Ralph Knight, Tim Harding & Anita Harris
Swing and Jazz music with a mix of old and new, as well as a touch of Latin American. Different guests every week including both music buffs and performers, with occasional live concerts.
Presented by Ralph Knight, Tim Harding and Anita Harris.
1st Saturday of the Month: Tim Harding
2nd Saturday of the Month: Ralph Knight
3rd Saturday of the Month: Anita Harris
4th Saturday of the Month: Ralph Knight
Rare 5th Saturdays: All-in show if we can swing it. (Pun intended)
About the presenters:
Ralph Knight – Ralph has been contributing to 3CR both on air and off for decades. While he started our lending his considerable technical expertise, constructing transmitters and studio building, he became involved presenting on a number of programs including Swing ‘n’ Sway and his own long-running program, Steam Radio.
Tim Harding – Tim Harding is a former leader, arranger and trombonist with the Australian Cotton Club Orchestra. He has recorded four Swing CD albums - three on the Warner label, and one on his own Yandoo label. He has been one of the regular presenters of the Swing ‘n Sway program for over 20 years, selecting from his large collection of jazz and swing recordings which he began as a teenager.
Anita Harris – Melbourne based jazz vocalist Anita Harris has been on the Australian jazz Scene for more than two decades. She has a large repertoire of jazz gems, four albums available on the Newmarket label and some of Melbourne’s finest musicians on hand to work by her side. She joined the Swing ‘n’ Sway team in 2018 to share her love of swing, jazz and Latin and to maybe learn a thing or two.
Contact anitaharrisjazz@bigpond.com.
Missed it? Listen back now. In 2020 the Smith Street Working Group and the City of Yarra partner with 3CR to bring a retrospective of the past 7 years of the Smith Street Dreaming Festival - usually a day event held on Smith Street during NAIDOC week. Presented by 3CR broadcaster Viv Malo, (The Black Block), alongside Dave Arden and others live to air from the 3CR studios. The broadcast featured music from past festival performers and interviews with some of the key figures of the Smith Street Dreaming formation. Broadcast live on Saturday 18 July, 1-4pm.
We can't bring you our usual live prison broadcasts for Beyond the Bars in 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions. BUT we will be bringing you the voices of Indigenous men and women from the inside each day from Monday 6 July to Friday 10 July at 12-1pm. 3CR Indigenous broadcasters have been recording messages, cheerios, poems, stories, raps and short interviews with some of the inmates over the phone at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, Loddon/Middleton Prison, Barwon Prison, Karreenga Annex and Fulham Correctional Centre. NAIDOC Week has been postponed to 8-15 November, but we wanted to reach out to the men and women at this time to facilitate their voices, and tell them they are not forgotten. Please listen in. Audio coming soon www.3cr.org.au/beyondthebars2020
A heartfelt thanks to all of you who have donated to our June Station Appeal. We've really enjoyed hearing from our many loyal listeners and supporters, and have been humbled by your generous donations. Our Station Appeal is slowly bringing in the financial support we need to keep the station running for the next 12 months, but we are well short of where we need to be. Normally at this time of year we would be well on the way to reaching our $250,000 Radiothon target with fundraisers, gigs and other events. Unfortunately, many of the events that would help us reach our fundraising goals are just not possible. We're currently sitting on just $90,000. So with just one week to go to 30 June, we are giving the Station Appeal one last BIG PUSH! Thanks again for your support - it's really greatly appreciated. Donate today.
