Take 5

If you talk about country in Australia today, one name comes immediately to mind. Troy Cassar-Daley. The proud Gumbaynggirr and Bundjalung man is one of our most celebrated artists; he holds the record for Golden Guitar Awards and has been making music and telling stories for more than 30 years.

Many of those stories are of Australian life, from people in towns big and small, and so I asked him to Take 5 “on country”, and share the songs of place that meant something to him. From Gadigal Land to Katherine, to places very close to home, this is beautiful capture of a music loving songman with a lifetime of stories.

• Midnight Oil Ft. Dan Sultan, Joel Davison, Kaleena Briggs & Bunna Lawrie - Gadigal Land
• Sara Storer - Katherine
• Archie Roach - Down City Streets
• Missy Higgins - The Special Two
• Slim Dusty - Walk A Country Mile

One of the most exciting bands of the last five years, is IDLES. The Bristol group grabbed our attention early, and have held it; prolific in their output, profound in their outlook.

Joe Talbot is their lead singer, and it’s his life experiences that fuel their songs. Loss, mistakes, gratitude, redemption and joy fill their four records, and their latest is all about forks in the road. In Australia to tour it, Joe Talbot joined me to Take 5 with songs that had marked crossroads for him. What he shared, was a wildly varying collection of songs; and that reminder that music imprints itself on us. It’s our memory bank, and it never fades. From The Pharcyde, to classic Garage, to The Walkmen, these are the stories and beautiful consequences of Joe Talbot’s choices.

• Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
• The Pharcyde - Runnin'
• STICKY feat. Ms. Dynamite - Booo! [Original Dirty Mix]
• Van Morrison - Sweet Thing
• The Walkmen - The Rat

She's one of Australia's best songwriters

He’s the guy that famously brought Nirvana to Australia on their one and only visit, he toured bands like Beastie Boys and Sonic Youth, and put on the Summersault Festival in 1995.

Join Zan as she travels to Los Angeles, Nashville, and Melbourne, and sits down with extraordinary people to hear about the songs that made them who they are today.

Guy Pearce, Keith Urban, Missy Higgins, Tony Armstrong and Tori Amos join Zan as Take 5 premieres on ABC TV and can be heard exclusively on the ABC Listen App.