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Bluegrass Review #1508. Program for Feb 14-20, 2015
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
When a relationship seems to be going well but one of the partners announces that “you’ll be better off without me,” that is an unexpected goodbye....

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 18
Gem of Bluegrass #1508. The Definition of Bluegrass and the Bluegrass Scene
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
Most definitions of bluegrass tell you that the bluegrass instruments are the guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin and bass. And it might tell you that ...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 06:21
Bluegrass Review #1507. Program for Feb 7-13, 2015
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
The show opens with prison songs that speak of different aspects of the prison experience. Then, it is time for our Gem of Bluegrass. This week’s g...

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  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Bluegrass Review #1506. Program for Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2015
From: Philip Nusbaum
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
We kick off the show with some current bluegrass. Then, it’s a couple of songs relating to phases of life, and each song references a “garden wall....

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9
Bluegrass Review #1505. Program for Jan 24-30, 2015.
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Early on the show, a couple of songs in which age plays a factor. One is about hanging around an old man, someone your parents warned you against b...

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  • Added: Jan 01, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Gems of Bluegrass #1504, "Amateur and Professional Traditions in Bluegrass Music." For regular users, piece for Jan 17-23, 2015. Others use anytime. .
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
Bluegrass music has always been driven by a combination of full time pros and amateurs. Their reasons for playing and singing are not always the sa...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2014
  • Length: 07:08
Bluegrass Review #1503. Program for Jan 10-16, 2015
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
After a little contemporary bluegrass, the show slides into some songs where one person is telling off another. Let’s just say that we sing some th...

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 18
Bluegrass Review #1502. Program for January 3 - 9, 2015.
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Our show opens with new bluegrass, and a couple of songs about the California and Alaska gold rushes. After the Gem of Bluegrass about the bluegras...

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  • Added: Dec 14, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Bluegrass Review #1501. Program for Dec 27 - Jan 2, 2015
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
On today's show, we focus on the bluegrass highlights of the previous year, including cutting edge bluegrass, combinations with Americana and pop, ...

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  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
Bluegrass Review #1452. Program for Dec 20-26, 2014.
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
It’s Christmas on the Bluegrass Review. Robin and Linda Williams and Donna Ulisse talk about some of their Christmas-related songs.

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  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 14
Gems #1451 Evolution of the song The House Carpenter
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Philip Nusbaum, Credit: Karen Van Norman
In folk music including bluegrass, musicians have always learned from other musicians. But where it used to be person to person locally, now its fr...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 07:07
Bluegrass Review #1451. Program for Dec 13-19, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
At the show’s beginning, we play recent bluegrass. Then, on the Gem of Bluegrass, we discuss the evolution of the song “The House Carpenter.” In so...

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  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 14
Bluegrass Review 1450. Program for Dec 6 - 12, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
Recent bluegrass opens our show. Then we present two lighthearted looks at aging; one instrumental and one an old time song. The Gem of Bluegrass f...

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  • Added: Nov 20, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Gems of Bluegrass #1450 The Evolution of Dark Holler. For regular users, piece for Dec 6-12, 2014. Others use anytime.
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
Gems of Bluegrass are 5 - 8 minutes drop-in modules that look at bluegrass / old time history, aesthetics and culture, conceived broadly. Each Gem ...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2014
  • Length: 05:58
Bluegrass Review #1449. Program for Nov 29 - Dec 5, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
Each week, the show presents current and historical bluegrass music, as well as interviews, produced segments and commentary. The result is in-dept...

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  • Added: Nov 15, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Bluegrass Review 1448. Program for Nov 22-28, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
Today’s broadcast begins with a new bluegrass song. Then, we play a couple of songs about young women leaving home. The first is tragic, while the ...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2014
  • Length: 59:28
  • Purchases: 9
Gems 1448. Bluegrass and What is Real. piece suggested for Nov 22-28, 2014.
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
It’s always been true that when cultures contact each other they influence each other. And with the variety of music styles old and new so easily a...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2014
  • Length: 07:22
Bluegrass Review #1447. Program for Nov 15-21, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Our show opens with recent bluegrass. On the Gem of Bluegrass, the subject is Autumn and bluegrass songs. Then we play a couple of songs where Autu...

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  • Added: Nov 01, 2014
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 9
Gems #1447 Autumn in Bluegrass Songs. For regular users, piece for Nov 15-21, 2014. Others use anytime.
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
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Bluegrass, especially the old bluegrass, has a lot of nature references. There are many songs about spring. But what about Autumn?

  • Added: Nov 01, 2014
  • Length: 05:13
Gems of Bluegrass 1446. Evolving New Banjo Music.
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
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Some say that it isn’t bluegrass without the banjo. You could argue that one I suppose, but it is hard to argue that Scruggs-style banjo is the lea...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 08:16
Bluegrass Review #1446. Program for Nov 8-14, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Early in the show today, we play the songs “Off My Mind” and “On My Mind.” You might think these songs are about different things, but in each case...

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  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Bluegrass Review #1445. Program for Nov 1-7, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
The evil city. That is a very old motif in bluegrass and old time music. The show opens with a couple of recent songs where a couple is no longer t...

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  • Added: Oct 17, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19
Bluegrass Review #1444. Program for Oct 25-Oct 31, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
After a new bluegrass song, we play a couple of instances of the Spanish-bluegrass connection. The Gem of Bluegrass is concerned with the developme...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 17
Gems of Bluegrass #1444 The Development of the Bluegrass Banjo Tune. For regular users, piece for Oct 25-Nov 1, 2014. Others use anytime.
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
For a long time, the fiddle was the only bluegrass instrument with a really deep catalog of tunes. But the other instruments have their places in t...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 06:47
Bluegrass Review #1443. Program for October 18-24, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
The show opens with a little recent bluegrass. Then, we survey the bluegrass catalog regarding songs about “boots.” Subject matter ranges from song...

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  • Added: Sep 28, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 16