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On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we talked about the music of Beck, which is discussed song by song in a new book that you can bor...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Sep 09, 2023
  • Length: 28:42
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode, we talked about the great new book "On Minimalism," a reassessment of this musical movement full of primary-source documents and r...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:27
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we responded to a listener request about trees by looking at environmental soundscape recordings,...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2023
  • Length: 28:35
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Your DJs Scott Aycock and Richard Higgs tastes have expanded over the years, but lately we have been reminiscing about the early days of Folk Salad...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
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Art is best experienced in person. But what happens when events get cancelled during a pandemic? Artists do what they do best: improvise.

  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 15:47
Caption: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass, Credit: Steve Martin
We are joined by Andy Hall of the Infamous Stringdusters . Andy just released a new CD with Roosevelt Collier " Let the Steel Play" which combines ...

Bought by Southern Branch Bluegrass


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 02:52:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Elisheva and Amaris, Credit: Rebecca D'
Elisheva and Amaris, mother and daughter, know a thing or two about uphill battles where every inch of gained ground costs dearly. Each in her way...

  • Added: May 13, 2016
  • Length: 26:51
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Live Art,sponsored the School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community, is the only program of its kind in the country, or the world for t...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 24:21
Caption: Dean Sorenson in his UMN Office, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
The University of Minnesota Jazz Festival is a great event in scholastic jazz. It’s where high school kids make college choices, and where the whol...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
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Professor André de Quadros believes that music is for everyone, including prison inmates. Here, he shares his moving experiences teaching in two Ma...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 18, 2014
  • Length: 10:38
  • Purchases: 1
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TraVaughn Hicks has been making music since he was a young boy and his rapper uncle would record him singing on his songs.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 04:36
Caption: Danee Voss, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
Danee Voss, a student at Susan B Anthony middle School in Minneapolis talked to her mother about the function of music at different ages. The resul...

  • Added: May 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
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Did you know there might be a negative curvature surrounding us that we can’t see? We find out about that and other interesting things during our c...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 24, 2010
  • Length: 28:04
  • Purchases: 1
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Whether you speak French or not, you might enjoy listening to a program where we discuss 6 French Language Musical Artists in English and then list...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 08, 2010
  • Length: 26:46
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas, Host of Keeping Score
Keeping Score" is the PBS television program that has redefined "music appreciation" and "music education" as we know it. Use this 3:07 feature to...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2009
  • Length: 03:07
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas, Host of Keeping Score
A Preview of Season 2 of the PBS program series, "Keeping Score" with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Use this 5:17...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 1
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Interviews with performers in the Des Moines Metro Opera.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2008
  • Length: 22:00
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North Carolina based hip-hop artist and his student-run label

  • Added: May 21, 2007
  • Length: 04:41
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What music is most conducive to writing - the answer might surprise you

  • Added: Apr 15, 2007
  • Length: 02:52
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Rediscovered disks by a '70's era high school stage band are creating a new cult following

  • Added: Jul 25, 2006
  • Length: 09:08
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Spending a day with Steve Eubanks, director of the Jefferson City High School marching Jayband

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Mar 13, 2006
  • Length: 08:21
  • Purchases: 1
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Its got to be one of the most recognizable pieces of music we know, spanning classical and pop cultures, yet not many people would recognize the Ca...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2005
  • Length: 29:33
  • Purchases: 1
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A visit to the workshop of master instrument-maker Gerald Anderson as he works alongside his luthier apprentice, award-winning musician Spencer Str...

Bought by KPVL and KTNA


  • Added: Oct 10, 2005
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 2
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A look at the tradition of bell ringing in England.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2004
  • Length: 06:45
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Do you know your state song?

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Mar 04, 2004
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 1