Blues

From Birmingham, Alabama, Lonnie Holley is a self-taught visual artist and musician. In his 64 years, Holley has overcome grinding poverty to pursue his art, and now his idiosyncratic improvised music… Audio

Upbeat blues contributor looks at the work of Jimmy Rogers. Audio

Since 1965 Wellington's Folk Festival has been bringing together musicians and audiences to share songs, tunes, stories, and a bit of homebrew. This year they reflected on those who've been before… Audio

C.W. Stoneking is a Melbourne based musician who makes blues/calypso/boogaloo as if the last 60 years never happened. Nick Bollinger speaks to this enigmatic character ahead of his NZ tour. Audio

Upbeat blues contributor looks at the world of Little Walter. Audio

American blues guitarist performing with Rodger Fox's Wellington Jazz Orchestra ahead of recordings with the ensemble. Audio

The band Morphine's front man, Mark Sandman would be celebrating his birthday today…unfortunately he died of a heart attack while performing in Italy in 1999. It's safe to say that no other band… Audio

Colin Morris has been listening to music from Elvin Bishop, and Charlie Dennard. Audio

23 year old New Orleans-based Benjamin Booker has just released his debut album, which fuses blues, punk, and garage rock - Nick Bollinger finds out more. Audio

Hopetoun Brown, with their debut recording Demanding Blues. Audio

Auckland blues musician Tom Rodwell's recent journey to the American south took him to the Georgia Sea Islands, where he came face to face with the private heart of African American music - gospel… Audio

American guitarist and eccentric visionary John Fahey may have always been an outsider, but he went on to release an iconic catalogue of more than 40 albums and created the template for 'American… Audio

Multifaceted musician Jack White has released his second solo record, Lazaretto. Nick Bollinger shares his thoughts on the album. Audio

NZ blues expert looks at the life and work of BB King. Audio

Guitarist Michael Bloomfield was born in Chicago, a rich white Jewish kid who ended up jamming with some of the biggest blues players, as well as the likes of Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin.

A new… Audio

Paul Ubana Jones, born in the UK to an English Mum and a Nigerian father, is one of this country's most respected solo performers. A unique artist, Ubana has always done it his way, in a career that… Audio

Known as New Zealand's "King Of Soul", Sonny Day has been a part of the Kiwi musical landscape since the late 1950s. By the early 60s he had formed Sonny Day & The Sundowners and released a string of… Audio

Bill Lake has been a corner stone of the Blues and R&B scene in New Zealand for more than 30 years.The Wellington singer/songwriter founded the Windy City Strugglers, who are still going strong, and… Audio

Midge Marsden is New Zealand's best known blues man. This week's Musical Chairs traces his path through nearly four decades in music. Audio