Benjamin Northey picked up the baton as Chief Conductor of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra only a few years after the devastating 2011 earthquake. In a wide-ranging conversation he talks to Andrew Ford about the rebuilding of the musical life of the city (there was a period where the CSO performed at an Air Force museum after many performance venues were damaged). He also looks back on his years learning under the great Finnish conductor Jorma Panula, and why starting his career as a saxophone player put him in perfect stead to be on the podium.  And we hear an interview with New Orleans singer and pianist Clarence 'Frogman' Henry. "I sing like a girl and I sing like a frog....." Clarence Henry croaked on his 1956 debut hit Ain't Got No Home, which earned him the nickname of 'Frogman'. In 2000 Andrew Ford crossed the Mississippi to Clarence's home in Algiers, New Orleans and sat down in his garden amongst the decorative frogs for a chat. Clarence Henry died on 7 April 2024 at the age of 87. Music heard in this program Title: (I Don't Know Why) But I Do Artist: Clarence 'Frogman' Henry Composer:  Paul Gayten and Bobby Charles Album: You Always Hurt The One You Love Label: Viking AUSLP 1009 Title: Ain't Got No Home Artist: Clarence 'Frogman' Henry Composer: Clarence Henry Album: Ain't Got No Home Label: Chess CHD 9346 Title: McPancake Artist: Apolline Composer: Stuart Morison, John Morris Rankin, Jonathan Berkahn Album: Home Home EP Label: Blythe Records Title: Finlandia, Op. 26  Artist: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Jorma Panula conductor Composer: Jean Sibelius Album: The Very Best of Sibelius Label: Naxos 8.552135-36 Title: Symphony in F sharp, Op. 40, ii. Scherzo: Allegro molto Artist: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Daniel de Borah piano, Benjamin Northey conductor Composer: Erich Korngold Live recording: Courtesy ABC Classic, 2022 Title: Waratah Bay Artist: Duo Windborne Composer: improvised by Ryan Williams and Rodney Waterman Album: Venus Bay Fireside Sessions  Label: Independent