Composer Andrew Ford presents The Music Show on ABC Radio National. His books include Try Whistling This, Illegal Harmonies: Music in the Modern Age and, most recently, The Shortest History of Music.
Books & arts
The Kid who wouldn’t grow up
Andrew Ford
22 October 2011
Ageing pop musicians find themselves caught between expectations, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
Fresh ears
Andrew Ford
12 September 2011
For babies, it’s yes to Bach but no to Mozart
From the archive
Shall they overcome?
Andrew Ford
13 July 2011
Does a good cause make good art?
Books & arts
Dark pop
Andrew Ford
6 June 2011
MUSIC | Andrew Ford explores the darkness at the junction of pop music and other genres
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