Programs

Your Music and Arts Companion.

ArtSound FM delivers a wide variety of fine music and arts programming on two frequencies across the ACT, and also streaming on the web. Now celebrating 20 years of great art sound, this community station plays a mix of jazz, classical, folk, blues and world music. ArtSound FM is a member of the Australian Fine Music Network.

ArtSound Programs A - Z

Scroll to browse a complete list of all of ArtSound’s programs

A Jazz Experience

A Jazz Hour with Barry O’Sullivan

A Reading Life

Across the Tracks

After Hours

Aladdin’s Cave

Arts About

Arts Alive

Arts Café

Arts Cafe (repeat)

ArtSound Radio Theatre

Artstarter

Beale Street Caravan

Bert Whelan’s Golden Years of Music: You Must Remember This

Celtic Heartbeat

Classical Mood

Concert Hall

Concert Hour

Dirt Music

Down in the Basement

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Program Schedule

Choose a day

Monday

								
																		ArtstarterA lively and very different way to start the day, with a mix of quality music, commentary, arts news, interviews, information and features. The program features Australian Independent Radio News, Arts Diaries and weather bulletins on the hour.
7:00 amView more
										
																		Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlinBill McGlaughlin delves into a wide assortment of classical music. Each five-program series builds off a theme ranging from composer biographies to the music of various cultures and times.
9:00 amView more
										
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										10:00 am
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																		Arts CaféEvery weekday at noon, straight after the news, the “Arts Café” opens its doors to bring you a delectable smorgasbord of bright music,interviews,arts stories from the region, Arts Diary plus The World, our summary of the day’s world events.
12:00 pmView more
										
																		Classical MoodKnowledgeable ArtSound enthusiasts of classical music presents time-honoured favourites and new works from the world’s finest composers, soloists, ensembles, and orchestras.
2:00 pmView more
										
																		Leaves of BluegrassRich Pascal brings you the best bluegrass music, and music adjacent to bluegrass, with plenty of historical and cultural context.
4:00 pmView more
										
																		DrivewayDriveway is a new early-evening program in development. On weekdays when the midday Arts Cafe program doesn't rebroadcast, various Driveway presenters [...]
5:00 pmView more
										
																		World VibeWeekday evenings, feel the pulse of the planet through the popular World Vibe. You’ll get to hear world fusion, contemporary and traditional music from a diverse range of countries and cultures. It’s your free ticket around the world.

Friday Nights feature special broadcasts of the Putumayo Concert Hour. Visit the website: www.putumayo.com
7:00 pmView more
										
																		Down in the BasementTwo hours of great jazz, blues, with splashes of soul and funk.
8:00 pmView more
										
																		ArtSound Radio TheatreA half hour of contemporary short plays either written specifically for radio by Canberra playwrights, or classic plays selected from the Artsound sound [...]
10:00 pmView more
										
																		Poetry on the RadioA weekly program, with readings, discussions, and news relating to Canberra-region poets and poetry.
Hosted by Kimberly K. Williams and Peter Searles, [...]
10:30 pmView more
										
																		High ScoreIn an eight-week special series running December 6, 2024 to January 25, 2025, accomplished gamer Nick Doody presents an hour dedicated to the composers, [...]
11:00 pmView more
										
																		After HoursRelax with “After Hours” ArtSound FM’s soundscape of seamless jazz, folk and blues throughout the predawn hours.
12:00 amView more

Tuesday

								
																		ArtstarterA lively and very different way to start the day, with a mix of quality music, commentary, arts news, interviews, information and features. The program features Australian Independent Radio News, Arts Diaries and weather bulletins on the hour.
7:00 amView more
										
																		Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlinBill McGlaughlin delves into a wide assortment of classical music. Each five-program series builds off a theme ranging from composer biographies to the music of various cultures and times.
9:00 amView more
										
																		Senior Memories<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12267" [...]

										10:00 am
										View more
										
																		Arts CaféEvery weekday at noon, straight after the news, the “Arts Café” opens its doors to bring you a delectable smorgasbord of bright music,interviews,arts stories from the region, Arts Diary plus The World, our summary of the day’s world events.
12:00 pmView more
										
																		Classical MoodKnowledgeable ArtSound enthusiasts of classical music presents time-honoured favourites and new works from the world’s finest composers, soloists, ensembles, and orchestras.
2:00 pmView more
										
																		Hot, Sweet & JazzyFrom the studios of The Pulse, Geelong, a rotating line-up of six jazz aficionados playing tunes from across and near the genre, from the 1920s onward, and from America, Australia, Europe, and elsewhere, including rare recordings.
4:00 pmView more
										
																		Arts Cafe (repeat)A repeat broadcast of the noon-2pm program: Every weekday at noon, straight after the The World, a summary of the day’s world events, the “Arts Café” opens its doors to bring you a delectable smorgasbord of bright music, interviews, arts stories from the region, and the Arts Diary.
5:00 pmView more
										
																		World VibeWeekday evenings, feel the pulse of the planet through the popular World Vibe. You’ll get to hear world fusion, contemporary and traditional music from a diverse range of countries and cultures. It’s your free ticket around the world.

Friday Nights feature special broadcasts of the Putumayo Concert Hour. Visit the website: www.putumayo.com
7:00 pmView more
										
																		Down in the BasementTwo hours of great jazz, blues, with splashes of soul and funk.
8:00 pmView more
										
																		New York Jazz“Our musical bag is nostalgia” says Tom Parker in his trip down memory lane, showcasing the very best in jazz from New York and cities across the USA. All the great names are there, from the 40s through to the current era, remembered with stories and anecdotes contributed by Tom and his listeners. Cast yourself into a world of ‘late night’ American jazz clubs and be charmed for two hours by a man of style and eloquence who lives in New York but still calls Australia home.
10:00 pmView more
										
																		Ultima ThuleFrom 2MBS in Sydney, a 90-minute mix of ambient, trance, drone, and chill-out electronica, spacemusic, ancient, medieval, and neoclassical creations, traditional and world music, soundtracks, cool jazz, and impressionist soundworks.
12:00 pmView more
										
																		After HoursRelax with “After Hours” ArtSound FM’s soundscape of seamless jazz, folk and blues throughout the predawn hours.
1:30 amView more

Wednesday

								
																		ArtstarterA lively and very different way to start the day, with a mix of quality music, commentary, arts news, interviews, information and features. The program features Australian Independent Radio News, Arts Diaries and weather bulletins on the hour.
7:00 amView more
										
																		Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlinBill McGlaughlin delves into a wide assortment of classical music. Each five-program series builds off a theme ranging from composer biographies to the music of various cultures and times.
9:00 amView more
										
																		Senior Memories<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12267" [...]

										10:00 am
										View more
										
																		Arts CaféEvery weekday at noon, straight after the news, the “Arts Café” opens its doors to bring you a delectable smorgasbord of bright music,interviews,arts stories from the region, Arts Diary plus The World, our summary of the day’s world events.
12:00 pmView more
										
																		Concert HallThe best of Canberra performances of all forms of classical music performed by local and international solo instruments, voices, ensembles, orchestras, and choirs at such venues as the ANU School of Music, the Wesley Music Centre, the National Gallery, the National Library, and local churches.
2:00 pmView more
										
																		The ArtSound Recorded Music SocietyArtSound presenters’ and listeners' much-loved recordings

In 1944, the Canberra Recorded Music Society began meeting at Albert Hall, the Institute of [...]
4:00 pmView more
										
																		Arts Cafe (repeat)A repeat broadcast of the noon-2pm program: Every weekday at noon, straight after the The World, a summary of the day’s world events, the “Arts Café” opens its doors to bring you a delectable smorgasbord of bright music, interviews, arts stories from the region, and the Arts Diary.
5:00 pmView more
										
																		World VibeWeekday evenings, feel the pulse of the planet through the popular World Vibe. You’ll get to hear world fusion, contemporary and traditional music from a diverse range of countries and cultures. It’s your free ticket around the world.

Friday Nights feature special broadcasts of the Putumayo Concert Hour. Visit the website: www.putumayo.com
7:00 pmView more
										
																		Down in the BasementTwo hours of great jazz, blues, with splashes of soul and funk.
8:00 pmView more
										
																		Tiki Lounge RemixSeth Jordan hosts an old favourite and CBAA Award winner: the latest in world music, jazz, digital beats, and aural exotica along with insightful interviews with international and Australian artists, producers, and festival organisers.
10:00 pmView more
										
																		Beale Street CaravanThis blues radio program brings live-in-concert performances to more than 3 million listeners each week around the world.
12:00 amView more
										
																		After HoursRelax with “After Hours” ArtSound FM’s soundscape of seamless jazz, folk and blues throughout the predawn hours.
1:00 amView more

Thursday

								
																		ArtstarterA lively and very different way to start the day, with a mix of quality music, commentary, arts news, interviews, information and features. The program features Australian Independent Radio News, Arts Diaries and weather bulletins on the hour.
7:00 amView more
										
																		Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlinBill McGlaughlin delves into a wide assortment of classical music. Each five-program series builds off a theme ranging from composer biographies to the music of various cultures and times.
9:00 amView more
										
																		Senior Memories<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12267" [...]

										10:00 am
										View more
										
																		Arts CaféEvery weekday at noon, straight after the news, the “Arts Café” opens its doors to bring you a delectable smorgasbord of bright music,interviews,arts stories from the region, Arts Diary plus The World, our summary of the day’s world events.
12:00 pmView more
										
																		Classical MoodKnowledgeable ArtSound enthusiasts of classical music presents time-honoured favourites and new works from the world’s finest composers, soloists, ensembles, and orchestras.
2:00 pmView more
										
																		Let the Bands PlayFrom 3CR, a cavalcade of the best brass, military, pipe, and concert bands from Australia and elsewhere.
4:00 pmView more
										
																		Arts Cafe (repeat)A repeat broadcast of the noon-2pm program: Every weekday at noon, straight after the The World, a summary of the day’s world events, the “Arts Café” opens its doors to bring you a delectable smorgasbord of bright music, interviews, arts stories from the region, and the Arts Diary.
5:00 pmView more
										
																		World VibeWeekday evenings, feel the pulse of the planet through the popular World Vibe. You’ll get to hear world fusion, contemporary and traditional music from a diverse range of countries and cultures. It’s your free ticket around the world.

Friday Nights feature special broadcasts of the Putumayo Concert Hour. Visit the website: www.putumayo.com
7:00 pmView more
										
																		Down in the BasementTwo hours of great jazz, blues, with splashes of soul and funk.
8:00 pmView more
										
																		Live ArchivePaul Conn brings you the best recorded live concerts.

Live Archive presents a concert from the past 60 years from a range of artists and [...]
10:00 pmView more
										
																		Movie ClubA local perspective on film and DVD

Luke McWilliams and Marisa Martin’s lively exploration of current cinema.[...]
11:00 pmView more
										
																		A Jazz Hour with Barry O’SullivanBarry O’Sullivan’s nationally broadcast program, in its 14th year on the Community Radio Network. From his home base in The Blue Mountains, he presents contemporary and occasionally nostalgic jazz from Australia and elsewhere..
11:30 pmView more
										
																		After HoursRelax with “After Hours” ArtSound FM’s soundscape of seamless jazz, folk and blues throughout the predawn hours.
12:30 amView more

Friday

								
																		ArtstarterA lively and very different way to start the day, with a mix of quality music, commentary, arts news, interviews, information and features. The program features Australian Independent Radio News, Arts Diaries and weather bulletins on the hour.
7:00 amView more
										
																		Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlinBill McGlaughlin delves into a wide assortment of classical music. Each five-program series builds off a theme ranging from composer biographies to the music of various cultures and times.
9:00 amView more
										
																		Senior Memories<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-12267" [...]

										10:00 am
										View more
										
																		Arts CaféEvery weekday at noon, straight after the news, the “Arts Café” opens its doors to bring you a delectable smorgasbord of bright music,interviews,arts stories from the region, Arts Diary plus The World, our summary of the day’s world events.
12:00 pmView more
										
																		Classical MoodKnowledgeable ArtSound enthusiasts of classical music presents time-honoured favourites and new works from the world’s finest composers, soloists, ensembles, and orchestras.
2:00 pmView more
										
																		Early Music ExperienceMark Shepheard explores European music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras.
4:00 pmView more
										
																		Arts Cafe (repeat)A repeat broadcast of the noon-2pm program: Every weekday at noon, straight after the The World, a summary of the day’s world events, the “Arts Café” opens its doors to bring you a delectable smorgasbord of bright music, interviews, arts stories from the region, and the Arts Diary.
5:00 pmView more
										
																		Putumayo World Music HourAn internationally distributed program hosted by KFOG San Francisco’s Rosalie Howarth, who takes a weekly journey through the music of many different cultures with a blend of well-known artists and exceptional underexposed ones.
7:00 pmView more
										
																		Friday Night LiveThe best of live recorded jazz, world, and related music from venues around Canberra, or from our studios. ArtSound’s long-time broadcaster and Manager Technology, Chris Deacon, gives you the best seats in the house at gigs recorded in the Canberra-region. The award-winning program emphasises local talent but occasionally presents national and international acts.

Want to get involved? Contact Chris at FNL@artsound.fm
8:00 pmView more
										
																		Jazz FrontiersWhere jazz went to when it was taking giant steps ahead.

Peter Monaghan presents jazz on the "out" side and related music just outside jazz.
10:00 pmView more
										
																		After HoursRelax with “After Hours” ArtSound FM’s soundscape of seamless jazz, folk and blues throughout the predawn hours.
12:00 pmView more

Saturday

								
																		After HoursRelax with “After Hours” ArtSound FM’s soundscape of seamless jazz, folk and blues throughout the predawn hours.
7:00 amView more
										
																		Celtic HeartbeatTraditional and more recent Celtic music: ballads, folk songs, instrumentals, sea shanties and traditional music/songs within a Celtic theme. Music from [...]
8:00 amView more
										
																		Leaves of BluegrassRich Pascal brings you the best bluegrass music, and music adjacent to bluegrass, with plenty of historical and cultural context.
10:00 amView more
										
																		High ScoreIn an eight-week special series running December 6, 2024 to January 25, 2025, accomplished gamer Nick Doody presents an hour dedicated to the composers, [...]
11:00 amView more
										
																		The ArtSound Recorded Music SocietyArtSound presenters’ and listeners' much-loved recordings

In 1944, the Canberra Recorded Music Society began meeting at Albert Hall, the Institute of [...]
12:00 pmView more
										
																		Live ArchivePaul Conn brings you the best recorded live concerts.

Live Archive presents a concert from the past 60 years from a range of artists and [...]
1:00 pmView more
										
																		The Music WorksThe best in contemporary jazz & world music

The best in contemporary jazz, world, and related music presented by Chris Deacon.[...]
2:00 pmView more
										
																		Bert Whelan’s Golden Years of Music: You Must Remember This

In You Must Remember This, Brian Leonard presents music selected by ArtSound music guru, Bert Whelan, who has a formidable knowledge of [...]
4:00 pmView more

																		Music CollectorAn hour of quality popular music from the heyday of radio – the 1940s to the 1970s.
5:00 pmView more
										
																		A Jazz Hour with Barry O’SullivanBarry O’Sullivan’s nationally broadcast program, in its 14th year on the Community Radio Network. From his home base in The Blue Mountains, he presents contemporary and occasionally nostalgic jazz from Australia and elsewhere..
6:00 pmView more
										
																		WoodsongsTake a trip to Lexington, Kentucky, for all your blues and roots and folk needs. A celebration of grassroots music and the artists who make it.
7:00 pmView more
										
																		Hit Parade of YesterdayOn air since 1978 with vintage music from the 20s & 30s: jazz, big bands, and some Australian bands, personalities, and music from the movies.
8:00 pmView more
										
																		Across the TracksAlex Imaschew combines everything from '50s R&B to '60s jazz to retro soul with compelling personal stories for good measure.
9:00 pmView more
										
																		Aladdin’s CaveAlex Imaschew takes you on a musical adventure of classic blues and roots music.
10:30 pmView more
										
																		Dirt Music"Roots and roll" rock journalist Stuart Cope presents a cross section of roots-based music ranging from blues to alt-country, soul, R&B, reggae, and [...]
12:30 amView more
										
																		After HoursRelax with “After Hours” ArtSound FM’s soundscape of seamless jazz, folk and blues throughout the predawn hours.
1:30 amView more

Sunday

								
																		Concert HourDeutsche Welle and sister broadcasters present live recordings of classical music performances in Germany’s palaces, churches, and concert hall, including from such regional  festivals as Schleswig-Holstein Music l, MDR Summer Music, and Rheingau.
8:00 amView more
										
																		Arts AliveArts Alive, produced in Melbourne by the Independent Media Foundation, presents reports from around Australia and occasionally NZ and Singapore: news and current events, guest of the week, and a review.
9:00 amView more
										
																		Sounds FolkThe best folk music

The best in current and past folk music and its many associated styles.[...]
10:00 amView more
										
																		A Jazz ExperienceThe whole history of the genre

A team of ArtSound's friendliest presenters bring you their favourite tracks and discoveries from throughout [...]
12:00 pmView more
										
																		Arts AboutNeil Doody provides a look back at the best arts content from the week, and previews some from the week ahead

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1:00 pmView more
										
																		Sounds ClassicalClassical music from the Renaissance through to today, often with a weekly theme.
2:00 pmView more
										
																		ArtSound Radio TheatreA half hour of contemporary short plays either written specifically for radio by Canberra playwrights, or classic plays selected from the Artsound sound [...]
4:00 pmView more
										
																		Poetry on the RadioA weekly program, with readings, discussions, and news relating to Canberra-region poets and poetry.
Hosted by Kimberly K. Williams and Peter Searles, [...]
4:30 pmView more
										
																		Jazz Album ExplorationsDirk Zeylmans and Flynn Marcus, two founts of jazz knowledge, will return with a new program with a self-explanatory title.[...]
5:00 pmView more
										
																		Hot, Sweet & JazzyFrom the studios of The Pulse, Geelong, a rotating line-up of six jazz aficionados playing tunes from across and near the genre, from the 1920s onward, and from America, Australia, Europe, and elsewhere, including rare recordings.
6:00 pmView more
										
																		Early Music ExperienceMark Shepheard explores European music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras.
7:00 pmView more
										
																		Concert HallThe best of Canberra performances of all forms of classical music performed by local and international solo instruments, voices, ensembles, orchestras, and choirs at such venues as the ANU School of Music, the Wesley Music Centre, the National Gallery, the National Library, and local churches.
8:00 pmView more
										
																		Arts AboutNeil Doody provides a look back at the best arts content from the week, and previews some from the week ahead

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10:00 pmView more
										
																		The Phantom Dancer1920s-30s singer Greg Poppleton hosts a non-stop mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio. With high energy music, first hand history from original radio broadcasts, and little talk. Won the CBAA Best Music Show Award in 2007 and was a finalist in 2016.
11:00 pmView more
										
																		The Bohemian BeatRiddhi explores poetry and its influence on music and culture through the ages.
12:00 amView more
										
																		After HoursRelax with “After Hours” ArtSound FM’s soundscape of seamless jazz, folk and blues throughout the predawn hours.
1:00 amView more

Senior Memories

Programs for Seniors

Artsound’s Senior Memories service provides programs for people with restricted access to social services and entertainment. Many listeners are in aged-care facilities, many still in their own homes.

Content includes entertainment, health, and education information specifically tailored to the audience.

Senior Memories was originally delivered via the Internet as a streaming digital-audio service to subscribing locations, but is now a part of ArtSound’s regular programming. It airs for two hours every weekday, 10am-midday.

What is it?

Launched as a trial in May 2013, ArtSound’s Senior Memories aims to enhance the quality of life of seniors who may be socially isolated or living in aged-care facilities and retirement villages, or other accommodation.

How does it work?

Senior Memories was originally delivered via the Internet as a digital audio service currently streamed into subscribing locations in Lyons ACT, Curtin ACT, Page ACT, Belconnen ACT, Lyneham ACT, Griffith NSW, Yoogali NSW, and Finley NSW.

Senior Memories employed some of the latest audio-over-Internet technology to deliver a pristine signal to participating sites. The service originated at ArtSound FM’s Manuka Arts Centre studios in Canberra.

A small team of dedicated ArtSound volunteers delivered the online Senior Memories service when it had a 24-hour-per-day schedule with “nostalgia” and other music; recordings of local and national concerts; segments on mindfulness, well-being, poetry, and photography for the ageing; life stories; origins of Canberra suburb names; era-specific radio serials; and various programs that originated on air through ArtSound FM.

A particular feature was the Senior Memories Morning Show which streamed during weekday mornings. Once a month a Senior Memories Morning Show was dedicated to a specific facility, and incorporated birthday calls for residents and details of activities under way at the particular facility.

Significant supporters of Senior Memories included the ACT Government, Canberra Southern Cross Club, Rural Funds Management, Infinite Networks, and the Rotary Club of Belconnen.

Our service attracted interest from the University of Canberra where scholars were studying the benefits of era-specific music and related programs on the quality of life of residents of aged-care facilities.

As mentioned above, Senior Memories became part of regular ArtSound programming, and is now heard from two hours each weekday morning, from 10am to midday.

For more information, contact ArtSound FM at admin@artsound.fm or (02) 6295 7444.

“I am very impressed with the Senior Memories network, which is professionally produced, is much appreciated by recipients of the service, and provides for an excellent community service outlet for the service’s volunteers.”

– Mick Gentleman MLA

Then Minister for the Ageing, January 2015

“Our residents love your station — they can’t get enough!”

– Betty Szuromi

Activities Coordinator, Villaggio Sant’ Antonio, Page

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Recorded Interviews

ArtSound broadcasts many interviews with Canberra arts practitioners and arts and culture organisers.

Below we have the best interviews ArtSound’s volunteers have recorded in our studios or in the field. The interviews are heard on such programs as Arts Café, heard Monday to Friday from noon to 1:30pm, and In the Foyer, heard Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:30pm.

If you would like to be interviewed by ArtSound FM, or to recommend that we interview someone in particular, please fill in the form here.

Sample ArtSound recorded interviews. Please select an interview to begin streaming

Many examples of on-air interviews and performances are posted below. First, though, here’s a ledger of all such appearances by artists and arts organisers from the beginning of 2022 to late April 2023

ArtSound On-Air Interviews & Performances 2022-3

Bill Stephens In The Foyer, Gordon Ramsay, new CEO of Cultural Facilities Corporation