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Bonjour Chanson, Series 5, Episode 25
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 5
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Six Songs from French Popular Music are Presented to an English Speaking Audience.

Bought by KUT-HD


  • Added: Aug 21, 2009
  • Length: 27:24
  • 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
The Young Missioner’s Dream
From: Voces de Nuestro Mundo
Caption: Luicely Melecio-Zambrano, short term missioner for Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, Credit: Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers
Luisely's desire to help people in need came true in the form of a short term mission in Brazil. Here is her story

  • Added: Aug 12, 2009
  • Length: 28:06
KUT's On the Record: Craig Finn of The Hold Steady
From: KUT
Series: KUT's On the Record
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Craig Finn of The Hold Steady discusses the album that meant the most to him growing up: The Replacements' 'Let It Be.'

  • Added: Aug 06, 2009
  • Length: 07:30
KUT's On the Record: Conrad Keeley of Trail Of Dead
From: KUT
Series: KUT's On the Record
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Conrad Keeley of Austin indie rockers ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail Of Dead talks about the album that means the most to him: 'Hounds of Lov...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2009
  • Length: 08:47
KUT's On the Record: Rhett Miller of The Old 97's
From: KUT
Series: KUT's On the Record
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Dallas' Rhett Miller, solo artist and the frontman for alt-country stalwarts the Old 97's, gives an interesting choice for the album that changed h...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2009
  • Length: 07:49
KUT's On the Record: Carolyn Wonderland
From: KUT
Series: KUT's On the Record
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Austin blues musician Carolyn Wonderland talks about an album that changed her life: ZZ Top's 'Tres Hombres.'

  • Added: Aug 05, 2009
  • Length: 05:28
The Best of 'On The Record'
From: KUT
Caption: The Hold Steady
Your favorite artists talk about their favorite artists.

  • Added: Aug 03, 2009
  • Length: 56:06
You Don't Know Me: Cindy Walker's Legacy
From: KUT
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What do Ray Charles, Bob Wills, Bing Crosby, and Willie Nelson all have in common? They've all made hits out of the sublime songs of Cindy Walker.

Bought by KCNP, KUPR low power FM, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jul 27, 2009
  • Length: 27:07
  • Purchases: 4
Virtuoso Voices - Angela Cheng (Mozart's First and Last)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Angela Cheng, Credit: Lisa Kohler
Pianist Angela Cheng, like many people, has a thing for Mozart -- his symphonies, his piano concertos and his uncanny ability with first drafts. S...

Bought by WHRV


  • Added: Jul 27, 2009
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 1
An Evening with Gillian Welsh
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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An Evening of music with Female Folk Icon Gillian Welsh, recorded live at the 2004 Four Corners Folk Festival in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

Bought by Prairie Public, WNMU-FM, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 3
The Top 10 Texas Songs That Changed Rock and Roll
From: KUT
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Which Texas songs forever changed the rock and roll landscape?

  • Added: Jul 21, 2009
  • Length: 01:47:15
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
Peace Talks Radio: Neighborhood Peace Through Arts and Parks (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Artist Lily Yeh in North Philadelphia
This time on Peace Talks Radio, we explore a program that transforms troubled neighborhoods into more peaceful, secure places through art, learning...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KVSC, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WTJU, WGDR and more


  • Added: Jul 21, 2009
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 6
Peace Talks Radio: Neighborhood Peace Through Arts and Parks (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Artist Lily Yeh in Philadelphia, Pa.
This time on Peace Talks Radio, we explore a program that transforms troubled neighborhoods into more peaceful, secure places through art, learning...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUOW, KUNC & The Colorado Sound, KUOW, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2009
  • Length: 58:44
  • Purchases: 7
Guitar Making: The Human Element
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: Scott MacDonald in his workshop
Human relations are important even in jobs where you wouldn’t expect them to be. Scott MacDonald may be an internationally renowned guitar builder,...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jul 13, 2009
  • Length: 09:45
  • Purchases: 1
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
When Silence Sings
From: Joanne Coombs
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Tonie Flaathen has been profoundly deaf from birth. That doesn't stop her from absorbing and relishing the sounds that surround and 'sound' throug...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jul 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:22
  • Purchases: 1
Bonjour Chanson, Series 5, Episode 23
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 5
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A Varied Selection of Songs from the French Language Repertoire Presented to English Speaking Audiences.

Bought by KUT-HD


  • Added: Jul 06, 2009
  • Length: 25:04
  • Purchases: 1
Radio Rock Special Edition: Michael Jackson Tribute
From: John Covach
Caption: John Covach, host
In this special edition of the weekly show Radio Rock, host John Covach provides a musical survey of Michael Jackson's music and career.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Jul 01, 2009
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass # 930 "Bluegrass Keeps it Real"
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
One role for music is a vehicle for fantasy. You’ve heard songs about perfect sweethearts, and perfect love affairs. Bluegrass is that way, too. Bu...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Jul 01, 2009
  • Length: 06:34
  • Purchases: 1

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