Music has been the force that motivates musicians and music lovers to cross borders, oceans or continents to find a new home. In this series of musical vignettes we meet Koko Noge who left her home in Osaka, Japan, for Chicago; New Yorker Scott Feiner who was lured to Rio de Janeiro by the Brazilian pandeiro, and Ewa Wolf who left home in Belgium to play the bandoneon, the quintessential instrument of tango, in Buenos Aires.
Meet the residents of two NSW communities where music is the soundtrack to daily life and inner worlds. Twin radio portraits and an online feature give a voice to the traditional, rural village of Robertson and the ethnically diverse and busy Liverpool suburb area around Miller on Sydney's western fringe, as residents explore their musical favourites and passions, ranging from rap to Slim Dusty to Puccini. Interview clips recorded by Andrew Ford and portraits by photographer Jim Rolon form part of a current exhibition titled 'Local Portraits' at the Casula Powerhouse museum, mirrored in our companion online gallery.
Meet fine players drawn from afar to make a life in Scottish music. Martin Green, an English accordionist touring the world in a leading Scottish band, tells of the warm embrace of that musical culture and, in Australia, violinist Chris Duncan and pianist Catherine Strutt explore the characteristic techniques and dancing delights of the Scottish fiddle and piano tradition.
The Sound of Blue charts musician Linda Neil's journey in search of music that moves the listener to deep emotion. To answer the question 'What is it about music that makes people cry?' she tells the story of her own search for the sound of blue, a quest that took her away from classical music to the music of the street as she followed the call of love songs and Gypsy music.
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Join Cathy Peters as she searches for the low down on low sound from night clubs and car shows to university sound laboratories and CD mastering suites. The 'bottom end' permeates most aspects of music these days; whether it's the vibrating car next to you or the rumble of your neighbour's new sub woofer, you just can't escape it.
Into The Music
Saturday 5pm repeated Friday 3pm (WA 4pm)
Presented by Robyn Johnston
What is your favourite music? Why does a single song or piece of music mean more to you than any other? Local Portraits is a photographic exhibition that asks this question of 70 people. Find out more...
Visit the Into The Music Special Features page to see all our special features including Silk on Wood, Playmakers, Bossa Nova: The sound that seduced the world, and The Wounding Song. Find out more...
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