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From our backyard, to your ears.
This New Zealand Music Month Beagle Radio is sniffing out the best of Northland talent. Each week in May, we’re hosting live in-studio sessions on alternating Fridays and Saturdays, featuring local musicians in conversation and performance.

It’s a simple format – chat, music – and a chance to hear directly from the people making it, in our region.

Saturday 16th May – 12PM – 2PM

Little Ripples
Bio:
A kindie folk duo that has been making music for children and their families in Aotearoa since 2012. Dreamed up amidst their family life in coastal Northland and inspired by their journey through parenthood and teaching. Weaving organic tones and tender heartfelt lyrics are how they have been able to create a sound that both adults and children love. From the beginning their Little Ripples kaupapa has been to make music that speaks to the whole family. They craft our songs to see through the eyes, hearts and minds of children as well as reflect on the experience of the adults raising them. The family folk sound that Little Ripples have an affinity for, draws inspiration from artists such as Elizabeth Mitchell, Neil Young, The Brushfoot Migration, and Mountain Man.

Dusty Lands
Bio:
Dusty Lands is an acoustic folk quartet based in Whangārei. Blending Bluegrass, Folk and Americana with their unique Northland campfire style; luscious harmonies, soulful songwriting, banjos, mandolins and resonators. Mother and daughter, Val and Leah Land make up two-thirds of the trio Harmony Couch. From their years in the Hokianga they have been singing ’round the fire as long as they can remember – hymns, kapa haka waiata, folk, pop and more. The last ten years have seen them performing slots at folk clubs, ceilidhs, Irish pub sessions, Pop-up Folk and the Auckland Folk Festival. They are joined by tug boat captain and one of the greatest songwriters to emerge from Northland, Gary Smyth, who is currently working on his debut album inspired by artists like Gregory Alan Isakov and Mandolin Orange. Rounding out the quartet is his (distant) cousin, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dusty Burnell. Winner of the Tui folk award twice as a member of both T-Bone and The Frank Burkitt band, Dusty is a familiar face on stages throughout Aotearoa.