The composer, writer and broadcaster recalls a childhood full of music, the first time he saw a composer in the flesh and turning a Beatles’ song into a lullaby.

In his new book, The Shortest History of Music, Andrew Ford discusses why music is as intrinsic to human life as the air we breathe. We run an extract.

On The Music Show on March 21, Andrew Ford will share this personal message about ways to support musicians during the coronavirus crisis.

In their new book, The Song Remains the Same, Andrew Ford and Anni Heino trace the connections between love songs, anthems, protest songs, lullabies, folk songs, jazz standards, lieder and pop.

In his new piece, Andrew Ford harnesses the voices of those connected to the land, who see it changing before their eyes.

In the wake of his death, we revisit a wonderful, wide-ranging interview that Andrew Ford did with the British composer/conductor in Aldeburgh in 1992.

The composer and broadcaster reflects on Australian music in 1983 and his relationship with Peter Sculthorpe. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Andrew Ford introduces his new electric guitar concerto for Zane Banks and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in