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- Added: Aug 19, 2009
- Length: 05:07
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Aug 19, 2009
- Length: 03:41
- Purchases: 1
Old time string bands and bluegrass groups have always been very different from Pop. One big difference relates to smoothness. Pop has always had i...
- Added: Jul 21, 2009
- Length: 07:11
Although pop and bluegrass are very different, pop is able to mine bluegrass from time to time.
- Added: Jul 21, 2009
- Length: 06:55
piece suggested for Aug 1-7, 2009 for regular users. But there's no real date peg.
- Added: Jul 10, 2009
- Length: 08:36
piece suggested for July 25-31, 2009. But there's no real date peg.
- Added: Jul 10, 2009
- Length: 07:51
You know what bluegrass and old time music get from the old ballad singers? It’s the frank way the sung stories unfold. And when we listeners hear ...
Bought by WAMU
- Added: Jun 25, 2009
- Length: 08:24
- Purchases: 1
Bluegrass is a combination of many styles originating in America, Europe and Africa. But bluegrass is considered American. Ask bluegrass players wh...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Jun 24, 2009
- Length: 07:24
- Purchases: 1
When you play bluegrass banjo, you can use a combination of formulas and invented playing techniques. You put a lot of sweat equity in learning the...
Bought by WAMU
- Added: Jun 14, 2009
- Length: 06:02
- Purchases: 1
So many players get started by imitating what they've heard. They just have to make that pretty sound. But in the process of learning, the music ch...
Bought by WAMU
- Added: Jun 10, 2009
- Length: 07:11
- Purchases: 1
Every music tradition changes over time, including bluegrass. It’s natural think that change means it gets more complex. But sometimes, the old stu...
Bought by WAMU
- Added: May 16, 2009
- Length: 07:30
- Purchases: 1
In the 1920’s record companies discovered a wealth of old time music talent in the south, and a southern audience for the music, too. So the compan...
Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KZYX, and WAMU
- Added: May 06, 2009
- Length: 06:09
- Purchases: 3
Gems of Bluegrass are 5 - 8 minutes drop-in modules that look at bluegrass / old time history, aesthetics and culture. Each Gem consists of multipl...
- Added: Apr 11, 2009
- Length: 07:48
- Purchases: 2
Gems of Bluegrass are 5 - 8 minutes drop-in modules that look at bluegrass / old time history, aesthetics and culture. Each Gem consists of multipl...
Bought by Marfa Public Radio, KZYX, and WAMU
- Added: Mar 29, 2009
- Length: 06:51
- Purchases: 3
Gems of Bluegrass are 5 - 8 minutes drop-in modules that look at bluegrass / old time history, aesthetics and culture. Each Gem consists of multipl...
- Added: Mar 16, 2009
- Length: 07:13
- Purchases: 2
weekly 5 - 8 minute feature with song bits unified by commentary over music beds on a bluegrass topic.
- Added: Feb 11, 2009
- Length: 07:42
- Purchases: 2
The Stanley sound is an important approach to bluegrass, pioneered by brothers Ralph and Carter Stanley. The piece shows what makes it up and tells...
- Added: Jan 28, 2009
- Length: 07:14
- Purchases: 2
Gems of Bluegrass is a weekly 5-7 minute module. Each investigates a bluegrass topic through selected music clips and commentary.
- Added: Jan 23, 2009
- Length: 05:44
- Purchases: 2
Weekly module relating to bluegrass / old time music.
- Added: Jan 09, 2009
- Length: 07:36
- Purchases: 2
