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SHOW 837 (Air Dates: Jan 11 - 17, 2021) This week on Art of the Song our guest is singer-songwriter Danny O’Keefe. Probably best known for his 1970...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KNBA, WETS, High Plains Public Radio, WRFA-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 24
Caption: Mike Scott of The Waterboys on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Mike Scott the Scottish bandleader of the legendary group The Waterboys.

Bought by KUAR, Angelica Community Radio, KTRL, KTRL, WEJP-LP 107.1 and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 31
Caption: Cotton Club
By the mid 1920s, Harlem had completed its renaissance in art and literature. Now it was time for the music to complete the circle. At its height, ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 30, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Victor Wooten on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Victor Wooten five-time Grammy winner and founding member of the super-gr...

Bought by KTRL, KDLG, WEJP-LP 107.1, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Radio Bristol and more


  • Added: Dec 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 30
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SHOW 835 (Air Dates: Dec 28, 2020 - Jan 3, 2021) We were sad to learn of the passing of Chad Stuart of the legendary 1960s British Invasion duo Cha...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WETS, KNBA, KEDT, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Caption: Louis Prima
In the transition from traditional jazz in the late 1920s and the emergence of the Swing Era of the 1930s … the big bands managed to hold on to the...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption:  Richie Havens, one of the most recognizable voices in popular folk music, performs on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, it is a combination of two of our legacy shows. The first half hour is taken from show #500 with the legendary ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KKRN, KTRL, KDLG, WEJP-LP 107.1 and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2020
  • Length: 59:06
  • Purchases: 30
Caption: Jack Hilton
Jack Hilton was one of the biggest names in music across Europe in the 1920s and ‘30s. Inspired by symphonic jazz popularized by Paul Whiteman in A...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Alberta Hunter
This program is a cross section of Southern jazz artists who brought their music to the big stage in the 1920s. Alberta Hunter, Sippi Wallace, the ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 04, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Another two hours featuring women players of bluegrass music, jazz and the shapeshifting sonic pathways linking them together known variously as ne...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:40
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Ross Sutter sings and plays songs representing a variety of European cultures. But like most artists, Covid nearly ended all of his work. But Ross ...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2020
  • Length: 07:59
Caption: Biderbecke & Trumbauer, Credit: Scott Chantler illistration 1931
This program is devoted to the music of corniest Bix Beiderbeck in 1927, when he and saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer teamed up. This is the year the ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 26, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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As we mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, WCMU is pleased to offer for your air "Beethoven: Beyond the Silence." This special producti...

Bought by WOSU, WRCJ-FM, WLRH, KRPS, and Delmarva Public Media


  • Added: Nov 24, 2020
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Eddie South
Jazz fiddlers weren’t considered a core component of early jazz, yet they were a key to popularizing a new music. Eddie South, Stuff Smith, Stephan...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Josephine Baker
Charleston, Jitterbug, black bottom, shimmy, one-step foxtrot, waltz, tango, Breakaway and Charleston. And don’t forget the Grizzly Bear, Turkey Tr...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 05, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Emmylou Harris on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, it's a celebration of Appalachia with Emmylou Harris, Darrell Scott and more.

Bought by KUAR, KTRL, KDLG, WEJP-LP 107.1, KLCC and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2020
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 32
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SHOW 827 (Air Dates: Nov 2 - 8, 2020) This week on Art of the Song our guest is Livingston Taylor. Born in Boston and raised in North Carolina, Liv...

Bought by WHRV, Blue Mountain Radio , Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUPR low power FM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Caption: Mary Lou Williams
Eighty-eight keys spanning 7-plus octaves, endless variations and creative styles. This program takes you from ragtime to stride and opens the door...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 29, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Buddy Bolden
In the more than 150 years of Mardi Gras there was a king. Each crew or tribe had their king, and the overall parade was represented by a King and ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 22, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mark Mancina, Credit: Mark Mancina
This week’s edition of CLASSICAL GUITAR ALIVE! features music by Bach, Giuliani, Torroba, Fred Hand, and a 2016 interview with 3-time Grammy-winnin...

Bought by KENW, KXIQ , WVIA, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KGHI and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2020
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 55
Caption: Woody Walder
This program highlights the musicians who performed with Benny Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra. The swinging, bluesy sound that became known as “Kans...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 16, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Muriel Anderson
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes master guitarist Muriel Anderson plus the 2020 IBMA Bluegrass Music Enter...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, Yellowstone Public Radio, WRGY, KHNS, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 33
Caption: McKinney's Cotton Pickers
A creative explosion occurred in the world of jazz in the years between WWI and the Great Depression. The electrical process allowed the musicians ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: blanche Calloway
This program provides a glimpse into the careers of four of the most influential female vocalists in early jazz. Ethel Waters, Eva Taylor, Blanche ...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio and KCBX


  • Added: Oct 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2