Tune into 2020 Victorian Seniors Festival Radio reimagined programs The Festival has produced more than 80 Also, we are also excited to announce that radio programs in 2020. These programs are 25 Victorian community radio stations are very diverse in nature. They include many airing our programs. For information on your music features, radio plays, spoken word and local broadcaster and where to find them on discussion forums. your radio dial, visit our website at: This active PDF enables you to click at the top www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/ of each page to go directly to the relevant festivalsandawards/local-radio-schedule www.seniorsonline page to listen to programs. The categories available to you are: • Music Features • Radio Plays • Spoken Word • Design and Ideas Check out the Festival reimagined website for more great Festival content, leave us a comment, and share with your friends: www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/festival Music Features Click here to listen: https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/festivalsandawards/listen-now/music-features Music and entertainment features from Golden Days Radio Remembering Wireless Music of the 60s Part Two Seniors Dance Hall The Great American Parts 1 & 2 Song Book Featuring the music, popular Old time dance favourites to Remembering the role that culture and history of this sit back and listen to or get up Song and jazz standards from radio has played in our pivotal period. Hosted by Carol and dance along. Hosted by the 20th century performed by lives since the 1930s with Farman. Larry James. some of the greatest singers. a selection of music and Hosted by Peter Thomas. excerpts from drama, quiz and comedy series from across the decades. Hosted by Peter Thomas. Celebrate Seniors Bing Crosby and Friends At the Picture Palace series A Night at the Theatre series Series A Golden Days Radio Explores the history of the Explores the history of the documentary celebrating A music feature series focused grand cinemas that emerged heritage theatres in Melbourne seniors in our community on Bing Crosby and the artists throughout Victoria in the and celebrates the diversity with interviews and music who collaborated with him. 1920s, some of which have of live shows from the reflecting the experience of The series was hosted by survived until today. The 1840s to the current day. It growing older. Hosted by Peter Ray Stewart and features programs incorporate stories features music from many Thomas. many rare records and radio and music from films which of the musicals staged in broadcasts. were screened in the particular the theatres. It is hosted by picture palaces. It is hosted by Maurice Lockie. Episodes 1 - 32 Maurice Lockie. Episodes 1 - 8 Episodes 1 – 16 Music Features Click here to listen: https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/festivalsandawards/listen-now/music-features Other music features Radio 88 presents Rock Top of the Pops Music From The Hearth In Dark Times and Roll Greats 1950s and 1960s top of Deborah Conway and Willy A six-song cycle from the Music from the early rockers the pops hits including Cliff Zygier perform in isolation 30’s and early 40’s featuring of Australian Rock n Roll Richard, Bobbie Darren, at home a selection of songs a contemporary setting or a from the 1950s and 1960s Bobbie Vee, Frankie Valli and from their 2019 album The re-mix. Recorded in the home including Lonnie Lee and Paul Anka. Words of Men. The selections studios of Elizabeth Drake, early American Rock n Roll range include songs about pianist/composer and Karen classics from artists including relationships, their break down, Cummings, singer. At this Fats Domino and Chuck Berry and the mysteries and joys of present time we can return to hosted by Ian Braybrook. ageing. the songs of previous times and hold close to the values in which we believe. Sunday Musical Poems Here's Little Richard The Early Rockers (The Gospel According To Iso) Monica Jasmine Karo Remembering the impact of The early rockers of the Vika and Linda Bull speak with shares three music infused Little Richard on rock and 1950s were influential in the Radio reimagined creative poems and an original song. roll music. Radio 88fm's Ian development of rock and roll. director Nat Grant about "We sing, we create, from Braybrook charts the musical Radio 88fm's Ian Braybrook the creation process of their our experiences, from our journey of the exuberant shares music from major new isolation-inspired album resilience and from our musical genius whose songs figures like Bill Haley and Bo and discuss why they chose connection to land, family, and unique performance style Diddley to obscure one hit to record particular tracks culture and spirit. We are transformed rock and roll. wonders. during Melbourne's lockdown walking in the footsteps of restrictionsAs isolation began, our Elders and our leaders Vika and Linda decided who have come before us. to keep on singing, and so, We reclaim our sovereignty Sunday Sing Song was born as First nations peoples by from the loungeroom. For sharing our music and stories Radio Reimagined Vika and with the world." Linda share a selection of gospel tracks from the album and talk about their music and working in isolation. Music Features Click here to listen: https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/festivalsandawards/listen-now/music-features Other music features Johnny O'Keefe and The Day the Music Died Jessie Lloyd's Mission Friends Songs Project Nela Trifkovic The Day The Music Died Johnny O'Keefe and Friends celebrates the works of Mission Songs Project Bosnian-Australian musician, follows the career of Johnny American rock and roll explores the human reality singer and performer, Nela O'Keefe, one of Australia's musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie of the ‘missions era’, where Trifkovic is interviewed by most successful early Rock Valens, and "The Big Bopper" Aboriginal people were Multicultural Ats Victoria’s n Roll stars. He had a string J. P. Richardson. All three died removed from their homelands Oscar Jimenez and presents of number one hits as well as tragically in a plane crash in and moved onto missions. three beautiful pieces fronting programs in the early 1959. Hosted by Radio 88fm's exclusively for you. Nela shares Mission Songs Project days of television such as Ian Braybrook. stories about her family’s faithfully navigates the journey Six O'Clock Rock. Hosted by musical heritage and what of Aboriginal music as Jessie Radio 88fm's Ian Braybrook. inspired her to pursue her Lloyd connects the traditional music career. with contemporary, revealing the continuation of cultural practice and song traditions into the 21st Century. Amadou Souso Aura of the Whitethorn - Adam Simmons with Komeda, MAV Music - Mindy Meng Wang and Ajak Kwai Love Songs of the Irish jazz and pierogi and Vinod Prasanna This program program features One of Australia's most Adam Simmons is one of Ancient musical instruments two amazing African-Australian adventurous sopranos, Australia’s most highly regarded Guzheng and Indian Bansuri Flute artists: Kora player Amadou Deborah Kayser's music and eclectic musicians, come together on this exclusive Suso (of Senegambian Jazz practices span the centuries performing with artists as music collaboration. Mindy Meng Band) and singer songwriter from Ancient Chant, the varied as Nigel Kennedy, The Wang is a Chinese/Australian Ajak Kwai. The program Baroque, to Contemporary Pearly Shells, Australian Art musician, teacher and composer. includes exclusive live explorations in written and Orchestra and Spiderbait. Her cross-cultural life and performances and original improvised music. Adam also teaches shakuhachi professional experience create repertoire from both cross- at University of Melbourne, her unique style, and she loves to Nick Tsiavos is a bassist cultural artists. Interviewed by offers professional advice to experiment and improvise on the and composer whose music Jessika Ankomah, Amadou artists and was director at traditional Chinese instrument operates at the intersections and Ajak shared their inspiring Wangaratta Festival of Jazz - the guzheng.Bansuri (flute) of the Modern and the Ancient, musical stories and connection & Blues for two years. virtuoso, Vinod Prasanna, shines explored through the prism of to their rich cultures. as an outstanding performer Improvisation. of authentic traditional and contemporary Indian music. Radio plays Click here to listen: https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/festivalsandawards/listen-now/radio-plays Kaddish and The Rain The Carer Two monologues by leading playwright Daniel Keene who has won Written and performed by Alan Hopgood, The Carer has been seven Premier’s Literary Awards for Drama. adapted to a radio play. The heart warming story of a man rediscovering joy after the death of his wife. Kaddish: Spoken by a man who has watched his companion die. His grief becomes unbearable as he reflects on the poverty in which they lived. The Rain: A woman remembers a time when she was confronted by the everyday humanity and faith of the victims of genocide. Featuring actors Laurence Strangio, Brenda Palmer and John Flaus Christine Middleton presents Scones, Lamingtons and Chocolate Rolls Christine Middleton’s musical theatre productions document real historical journeys of ordinary people living lives of adventure, joy, heartache and endeavour. Meet Australian Outback 1940's restaurant owner Sheila and journey through her life with stories, song, bush verse, photographs and mouth watering recipes. Radio plays Click here to listen: https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/festivalsandawards/listen-now/radio-plays Lux Radio Theatre presents The Agatha Christie Radio Wicked Widows by Alan Hopgood from Bay Street Productions Mysteries – Rats Wicked Widows was adapted by Alan Hopgood from the PhD Acknowledged as the queen of crime fiction, Agatha Christie thesis of Dr Susan Feldman, who interviewed 80 widows for her had success not only as a novelist but as a playwright.