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Mellodrama: the Signature Sound of Progressive Rock
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Director Dianna Dilworth
The Mellotron was the sound of progressive rock and space music in the 1970s. Before digital synthesizers, it was an instrument that played back t...

Bought by KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Unstoppable Maria Antonieta Collins
From: Voces de Nuestro Mundo
Caption: María Antonieta Collins
Journalist María Antonieta Collins' latest projects.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Mar 30, 2010
  • Length: 28:09
  • Purchases: 1
Supervisor's HQ in the Chippewa National Forest
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Our History
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Andrea LeVasseur, Archeologist and Historian at the Chippewa National Forest, talks about the history of the Supervisor's Headquarters in the CNF a...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Mar 25, 2010
  • Length: 14:23
  • Purchases: 1
Kronos Quartet: Four Decades of Breaking the String Quartet Rules
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Kronos Quartet, Credit: Michael Wilson
In the world of string quartets there is before and after Kronos, the ensemble that revolutionized the form, playing new music from Steve Reich to...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 04, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Bonjour Chanson Series 7, Episode 34
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 7
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Bonjour Chanson invites English speakers into the world of French Language Popular Music by introducing Artists in English and paraphrasing portion...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 27, 2010
  • Length: 28:39
  • Purchases: 1
The Deep Space and Techno-tribal Worlds of Steve Roach
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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We talk with one of the most influential electronic artists of the last 30 years, from the deep space of his CD "Structures from Silence" to the t...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
Stylish fingerstyle guitarist from Sweden
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Jimmy Wahlsteen turns a pop melody sensibility into fingerstyle instrumentals

  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
A Nashville Insider Steps Outside
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Guitarist Michael Spriggs
Michael Spriggs has been a Nashville session guitarist with the likes of Eddie Rabbitt, Dolly Parton and Faith Hill. In the 90s he began exploring...

Bought by KTRL


  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Americana Pulls up its Roots
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: trumpeter Jon Hassell
Americana is a genre that usually refers to rustic music with roots in heartland American sounds from folk, blues and country. But recently, Americ...

Bought by KTRL


  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Two artists from different musical worlds travel an interior journey together
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Frio Suite
Legendary guitarist Phil Keaggy and keyboardist Jeff Johnson collaborate on a tone poem of intricately painted landscapes, inspired by Texas' Frio ...

Bought by KTRL


  • Added: Nov 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Karda Estra: Gothic images in chamber rock music
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Karda Estra is the recording persona of English composer Richard Wileman. He started out as a rocker but veered into composing classical works for ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 28, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
More Legends
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
In this program we explore legends kept alive by historic recordings and the performers’ unmatched contributions to the musical world.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Aug 28, 2009
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 1
Legends
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
This week we study great legends of the past—legendary performers, legendary recordings.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Aug 24, 2009
  • Length: 28:10
  • Purchases: 1
Astrology and Mythology
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
This week we consider the influence of astrology and mythology on music.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 26:29
  • Purchases: 1
“Call me unpredictable”
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
The great lyricist Sammy Cahn once wrote the famous “Call me irresponsible” for a 1963 film. We all know the words sung by Frank Sinatra: “call me ...

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jul 16, 2009
  • Length: 27:18
  • Purchases: 1
Great Opera Duets
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
Memorable moments in opera include great duets by peerless partners.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jul 16, 2009
  • Length: 26:53
  • Purchases: 1
Follow the Leader
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
In today’s program we play “Follow the Leader” and listen to pieces in which one instrument imitates another.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jun 29, 2009
  • Length: 25:54
  • Purchases: 1
Poets of the Piano
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
We have music inspired by masterful verse, music inspired by vivid images and effective narratives.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jun 19, 2009
  • Length: 27:06
  • Purchases: 1
Tosca: The new Vienna School is plugged in
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Tosca, Credit: Markus Roessle
Tosca finds a contemplative chill in down-tempo electronica with their CD "No Hassle"

  • Added: May 28, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
The List: A Guide to SXSW Music 2009
From: KUT
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For one week each year, Austin, Texas becomes the center of the music universe. In this music-rich one-hour special, some of public radio's savvie...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, KLCC, WXPN, and KGLT


  • Added: Mar 13, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - William Grant Still Program 4 - Black Composers of Classical Music
From: Robin Gehl
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A look at other Black composers and their music - Fourth of four programs for February 2009

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Classics for Kids - William Grant Still Program 3 - Paul Lawrence Dunbar's Poetry
From: Robin Gehl
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The poetry of Paul Lawrence Dunbar appears in Still's Afro-American Symphony - Third of four programs for February 2009

  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids - William Grant Still Program 2 - The Afro American Symphony
From: Robin Gehl
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A walk through The Afro American Symphony - Second of four programs for February 2009

  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids William Grant Still Program 1 - About Wiliam Grant Still
From: Robin Gehl
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The Life and Music of William Grant Still - First of four programs for February 2009

  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids - Franz Schubert Program 5 - Marches Not Written for Bands and Parades
From: Robin Gehl
Caption: Classics for Kids Logo
Not all marches are written for parades - Fifth of five programs for January 2009

  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:30

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