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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.
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Christmas Special
Duration: 00:58:59 | Date: 18 December, 2015
The Dustbusters
Duration: 01:01:52 | Date: 11 December, 2015
Nyckelharpa
Duration: 00:56:23 | Date: 4 December, 2015
Cow Cow Blues
Duration: 00:54:52 | Date: 27 November, 2015
Kaia Kater
Duration: 00:55:00 | Date: 20 November, 2015
Prairie Home Companion
Duration: 00:53:22 | Date: 13 November, 2015
Leveret
Duration: 00:59:26 | Date: 6 November, 2015
The Incredible String Band
Duration: 00:46:32 | Date: 30 October, 2015
Ry Cooder - My Name Is Buddy
Duration: 01:33:34 | Date: 23 October, 2015
Oscar Lopez and James Keelaghan - Compadres
Duration: 01:00:24 | Date: 16 October, 2015
Cathy and Carol
Duration: 00:58:07 | Date: 9 October, 2015
Duos
Duration: 00:50:26 | Date: 2 October, 2015
Bob Fox
Duration: 00:58:53 | Date: 25 September, 2015
Cara Dillon
Duration: 00:58:46 | Date: 18 September, 2015
Murmurs by Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting and Nancy Kerr
Duration: 01:08:18 | Date: 11 September, 2015
Kate Rusby
Duration: 01:02:21 | Date: 4 September, 2015
Toure Cooder
Duration: 01:04:07 | Date: 28 August, 2015
Santoor Bansuri
Duration: 00:59:23 | Date: 21 August, 2015
70 Colombia
Duration: 00:59:57 | Date: 14 August, 2015
The Terem Quartet
Duration: 00:57:46 | Date: 7 August, 2015
Duets
Duration: 00:54:52 | Date: 31 July, 2015
The Unthanks
Duration: 01:04:52 | Date: 24 July, 2015
Caper Caillie
Duration: 01:00:08 | Date: 17 July, 2015
Jose Gonzales
Duration: 00:58:36 | Date: 10 July, 2015
Ronnie Gilbert
Duration: 00:56:05 | Date: 3 July, 2015
Bellowhead
Duration: 01:01:47 | Date: 26 June, 2015
The Full English
Duration: 01:04:25 | Date: 19 June, 2015
Richard Thompson
Duration: 01:05:35 | Date: 12 June, 2015
Steeleye Span
Duration: 01:06:31 | Date: 5 June, 2015
Dave Jordan
Duration: 00:59:27 | Date: 29 May, 2015
NZ Folk
Duration: 01:01:33 | Date: 22 May, 2015
Mel Parsons
Duration: 01:03:36 | Date: 8 May, 2015
Rambling Jack Elliot
Duration: 00:57:24 | Date: 1 May, 2015
Marion Arts
Duration: 00:58:49 | Date: 24 April, 2015
Ramzi Aburedwan
Duration: 01:03:50 | Date: 17 April, 2015
The Remarkables
Duration: 00:59:04 | Date: 10 April, 2015
Toumani And Sidiki Diabate
Duration: 01:04:09 | Date: 3 April, 2015
Emily Smith
Duration: 00:56:20 | Date: 27 March, 2015
Mike Harding
Duration: 00:57:35 | Date: 20 March, 2015
The Gloaming
Duration: 01:04:40 | Date: 6 March, 2015
WOMAD Pt.2
Duration: 00:57:43 | Date: 27 February, 2015
WOMAD 2015
Duration: 00:55:44 | Date: 20 February, 2015
Dobet Gnahore
Duration: 00:54:44 | Date: 7 February, 2015
Dylan vs Seegar
Duration: 01:01:58 | Date: 30 January, 2015