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HARM 20-52: There Were Shepherds, 12/21/2020
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia
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It may be nearing the Christmas season, but don’t pour the hot cocoa just yet! This week on Harmonia, we’re going outside-- not into the snow, but ...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
WoodSongs 722: Bluegrass from Ireland
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Michael Johnathon opens the broadcast with a song., Credit: Paul Dolan
Encore Broadcast from the Convention Center in Dublin, Ireland, this show spotlights the connection between Irish traditional music and American bl...

Bought by WVTF, High Plains Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KBBI Alaska, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Aug 20, 2020
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 32
Episode 21: The Ladies Show
From: Classic107.3
Series: Slatkin Shuffle
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Leonard hits shuffle on his iPad.

  • Added: Aug 03, 2020
  • Length: 01:53:01
NL 20-25: The Juneteenth Jazz Jamboree, 6/15/2020
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A jazz tribute to Juneteenth, the African-American holiday marking the end of slavery, with music from Paul Robeson and Count Basie, John Coltrane,...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Musician Raul Midón on Creative Adaptation During Covid-19
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Grammy-nominated musician Raul Midón has never fit neatly into any category. A skillful singer-songwriter and guitarist, he melds African and Latin...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 03, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Father's Day Special
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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The definitive expression of Father's Day songs from the genres of bluegrass, jazz and that which sonically connects the two along the new acoustic...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:40
David Grisman Extra-Special Interview & Musical Celebration - PART 2
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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I interviewed David Grisman and his wife, Tracy Bigelow, in October 2018 prior to their performance of a benefit concert at Goddard College, where ...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:40
NL 20-13: Ella '57: Ella Fitzgerald Flies High, 3/23/2020
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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We take a look at Ella Fitzgerald in 1957, one of the singer's busiest and most memorable years on record.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:04
Late Lady: Billie Holiday On Verve In The 1950s
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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In 1952 Billie Holiday began her last great period on record with a series of small-group sessions that capture the twilight glow of a jazz star. ...

Bought by KMUW, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KLCC, High Plains Public Radio, WKMS and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Inaugural Kansas City 18th & Vine Poet Laureate Glenn North
From: New Letters on the Air
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New Letters on the Air features Glenn North, the inaugural Poet Laureate of the 18th and Vine Historic Jazz District. This Cave Canem fellow shares...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
Year-end Special (Vol.5)
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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Summing it all up at the end of the last month in the last year of the 20-teens....

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:40
PEACE ON EARTH: A Holiday Folk Tour with Judy Collins - HOLIDAY #3 - Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Judy Collins hosts the second in a series of hour-long specials for the holidays. The program features musical takes on the holiday season from fol...

Bought by North State Public Radio, KSJE, WRVO Public Media, and KSJE


  • Added: Dec 17, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
A Holiday Folk Tour with Judy Collins - HOLIDAY #2 - Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Singing legend Judy Collins headlines the third in a series of hour-long holiday specials featuring musicians from around the country performing or...

Bought by KSJE, RadioStPete Florida, KSJE, North State Public Radio, WRVO Public Media and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2019
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 6
NL 19-51: A Cool Christmas, 12/16/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Night Lights celebrates the holiday season with from Paul Bley, Duke Ellington, Wes Montgomery, June Christy, and more.

  • Added: Dec 12, 2019
  • Length: 58:57
Holiday Special: "There Were Shepherds"
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
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It may be nearing the Christmas season, but don’t pour the hot cocoa just yet! On this holiday edition of Harmonia, we’re going outside – not into ...

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Nov 01, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
NL 19-28: Jazz Impressions of Paris, 7/8/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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For the week of Bastille Day, jazz odes to the City of Light from Bud Powell, John Lewis, and others.

  • Added: Jul 03, 2019
  • Length: 58:58
NL 19-27: Freedom Jazz!, 7/1/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A Fourth of July jazz celebration featuring the music by Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Jackie McLean, Nina Simone and more.

  • Added: Jun 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
Be Solid Beginnings Pt 1
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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In preparation for D Grant's upcoming book, this 2 part mini-series provides the soundtrack to many of the songs that were a part of his journey in...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
First Fusion: Jazz-Rock Before Bitches Brew
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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In the late 1960s, young musicians such as The Free Spirits, the Fourth Way, and other now-forgotten fusioneers made the first attempts to blend ja...

Bought by KLCC, WVAS, and KLCC


  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Big Speakeasy: Jazz and Prohibition
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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America in the 1920s: Wall Street was on the rise, cops were on the take, jazz was in the air, and alcohol had been banished—but it certainly hadn’...

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KLCC, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WVAS, KLCC and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
One for Marian: Marian McPartland
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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We’ll hear some McPartland recordings with a special emphasis on her own compositions, as well as excerpts from a 1975 interview in which she talks...

Bought by KLCC and High Plains Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2019
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 2
Award-winning Poet and Cave Canem Fellow Marcus Wicker
From: New Letters on the Air
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Michigan native Marcus Wicker reads from his 2011 National Poetry Series winning collection, MAYBE THE SADDEST THING, which was also a finalist for...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Jan 30, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Music When Soft Voices Die
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry inspired by music and musicians.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2019
  • Length: 58:15
The Rhythm Atlas 61: Hanukkah Music Special 2018-12-02
From: Denis McGilvray
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On this special edition of the weekly program, we’ll explore the many facets of Hanukkah music from around the world. We’ll hear some traditional k...

Bought by Radio Catskill, WJAB, WVPE, and Interlochen Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 29, 2018
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 4
Election Day II
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music inspired by casting our votes.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2018
  • Length: 56:51