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Fresh New Organ Trio at Jazz Central in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: JT Bates at the drums in his Minneapolis studio, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Three experienced players have formed a new organ trio that is one of the more promising groups on the scene, the JT Bates Organ Trio. In the piece...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 31, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bluegrass Review #1504. Program for Jan 17 – Jan 23, 2015
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
Our show opens with a great recent track by songwriter Donna Hughes. Then we play a couple of songs whose songwriters were plainly philosophizing a...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2014
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 16
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 #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
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
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...

Bought by KRPS, WOUB, KSKQ, KRZA, WNTI.ORG-Internet Radio from Centenary University and more


  • 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
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 #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
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
Gems 1442 Bill Monroe and the Fiddle
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
Even though bluegrass music is undergoing change, one of the story lines in today’s Bluegrass music is the founder of bluegrass, Bill Monroe. Bill’...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 06:23
Bluegrass Review #1442. Program for Oct 11-17, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
Today’s show opens with new bluegrass from the Lonesome River Band. It’s a tribute to the singer’s sweetheart who values her man for things that do...

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Bluegrass Review #1440. Program for Sept 27-Oct 3, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
It rains in Virginia, you know. Our show opens with a couple of “raining in Virginia.” You might know that rain frequently signifies the blues and ...

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  • Added: Sep 12, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 17
Bluegrass Review #1439. Program for Sept 20-26 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
These days there are no rules regarding what a song should be written about. Why not motorcycles? We’ve got two, and they display contrasting visio...

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  • Added: Sep 06, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19
Bluegrass Review #1437. Program for Sept 6-12, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Home is a primary preoccupation among bluegrass songwriters. Today’s show begins with recent “home” songs. One concerns itself with trying to get h...

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  • Added: Aug 23, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Bluegrass Review #1429. Program for July 12-18, 2014
From: KBEM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Towards the start of the show, we present some bluegrass love songs. These are not those depicting exit points of relationships, but ones that refl...

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  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Bluegrass Review #1427. Program for June 28-July 4, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
We open the show with a couple of songs about lives: The first depicts some kids waling on a dirt road, and wonders about what kinds of people they...

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  • Added: Jun 17, 2014
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 16
Bluegrass Review #1426. Program for June 21-27, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
Honky Tonk, USA. That’s where bluegrass lives some of the time. After a recent Darrell Webb song, our show settles into a set of interesting Hony-T...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
The George Maurer Trio and the Apollo Men's Chorus Bridge the Gap between Choral Music and Jazz
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: George Maurer and the Apollo Men's Chorus, Credit: Knock, Inc
Apollo Male Chorus artistic director Sean Vogt talks about the development of new choral works that relate to jazz and pop.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bluegrass Review #1424. Program for June 7-13, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
Jesse James was a bad outlaw, one of the first to rob trains. The traditional song about him portrays him as a Robin Hood figure, but nothing of th...

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  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Bluegrass Review #1420. Program for May 10-16, 2014
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Philip Nusbaum w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
We break out with recent bluegrass. Then on the Gem of Bluegrass, we cover two branches of the same song tree and a new version which owes to each ...

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  • Added: Apr 28, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18