow - 21 AugustWarilla - 22 August

He also appears at the National Poetry Month Gala in Sydney on Thursday 28 August