MAESTRO ON THE MIC….

 

Check out Maestro On The Mic every Saturday between 9.00 a.m. and 11.00 a.m.

Today we focussed on  playing an interesting range of good, mostly Australian, music. We had a brief intermission through talking to Ben Langdon of the Burrinja Festival which is on today.

Welcome to   the highest rating program on a Saturday morning blasting and head busting its way out of Upweywaywaywayway…

Email: maestroonthemic@gmail.com

Studio text:  04971 02000

Mail: P.O. Box 405 Emerald Victoria 3782

 

What we did today:

 

 Saturday 28 February, 2026
Love on the radio – Skyhooks (Ego)
It’s almost summer – Billy Thorpe (from the album Solo) – in memory of the great man who died this day in 2007 at age 60.
On the road again – Lisa Miller
Stranger and foreigners – Totally Gourdgeous
Wait for me Juanita – Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band (Making Whoopee)
Heart beating – Suzannah Espie (Sea of Lights)
Every days another dance – Floyd Thursby (Every Days Another Dance)
How great thou art – Elvis Presley (Epic – Live In Concert)
Let’s talk dirty in Hawaiian – Jim Haynes (The Essential)
Australian rules football – Ryan Stirling
Back in your arms – Peppercreek Revival (It’s All Been Said)
Bower bird – Nurseratched (Catastrophically Ourselves)
Gravy train – Mast Gully Fellers (The Great Divide)

 

 

We interviewed Ben Langdon about Burrinja Fest which is on from 12.00 p.m. today. Tickets at $40 and great value with what is on offer. Check out their website and call in at 351 Glenfern Road, Upwey.  There is music, exhibitions and more!

 

 

14. Oh baby – Shorehaven

15.  Everything I need – Ska Vendors (Good Love Bad)

16. Goldsmith – Fur Blossom

17. How long blues – Kerri Simpson (Sun Gonna Shine)

18. Beginnings – Chloe Violette (Colourfast)

19. Our mother the mountain – The Wainwright Sisters (Songs In The Dark)

20. Rattle your cage – Lloyd Spiegel (Cut And Run)

21. Maralitja – Yothu Yindi (Tribal Voice)

22. When guitars come out to play - The French Family Band

23. I wouldn’t want to live if you didn’t love me – Jimmy Little (Passages)

24. Human – Josh Light

 

Thank you to those listeners who text, emailed  or rang in during the show.  

 

MAESTRO ON THE MIC&hellip;.
&nbsp;
Check out Maestro On The Mic every Saturday between 9.00 a.m. and 11.00 a.m.
Today we focussed on &nbsp;playing an interesting range of good, mostly Australian, music. We had a brief intermission through talking to Ben Langdon of the Burrinja Festival which is on today.
Welcome to&nbsp;&nbsp; the highest rating program on a Saturday morning blasting and head busting its way out of Upweywaywaywayway&hellip;
Email: <a href="mailto:maestroonthemic@gmail.com">maestroonthemic@gmail.com</a>
Studio text:&nbsp; 04971 02000
Mail: P.O. Box 405 Emerald Victoria 3782
&nbsp;
What we did today:
&nbsp;
&nbsp;Saturday 28 February, 2026
<ol>
<li>Love on the radio &ndash; Skyhooks (Ego)</li>
<li>It&rsquo;s almost summer &ndash; Billy Thorpe (from the album Solo) &ndash; in memory of the great man who died this day in 2007 at age 60.</li>
<li>On the road again &ndash; Lisa Miller</li>
<li>Stranger and foreigners &ndash; Totally Gourdgeous</li>
<li>Wait for me Juanita &ndash; Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band (Making Whoopee)</li>
<li>Heart beating &ndash; Suzannah Espie (Sea of Lights)</li>
<li>Every days another dance &ndash; Floyd Thursby (Every Days Another Dance)</li>
<li>How great thou art &ndash; Elvis Presley (Epic &ndash; Live In Concert)</li>
<li>Let&rsquo;s talk dirty in Hawaiian &ndash; Jim Haynes (The Essential)</li>
<li>Australian rules football &ndash; Ryan Stirling</li>
<li>Back in your arms &ndash; Peppercreek Revival (It&rsquo;s All Been Said)</li>
<li>Bower bird &ndash; Nurseratched (Catastrophically Ourselves)</li>
<li>Gravy train &ndash; Mast Gully Fellers (The Great Divide)</li>
</ol>
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
We interviewed Ben Langdon about Burrinja Fest which is on from 12.00 p.m. today. Tickets at $40 and great value with what is on offer. Check out their website and call in at 351 Glenfern Road, Upwey.&nbsp; There is music, exhibitions and more!
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
14. Oh baby &ndash; Shorehaven
15.&nbsp; Everything I need &ndash; Ska Vendors (Good Love Bad)
16. Goldsmith &ndash; Fur Blossom
17. How long blues &ndash; Kerri Simpson (Sun Gonna Shine)
18. Beginnings &ndash; Chloe Violette (Colourfast)
19. Our mother the mountain &ndash; The Wainwright Sisters (Songs In The Dark)
20. Rattle your cage &ndash; Lloyd Spiegel (Cut And Run)
21. Maralitja &ndash; Yothu Yindi (Tribal Voice)
22. When guitars come out to play - The French Family Band
23. I wouldn&rsquo;t want to live if you didn&rsquo;t love me &ndash; Jimmy Little (Passages)
24. Human &ndash; Josh Light
&nbsp;
Thank you to those listeners who text, emailed&nbsp; or rang in during the show.&nbsp; 
&nbsp;

(Mostly) Australian music and interviews.

Maestro On The Mic is two hours of music, mostly Australian in origin. Featuring interviews with authors and musicians and other persons of interest.

After years of working with the Professor and the Magnate on the Friday Breakfast Lounge, the Maestro strikes out on his own.

Tune in and hear things you haven’t before and will sometimes wish you didn’t.

Thanks to subscribers Andy, Brett, Peter, and Frankie the Cavalier.

(Mostly) Australian music and interviews.
Maestro On The Mic is two hours of music, mostly Australian in origin. Featuring interviews with authors and musicians and other persons of interest.
After&nbsp;years of working with the Professor and the Magnate on the Friday Breakfast Lounge, the Maestro strikes out on his own.
Tune in and hear things you haven&rsquo;t before and will sometimes wish you didn&rsquo;t.
Thanks to subscribers Andy, Brett, Peter, and Frankie the Cavalier.

Maestro On The Mic

Maestro On The Mic is two hours of music, mostly Australian in origin. Featuring interviews with authors and musicians and other persons of interest.

After years of working with the Professor and the Magnate on the Friday Breakfast Lounge, the Maestro strikes out on his own.

Tune in and hear things you haven't before and will sometimes wish you didn't.

Thanks to subscribers Andy, Brett, Peter, and Frankie the Cavalier. 

Maestro On The Mic is two hours of music, mostly Australian in origin. Featuring interviews with authors and musicians and other persons of interest.
After years of working with the Professor and the Magnate on the Friday Breakfast Lounge, the Maestro strikes out on his own.
Tune in and hear things you haven't before and will sometimes wish you didn't.
Thanks to subscribers Andy, Brett, Peter, and Frankie the Cavalier.