Interviews

British-born, New Orleans-based pianist, vocalist and songwriter Jon Cleary makes time between his concerts to drop in to PBS for a chat and to play a couple of live songs on The Juke Joint. Tune in this Sunday afternoon for some truly unmissable radio.

Ahead of their Melbourne show on May 24th, visiting Bosnian group Divanhana called in from Sarajevo to chat with Global Village's roving reporter Nela Trifković about sevdah and the band's modern interpretations of this traditional music. Tune in on Sunday from 5pm to hear from band members Selma Droce and Neven Tunjić.

The Boîte community music organisation turns 45 with a big party on June 1st. Zulya Kamalova, Therese Virtue and Dr Jen Rose come into the Global Village to talk about the history and importance of the Boîte; and there will be live music in the studio from Misagh Zamani (Iran), Vinod Prasanna (India), Rosa Voto (Italy) and Ria Soemardjo (Indonesia), who will be playing at the party.

It’s Radio Festival here at PBS 106.7FM and Helen from Roots and Rhythm will be joined by jazz/blues/folk icon, Margret RoadKnight. Tune in this Wednesday as Helen chats to Margret RoadKnight about all things PBS!

It’s Radio Festival here at PBS 106.7FM and our announcers are diving deep into all things that fuel their love for this community-driven radio station. Tune into Radio City as Crispi chats with announcers Chris from Pojama People and Myles from 5ft High & Rising about their passion for PBS and how all listeners have the power to keep this station afloat.

As Radio Festival kicks off at PBS 106.7FM, our announcers share their deep-seated love for this community-driven radio station. Tune into Radio City as Crispi chats with announcers Lyndelle from The Afterglow and Claire from Firewater about their passion for PBS and how the good people of Melbourne can keep our station alive!

After twelve years, Dirty Three is back with new compositions to play and new stories to tell, marking their return to the hometown stage where it all began in 1992 at an Abbotsford pub. They don’t get together very often these days, but to see them perform is to witness three men shoulder-deep in the task. Join Claire as she chats with Warren Ellis about Dirty Three's upcoming show at the Hamer Hall during this year’s RISING Festival.

The Great Unknown consists of musicians from a mix of blues, country, rock and jazz backgrounds. As a result, their sound is sweet yet gritty, acoustic but electric with nods to blues and roots. Tune into Roots and Rhythm as Helen chats with Melinda Traves & David Taylor from The Great Unknown about their new album and upcoming show at Woodlands Hotel (Coburg) on July 7th.