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

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

Ex Dr Reknaw musician Sophie Songbird joins us to talk about her new project, tour, album and baby!

We talk to young country music act The Dollys who will be part of the Raglan Country and Blues Festival on Labour weekend. They'll be supporting Coopers Run and also appearing at the Songwriters Showcase.

Britta from Moon Goose joins us in studio to talk about this weekend's show and their music - and also to have a listen to a track from each artist.

Dave Maybee joins us with a collection of Mudshark tracks and a little bit of history to give us a taste of their headline show at the Country & Blues festival coming up on Labourt Weekend.

Dave Maybee and Ray Diprose are in studio with a collection of tracks to play introducing the artists who will be performing at the 2025 Raglan Country and Blues Festival this Labour Weekend.