On Sunday 19th March it was my pleasure to chat with Kara Pennington and Siv Fjaerestad, two power houses of community action in Featherston. They came in to talk about (amongst a heap of other things!) Featherston’s new community development venture, Fab Feathy, and the Community Potluck dinner that will be happening at the Anzac … More An Interview with Fab Feathy!
An interview with Neil Dawson, internationally acclaimed sculptor and visual artist. In this interview, Neil discusses Ascension, an ambitious and daring public artwork destined for Masterton in the Wairarapa. The final push to raise the funds necessary to bring Ascension to Masterton will start on 24.11.16 with a Boosted campaign. For more information about how you can support this project, visit https://www.facebook.com/Art-For-Our-Valley-1076509902413992/ where links to the Boosted website will be provided.
Lucy Cooper is the host of ReCooper8, a monthly arts show on Arrow FM 92.7, one of New Zealand 12 community access radio stations. For more information, stories and interviews visit http://www.recooper8.wordpress.com … More Interview with Neil Dawson
A story about the Pahiatua Convent, that was recently given a new lease of life in Greytown. … More Episode 2 – New Beginnings
Lucy interviews Alex Cruickshank, writer, geek (self-confessed) and collector of 1980s computer technology. … More Episode 1 – Thank you Mr President. No, really…
Quick chats with the good people of Martinborough, New Zealand, about their earliest audio and radio memories. … More Episode 3 – Martinborough’s Earliest Radio Memories
Coming up on Arrow FM, 92.7FM this Sunday (17th) on ReCooper8 is my interview with Thross Paradise, Greytown-based singer song writer who has gone from anarchist to arborist and a lot more in between! For those who can’t wait till Sunday, here’s the whole show!
In 2013, John Bushnell and his family bought the former Brigidine Convent in Pahiatua and relocated it to Greytown. The convent had been at the heart of the Pahiatua community since 1912 until its relocation. Recently, John and his family opened the doors of their new home to members of the Pahiatua community, including a number of … More A story about the Pahiatua Convent
The Julie Lamb Band is playing at King Street Live on Friday 20th November! Doors open at 7pm. Here’s my recent interview with Julie Lamb: You can hear more music from the Julie Lamb Band on this month’s edition of ReCooper8, which airs on Thursday 19th November on 92.7FM at 8pm, or download the podcast … More Interview with Julie Lamb, of the Julie Lamb Band
Originally posted on Featherston Zen Garden:
Our little town and it’s main street was on TV on Monday night. On TV3 Story. Not the most flattering story. The Editor of the Wairarapa Times Age talks about it in his latest Editorial titles “Mocking a small town“. I don’t know what to think about the TV…
Maybe it was the unusual recording ‘studio’ (I was in the cupboard under the stairs); maybe it was the lateness of the hour; maybe I was channelling these wonderful fellas! Whatever it was, something found my funny bone! Apologies to Masterton Rotary! Rest assured, I got it in the end! You can listen to the whole … More Take 143! When you just can’t seem to get it!
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