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A look at songwriting teams in the late 50's and early 60's with representative musical selections.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:12
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On this week's show, our guest is Kevin Worrell, creator, host, and producer of the live show, Parlor in the Round. It's a mix of live music, impro...

Bought by KHNS, KNBA, KTNA, KSTK, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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On this week's episode, I got to dig through the AK Public Media CD library & came out with some AK music gems! So this week is going to be mostly ...

Bought by KHNS, KNBA, KTNA, KSTK, and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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On this week's episode, we dive into new music from Blur, Thee Sacred Souls, Dan Croll, & Cat Stevens. Plus this week's interview is with Anchorage...

Bought by KNBA, KHNS, KMXT, KTNA, KSTK and more


  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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A selection of great songs from the classic rock and roll era.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jan 02, 2023
  • Length: 28:09
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The War And Treaty
Long time pop and rock music critic Jim Fusilli (Wall Street Journal) introduces listeners to three 21st Century music artists that music fans migh...

Bought by WRGY, North State Public Radio, KSJE, and KUHF


  • Added: Oct 16, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 4
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When lyrics have no meaning, singing becomes pure emotion.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2020
  • Length: 04:40
Caption: Dr Dean Alger, Credit: WWOZ Staff
Dr Dean Alger is a political scientist with five books to his credit, he has written about influential bluesman Lonnie Johnson and he sings and pla...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
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KAXE/KBXE music director Kari Hedlund, Centerstage MN host and producer Brett Carter, and What We're Reading's Tammy Bobrowsky discuss the book Let...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2018
  • Length: 27:46
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Bluegrass music is in a constant state of evolution. Bluegrass artists are drawn to the catalog of songs by the Father of Bluegrass music, Bill Mon...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2017
  • Length: 06:44
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
The banjo was not in style in the 1940s. But that situation changed a short time after the end of World War II when Earl Scruggs showcased his styl...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
You keep hearing about sticking to the melody when you play. But every player knows that there are times to build off the melody of a song or time....

  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 07:35
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Bluegrass is American. Bluegrass and America are obviously connected. But there are few songs about the connections. The strongest connections lie ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2017
  • Length: 07:07
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
We know that bluegrass is not a ritual, nor a catalog of rules that have to be followed. But still bluegrass fans, business people, players and sch...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2017
  • Length: 07:59
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
There is always a group of fans and music industry people who proclaim that the future will be won by bluegrass groups that become more like Progre...

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 08:47
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Gems of Bluegrass are 5 - 8 minutes drop-in modules that look at bluegrass / old time history, aesthetics and culture, conceived broadly. Each Gem ...

  • Added: May 23, 2017
  • Length: 04:36
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Old Time Fiddle Music is a highly developed form, but the world surrounding bluegrass and old time music don’t always treat it that way. Today’s Ge...

  • Added: May 03, 2017
  • Length: 06:29
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Most musical idioms in the United States are touched by the blues. That includes bluegrass of course, Many consider the combining of African Americ...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2017
  • Length: 05:12
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
What is traditional about bluegrass lyrics? The definition of tradition usually has to do with continuing something over time. Some bluegrass songs...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2017
  • Length: 07:47
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Who enjoys work? Old-time farmers? That was a work all the time existence on the family farm. It had its satisfactions such as working with nature ...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2017
  • Length: 07:18
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Back in the 1930 era, farm work engaged most members of the old time music audience, and it of course was hard work, and it could be 24/7. The sin...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2017
  • Length: 07:57
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Some view traditional music styles as singular, insulated from other styles. And that has been true at certain times in certain places. But owing t...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2017
  • Length: 06:03
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Sitting on top of the world has been around a long time. The song was written by Walter Vinson and Sam Chatmon, members of the blues group, the Mis...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 05:55
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Old Joe Clark has been around forever seemingly. It’s used as a square dance tune, so that helps keep it around. That it crooked and difficult to l...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2016
  • Length: 07:21
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There's no getting around it. 2016 seemed like an especially costly year in the world of music with the deaths of far too many favorites. Music p...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WUTC, KGLP, KHNS, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 9