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Missing Music

From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library

On this episode, we talked about producer Ian Brennan's new book "Missing Music," in which he discusses his latest song collecting activities durin...

Subcontinental Synthesis

From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library

On this episode, we talked about the book "Subcontinental Synthesis," a collection of essays that document a brief period where a Moog Synthesizer ...

Bought by Raven Radio

Byzantine Chant

From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library

On this episode, we talked about the book "The Past is Always Present," which documents Orthodox chant practices among the monasteries of Mount Ath...

Bought by Raven Radio

Squeeze This! A Cutural History of the Accordion in America

From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library

On this episode, we discussed the book "Squeeze This! A Cultural History of the Accordion in America," which investigates the rise, fall, and retur...

Bought by Raven Radio

Well of Souls: The Hidden History of the Banjo

From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library

On this episode, we talked about the new book "Well of Souls," which dives further into the earliest history of the banjo than anyone has gone befo...

Bought by Raven Radio

Spaceships Over Glasgow

From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library

On this episode, we looked at the autobiography of Stuart Braithwaite, founder of the long-running post-rock band Mogwai. We listened to some of th...

Bought by Raven Radio

The Spanish Hour 2403: Music for a Pilgrimage

From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree

Caption: Hymnus peregrinorum “Dum pater familias” fragment from Codex Calixtinus

From as far back as the ninth century, perhaps earlier, pilgrims have followed El Camino de Santiago to the shrine of St. James in Compostela. On t...

Bought by KUER, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSJE, KMUN, WCQS and more

Brian Eno's Diary

From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library

On this episode, we talked about ambient and pop music polymath Brian Eno's Diary, which was recently re-published in a special 25th anniversary ed...

Sound Actions

From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library

On this episode, we discussed the book "Sound Actions," which reduces musical activity down to its most essential components so that we can re-conc...

Bought by Raven Radio

Aphex Twin

From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library

On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we discussed a new book that delves into the discography of Aphex Twin, a pioneer in IDM and dril...

The Show Must Go On(line)

From: Elia Powers

Art is best experienced in person. But what happens when events get cancelled during a pandemic? Artists do what they do best: improvise.

Without Music, What Would You Do?

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Gus Garcia YMLA 2017 Stories

Austin-based composer and Atash director Roberto Riggio brings new perspectives on playing to young musicians.

An Autistic Teen's Guide To Impersonating Michael Jackson

From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2014

Caption: Impersonating Michael Jackson made it easier for Lorenzo Manuel to deal with the social pressures of middle school., Credit: Courtesy of Lorenzo Manuel

Lorenzo Manuel started impersonating Michael Jackson after the singer’s death. At the time he found impersonating Michael helped him to cope with t...

Bought by PRX Remix

Minor Key: A Teenage Composer at a Crossroads

From: Mary Quintas

Caption: Bryson Alexander playing one of his compositions, Credit: Mary Quintas

Bryson Alexander is a Contemporary Classical music composer. At 16 years old, he’s composed nearly 40 pieces...all without knowing how to read or ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix

Classical Winter Travels

From: D. Christine

A winter's journey from the Arctic to the Antarctic, with familiar works by Mozart, Prokofiev and Debussy along with surprises by newer composers f...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WCQS, and KREV-LP

Bay Area Beats: Jazz legend Bobby Hutcherson tells his story

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Bay Area Beats

For more than 40 years, Bobby Hutcherson has lived a life most artists can only dream about. After making his name in the 1960s in New York as one ...