Hip hop seeks to occupy youngsters
An innovative hip hop workshop is aiming to reduce juvenile crime in the wheatbelt town of Narrogin, south-east of Perth.
View ArticleDownsyde highlights the upside of Narrogin
The upside of Narrogin as hip hop comes to town
View ArticleAchey breaky ukuleles
Ukuleles are making a comeback in Australia and players from the Great Southern region are polishing up their instruments for the 2010 national ukulele festival in Cairns next weekend.
View ArticleHip-hop in Katanning proves a winner
Shire of Katanning youth programs coordinator and hip-hop instructor Juaini Taylor has been named WA's most outstanding youth worker in a ceremony held last Friday night.
View ArticleThe Next Big Thing
John Butler, Snowman, Streetlight, Harlequin League and Project Mayhem have all taken the title, it's time again for Western Australia's Next Big Thing.
View ArticleMeet Steve Raisin who loves a good ol' toe-tapping tune!
In the second of our 'Great Southern Collectors' series, online reporter Jo Pickup dropped in on a record collector from Boyup Brook.
View ArticleThe Plaided Piper of Popanyinning
It has rallied Scots into battle, put fear into their foes and touched our hearts as a lone piper farewells a lost comrade. The bagpipe has a fascinating heritage, but rarely used in animal husbandry.
View ArticleMusic dampens dry season blow in Newdegate
Newdegate musician Nick Kelly knows what it's like to face dry seasons on the farm, but when times are tough he feels lucky to have his guitar by his side.
View ArticleGeneration why: music
The music young people listen to these day just isn't the same as it was back in the day.
View ArticleAlbany's Southern Right Males Choir and friends, singing up a storm for men's...
With a sound as big as a whale, the Southern Right Males with fellow choirs, the Ballpoint Penguins, the Green Island Boys and Contraband, will boom their voices from the big stage of the Albany...
View ArticleMusic talk with Graeme Connors
The Albany Entertainment centre was recently the venue for a collaboration between Melinda Schneider and Graeme Connors.
View ArticleWrite the story in three minutes and make it rhyme
Up until the moment she stepped on stage for the first time, Deb Beckett knew that she was destined to be a singer.
View ArticleKatanning Congolese harmony message
Rugumeza Prokita is a Congolese man who migrated to Australia to escape a brutal war and found peace in Katanning
View ArticleHarmony in Katanning
The 4th annual Katanning Harmony Festival kicked off in scorching heat amidst a cultural melting pot of tradition, colour and fun.
View ArticleAlbany community demand a taste of Bogle
The man behind one of the most famous songs ever about war is coming to play in Albany - and it's all thanks to a band of persistent locals.
View ArticleThe Stray Sisters return home
The wayward sisters, known as two-thirds of The Waifs returned to Albany this week for a one-off intimate hometown gig.
View ArticleComposing music in the Gallipoli trenches: Frederick Septimus Kelly
He is a true Anzac legend. Olympic gold medallist, war hero, acquaintance of Winston Churchill and a man who could compose a moving piece of music whilst on the battlefield at Gallipoli.
View ArticleIndigenous kids connect to culture and language through song
A program that uses pop music to connect Indigenous students in the Wheatbelt with their culture and language is producing remarkable results.
View ArticleA journey through pain and loss: Archie Roach
After an extremely difficult few years, the unparalleled Archie Roach emerged on the other side, strong and dedicated.
View ArticleSisterhood unites The Waifs as they embark on national tour
Family bonds run deep in The Waifs, who are about to undertake a national tour, children in tow.
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