Raglan Music

Heather Innes calls us from Hamilton between gigs to tell us about the show at the Old School tonight playing an eclectic mix of Celtic Scottish songs.

Odhran and Greg Taylor have formed a new duo especially to play some cool 50s Jazz for us at this month's Live & Local. We grill Odhran about how many bands he and Greg are in and who gets the honour for the worst audience he's even played to (it wasn't in Raglan).

We catch up with Marika Chia, part way through an increasingly sold out tour, to learn how a casual musical duo has evolved into something more serious.

Josh Gold brings his guitar to the studio ahead of his gig at the Club this Thursday with the Line Dancing crew

A special treat this morning as Paul Jonson pays a visit to our studio with his Ukulele ahead of the Raglan Ukulele Festival. We talk about it all got started for him at the age of eight, pick up a few tips on how to play and get a performance of I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate

Brian Wilson and Penni Bousfield are in studio to talk about the many workshops, strum-a-longs, and concerts happening in town this weekend. Plus we check out the headlight act for Saturday night's concert the Singn'uke Blues Band

Bobby from The Bobby Holidays joins us to talk about the band, their music and how to make a career in music in New Zealand.

We talk to Sophie & Leo ahead of their first ever gig and find out how moving to Raglan had led them in an unexpected musical direction

Menzies loved Raglan so much after their last tour that they've booked the town hall this Saturday to showcase their new album. We talk to lead singer Chris Brown about the new music and what it is that makes them so unique.

Nick Herbison, supported by Tux Severne will be at the Old School this weekend so we have a quick chat ahead of the gig and find out what to expect