Yoshio Hayakawa has been played on NTS in shows including Lavender Kite Audio Research Hour w/ Barnaby Bennett, featured first on 1 November 2021. Songs played include NHKに捧げる歌 and わらべ唄.

Yoshio Hayakawa (早川義夫) was the member of the Jacks, a japanese psych folk group that released two albums during the 1960s. After the break up of the Jacks, Yoshio Hayakawa released one acclaimed solo album before retiring from music. He then reemerged as a solo artist during the 1990s.