Raglan Music

Virtuoso acoustic guitar player Ben Catley is over from Australia this Sunday for a gig at the Old School. We talk to him about his music, where it all started and his unusual collaboration with Wim Hoff

One half of duo Moxie, Bexie joins us in studio ahead of Friday's Live & Local gig at the Old School. We hear about the evolution of the band and do a shout out to the other performers on the night, Joe Wilson and Ross Ivan.

Amy joins us in studio to talk about her work with Adrian Hollay on the new Bosker track Holiday For Two. We also hear about new music plans for Parabola West and get sidetracked by discussions about creativity and Amy's medieval stylings.

Local musician Star Knuiman is about to release her debut single on January 8th so we get her in the studio just before Christmas to sneak an early listen and learn about her journey from playing at school as a 9 year old through performing at Soundsplash and preparing for her single release.

Teresa joins us in the studio ahead of her big event with Tali at the Ponsonby Social Club on Saturday. We also talk about her single and the forthcoming EP.

They loved the crowd in Raglan last time so they're back for more. We talk to singer Lucy Suttor about the gig, the new album, their anti-establishment message, and how they got their name.

Ash Sales is bringing his live looping show to the Old School on Saturday evening. We talk to him about his journey from using loop as support when he had to perform alone one day to the fully immersive experience of light and sound that he's bringing to Raglan this weekend.

London based musician Christof van der Ven joins us from Wellington during his tour of the North Island to talk about his Raglan show, his new album and his plans to write some music while he's in New Zealand.

We catch up with James ahead of his double appearance the Country & Blues festival and learn a little bit about songwriting, how he got into country music and what's inspiring him at the moment.

Gabrielle joins us to talk about her first gig at Live & Local, what it takes to get up on the stage and how her interest in music has been developing since childhood.

This month's Live & Local features, Schnuki, Gabrielle and Abstract Fish Lungs