The Drawing Room

The Drawing Room

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The Drawing Room episodes

  • Midnight Oil's statement from the heart
    It's been almost two decades since Midnight Oil last released a new album, but they've remained one of the most important bands in this country
    Their new record, The Makarrata Project, features collaborations with an amazing collection of First Nations artists and includes a reading of the Uluru Statement from the Heart
    23 min
  • Esther Amini: Caught Between the Chador and America
    In the 1950s, Esther Amini was growing up in New York: a Jewish girl with an American childhood of ice skating, school lessons, and concerts at Radio City Music Hall.
    But her parents had come from Mashhad in Iran. And in that city, their religion was banned and women were not expected to read, let alone become educated.
    In her memoir, Concealed, Esther explores the split between the wider world and the world of her home, and the ways in which her parents' scars became part of her own story.
    23 min
  • Esther Amini: Caught Between the Chador and America
    In the 1950s, Esther Amini was growing up in New York: a Jewish girl with an American childhood of ice skating, school lessons, and concerts at Radio City Music Hall.
    But her parents had come from Mashhad in Iran. And in that city, their religion was banned and women were not expected to read, let alone become educated.
    In her memoir, Concealed, Esther explores the split between the wider world and the world of her home, and the ways in which her parents' scars became part of her own story.
    23 min
  • Van-Anh Nguyen's peaceful piano
    Van-Anh Nguyen has been playing the piano since about the time she could walk.
    Since then, she's performed with orchestras around the world, released solo albums of classical and contemporary music, and even has a deep-house side-project.
    Her latest album, Peaceful Piano Essentials, promises calm and soothing compositions.
    19 min
  • Van-Anh Nguyen's peaceful piano
    Van-Anh Nguyen has been playing the piano since about the time she could walk.
    Since then, she's performed with orchestras around the world, released solo albums of classical and contemporary music, and even has a deep-house side-project.
    Her latest album, Peaceful Piano Essentials, promises calm and soothing compositions.
    19 min
  • James Williamson and Deniz Tek: Two To One
    Deniz Tek was a founding member of Radio Birdman. James Williamson was a key member of The Stooges.
    They've each been responsible for some absolutely iconic music over the years.
    Now they've joined forces for a new album: Two To One.
    22 min
  • James Williamson and Deniz Tek: Two To One
    Deniz Tek was a founding member of Radio Birdman. James Williamson was a key member of The Stooges.
    They've each been responsible for some absolutely iconic music over the years.
    Now they've joined forces for a new album: Two To One.
    22 min
  • When Time Stopped
    Hans Neumann was a wealthy industrialist, a member of Venezuela's elite. He never talked about his past, but, sometimes, he woke screaming from nightmares.
    When Hans died, he left behind a box of letters and documents, including family letters from concentration camps and his own false identity papers.
    And that set his daughter, Ariana, on a journey to find the full story of her family.
    25 min
  • When Time Stopped
    Hans Neumann was a wealthy industrialist, a member of Venezuela's elite. He never talked about his past, but, sometimes, he woke screaming from nightmares.
    When Hans died, he left behind a box of letters and documents, including family letters from concentration camps and his own false identity papers.
    And that set his daughter, Ariana, on a journey to find the full story of her family.
    25 min
  • Kev Carmody takes a new look at his classic songs
    Thirteen years ago, Australia's musicians payed tribute to one of the country's best, Kev Carmody, playing their versions of his songs for the album, Cannot Buy My Soul.
    Now a new generation has joined in, with covers by the likes of Courtney Barnett and Electric Fields.
    In the Drawing Room, Carmody talks about hearing his stories reflected back and the politics that inspires his words
    20 min

About The Drawing Room

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Retire to the eclectic environs of the RN Drive Drawing Room, for music, musings and unexpected conversations. The Drawing Room is equal parts performance space, salon, and kitchen table confessional.

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