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Almost all music has a folk origin: blues, jazz, rock and even so-called classical. As Big Bill Broonzy famously said - "all songs are folk songs; ain't never heard a horse sing!"
Arguably the first Kiwi to make a living with a mandolin, David spent some of his musical life playing bluegrass, but was performing in the folk boom as early as 1964.
He was playing in Europe and the UK in the 70s, dabbling in folk rock and pop in California in the 80s, and creating a country garden in the 90s and teaching children to read.
These days, kind of retired, he is free to pursue any of the musical paths he loves: song-writing, tuition, and performance with guitar, piano, banjo, mandolin, autoharp, dulcimer, even bass; playing jazz, folk, blues and originals. Or to just kick back and listen to Bach or Grappelli ...
A long-standing performer of NZ folk, Davey also maintains a love affair with US old-time music nurtured since Doc Watson's LPs first made it to these shores. A natural entertainer since his debut on radio aged six, David thinks radio is the perfect performance medium.
The show is The Folk Music Hour. The episode was called The Nobel Dylan.
David Calder and Chris Foreman are still smiling having brought home to ART the 2017 NZ Radio Award for “Best Music Programme in Any Language”. This was the first year ART has entered into the very competitive national arena, and to gain recognition at this level is HUGE for us. Hear the award winning show here: The Nobel Dylan
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The Nobel Dylan
Winner of the 2017 NZ Radio Awards for "Best Music Programme in Any Language"
Duration: 00:25:59 | Date: 30 October, 2017
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Oh Canada
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Big Daddy Wilson
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Vishten
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The Rheingans Sisters
Duration: 00:00:02 | Date: 17 September, 2017
Martin Simpson
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Duration: 00:54:39 | Date: 27 August, 2017
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Duration: 01:01:42 | Date: 13 August, 2017
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Wish It Were Folk
Duration: 00:56:36 | Date: 25 June, 2017
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Duration: 00:56:05 | Date: 28 May, 2017
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Duration: 00:56:54 | Date: 21 May, 2017
Graeme Allwright
Duration: 00:56:23 | Date: 14 May, 2017
NZ Music Month Special
Duration: 01:00:18 | Date: 7 May, 2017
Phil Garland
Duration: 01:03:24 | Date: 30 April, 2017
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Duration: 01:00:10 | Date: 23 April, 2017
Piedmont Blues
Duration: 00:59:57 | Date: 16 April, 2017
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Duration: 00:58:43 | Date: 2 April, 2017
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Duration: 01:00:53 | Date: 26 March, 2017
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Duration: 00:54:31 | Date: 19 March, 2017
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Duration: 00:46:02 | Date: 19 February, 2017
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