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Gems # 946 Evolving the Deal
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
program suggested for Nov 6 - 12, 2009

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #945
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
piece suggested for October 31 - Nov 5, 2009

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Oct 18, 2009
  • Length: 05:11
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #942 Why Not More Harmonica in Bluegrass
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
segment suggested for Oct 10 - 16, 2009

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Oct 18, 2009
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass $941: Kind of Bluegrass Evolution
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
for weekly users, this is the program suggested for Oct 3-9, 2009

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Oct 18, 2009
  • Length: 08:24
  • Purchases: 1
A Spin Down Abbey Road (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Paul Ingles
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Music writers, musicians and Beatles fans weigh in on The Beatles' Abbey Road, the album that turned out to have the last songs the band ever recor...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Prairie Public, CI Dolphin Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 40
Gems 938 Musical Moods of Bluegrass Founder Bill Monroe
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
One reason for the popularity of Bill Monroe and his high regard among musicians is the variety of moods he expressed through music, and the depth ...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Sep 01, 2009
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #937 Work and Realism
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Bluegrass has a number of songs that reflect on working. The nature of the work has changed over the years. But even if it’s office work, it exacts...

Bought by WTIP, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Prairie Public, and WAMU


  • Added: Aug 21, 2009
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 4
Gems of Bluegrass 939 The Importance of the New Lost City Ramblers
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
piece suggested for Sept 19 – 26, 2009

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Aug 21, 2009
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #936 Styles of Banjo Playing
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Program suggested for Aug 29 - Sept 4, 2009

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #935 Jimmy Martin
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Gem suggested for Aug 22-28, 2009

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
Gems #934 Pop Influence on Old Time Music
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
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
Gems #933 Pop Cuddles Up to Bluegrass. Suggested for Aug 8 – Aug 14, 2009
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Although pop and bluegrass are very different, pop is able to mine bluegrass from time to time.

  • Added: Jul 21, 2009
  • Length: 06:55
Gems #932 Pop and Bluegrass I: Democracy and Bluegrass
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
piece suggested for Aug 1-7, 2009 for regular users. But there's no real date peg.

  • Added: Jul 10, 2009
  • Length: 08:36
Gems #928 What is American in American Bluegrass
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Bluegrass is a combination of many styles originating in America, Europe and Africa. But bluegrass is considered American. Ask bluegrass players wh...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2009
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #929 The Voice of Old TIme Music Neutral
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
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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
Gems 928 What is American about Bluegrass
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
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
Gems #927 Bluegrass Banjo Playing: The Melody Notes and the Extra Notes
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
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
Gems 926 Flattery is the SIncerest Form of Bluegrass Flattery
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
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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
Gems of Bluegrass #925 The Standard Bluegrass Instruments
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
In bluegrass, there is the mandolin, the guitar, the fiddle, the banjo and the bass, and sometimes the dobro. And that’s it. But why the limitation...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: May 28, 2009
  • Length: 07:40
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #924 Influence of Stanley Bros on Earl Bros.
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Over the short history of bluegrass, its audience has changed from rural to urban. It broke off from the country music industry. It grew from a reg...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: May 21, 2009
  • Length: 06:48
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass # 923 Traditional Bluegrass Complexity
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
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
Gems of Bluegrass # 922 Bluegrass Realism
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
What’s real in bluegrass songs? It’s the detail about life in whatever era that makes it seem real. Funny, bluegrass reality usually focuses on har...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: May 16, 2009
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #919 The Importance of the Carter Family
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
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 KZYX and WAMU


  • Added: Apr 21, 2009
  • Length: 08:11
  • Purchases: 2
Gems 918 Carter Family and Tragedy
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
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 WAMU and KZYX


  • Added: Apr 11, 2009
  • Length: 07:48
  • Purchases: 2
Gems 917 The Mexican – Bluegrass connection
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
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