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Bernie Griffen, Kirsten Warner or Deputy Paul bring you a piece of American Country and Blues each week. Border Radio... it’s the tear in your beer, it’s the whisky grit, it’s Border Radio.

Border Radio with Bernie Griffen

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Sun 1 Nov 2020

Mixing cowpunk with current sounds ,  classic country rock and gothic bewilderment. The sounds of the experts covering Bob Dylan. All the stuff i personally love. 

Border Radio with Kirsten Warner

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Sun 18 Oct 2020

Bernie's playlist, presented by Kirsten. Bernie chose about a third new releases, a third new takes on old sounds and a third just plain strange and wonderful, altogether a great show. Kirsten's highlights - Patti Smith singing a youthful version of "Hey Joe" and a strange a wonderful Lee Hazlewood song. Congratulations Chloe Swarbrick, Auckland Central's new MP, a good result for inner city folk. 

Border Radio with Kirsten Warner

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Sun 11 Oct 2020

John Lennon would have been 80 this week. We play a couple of great Lennon songs. A couple of great New Zealand artists. It's an equal opportunities show - guarantee 50% women performers.And rockabilly rules, Kirsten's going dancing.

Border Radio with Deputy Paul

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Sun 4 Oct 2020

A few of the old standards but some new discoveries too. All them witches (thanks bFM Drive), Adam Hattaway & The Haunters (Thanks Pennie from the monday 1-4). A sweet Creedence cover from WIllie & Paula Nelson (Thanks TV show soundtracks). And topping up the dose of Drive by Truckers and Purple Mountains. (Thanks collapse of civilisation in the United States). And more from Sammy Brue, Hayley Thomas King and a beautiful Elizabeth Cotton version of Shake Sugaree.

Border radio with Deputy Paul

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Sun 20 Sep 2020

Downinto the blues hole for a chat with OG Darren Watson. Talkin' music, having a few laughs and dropping Avantadale Bowling Club & Tupac alongside Lightning Hopkins and Lyle Lovett 'cos hip hop is blues. And folk too.

Border Radio Bernie's First day back with Kirsten

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Sun 13 Sep 2020

Bernie and Kirsten dancing together on the Border Radio show . Lefty Frizzell to Justin Townes Earl and The Be Good Tanya's feature in 2hrs of beautiful and dark music. Dig deep!

Border Radio with Deputy Paul

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Sun 6 Sep 2020

Starts with some pretty familiar favorites but moves quickly into a ton of brand new to the show tunes, as well as pushing recent discoveries like Sammy Brue & Elijah Ocean. Pretty & brand new Australian Country Music from Ellisa Pernu, awesome Silver Jews, brutal Drive By Truckers and a frankly wayward stagger into the 1970's with The Ozark Mountain Daredevils and new Riders Of The Purple Sage. And a whole heap more.