Hugh talks to four young women - Grace Fakahau, Elza Gibu Joseph, Jazmine Pai, and Tessa Ma'auga - about the Generation 2020 forums held last year for youth to speak on racism and climate change, and about the book based on those forums. The launch for the book is on the 21st of March 2021, 4-5pm at Palmerston North Library.

Dennis Rogers (Dahlia Day at Kowhai Park in Feilding)

Haimona Searancke (Te Reo Classes at Feilding Library)

Hugh chats to the notorious Captain Festus McBoyle (calling in on his aye-aye-phone) about his upcoming concert as part of New Year's Eve in the Sqaure in Palmerston North, and his new single "The Christmas Song".

Hugh chats to Zak Rodgers, Palmy's Punk Rock Poet about his new book "Playful Anarchy". They talk about the book, the punk rock roots of slam poetry, and the launch event coming up at the Palmerston North City Library on the 11th of December 2020.

Jonny Kan is one of Palmy's hardest working artists. Here he talks to Hugh about his exhibition ULSC3 at Snails, which finishes on the 27th of November at 1pm.

November 2020

Hugh chats to local harpist Shellie Hanley about the presentation and concert that she has coming up at the Theosophical Hall on the 7th of November. We also talk about where her music comes from, and the way she uses it for healing.

JAN PRESTON was always drawn to the Boogie Woogie style of piano playing, made popular by Black American’s in the 1930’s.So it’s no surprise that her latest CD is called PIANO BOOGIE WOMAN, Jan singing and playing with energy and passion in the characteristic 8-to-the-bar boogie rhythm.

This is a landmark CD for Jan being her 12th solo album, recorded entirely on her own grand piano, with a protracted song writing period due to the COVID lockdown.

“I had much more listening and thinking time on this CD than any prior, and I’m very excited by the results.” says Jan. “I’m also delighted to be able to come from Sydney (via hotel isolation) to play an extensive tour of the North Island with my trio. We’ll be performing my new material as well as some music that’s been in our set for a while but not recorded until now” - Join her at The Globe Theatre, Main St., PN on October 22nd.

Recorded live at the Ashhurst Hub demo on 15/10/20, Hugh talks to Phil Stevens from RECAP about biochar - what it is, what it does in your garden, and how you can learn to make it at the upcoming biochar workshop he's running on the 21st of November.