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When you see a Roseville Big Band show, you get a complete package: Great arrangements, a polished vocal quartet, old songs that everybody loves, a...
- Added: Sep 21, 2016
- Length: 07:59
To many, the Laughing Waters Bluegrass Festival at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis serves as the exclamation point at the end of a Twin Cities summe...
- Added: Aug 17, 2016
- Length: 05:00
Old Traditional folk songs. Without any promotion from the commercial world, the songs last for centuries. Sherry Minnick of St Paul sings old song...
- Added: Jul 10, 2016
- Length: 10:46
The Bend in the Big River Big Band is named for 2 Mississippi River bends. One is in Saint Peter, where the group was formed. And the other bend is...
- Added: Jun 24, 2016
- Length: 08:44
Joe Cruz. He’s got his feet planted in traditional styles. Perhaps that is why when he plays, it all seems so right, even though he does a lot of m...
- Added: Jun 19, 2016
- Length: 08:58
This time it’s Knockout songwriters, musicians and artists whose music leaves you picking yourself up off the floor because the tracks and stories ...
Bought by KCMJ Community Radio
- Added: Jun 06, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
A life out of the ordinary: Through memories, songs and poetry, David Baumgarten chronicles his early days in Southern California to his many trave...
- Added: May 08, 2016
- Length: 08:20
Marcus Wise is a devoted tabla player. The tabla is a hand drum that provides a signature sound in east Indian music. He talks about his musical pr...
- Added: Apr 26, 2016
- Length: 07:37
To celebrate Valentine's we could do what everyone else does and just play love songs. But we're not like everyone, and you deserve better.
Love i...
- Added: Feb 08, 2016
- Length: 59:00
Grand Rapids native Peter Rothstein was recently named the Star Tribune's Artist of the Year, not only for his talent as a director, but even more ...
- Added: Jan 22, 2016
- Length: 14:10
Playing music is more than a technical skill. It is often a spiritual experience for those who play it. But while performing can be a personal thin...
- Added: Jan 03, 2016
- Length: 06:39
Brian Miller is a Northern Minnesota guy who plays Irish Music, and specializes in the songs created by Irish lumberjacks in the old north woods. T...
- Added: Oct 11, 2015
- Length: 08:26
Todd Harper turned his life around when he decided to play jazz piano full time. He talked to Phil Nusbaum about his life in jazz, and about his mu...
- Added: Oct 09, 2015
- Length: 08:39
This hour we celebrate 600 episodes of great music with requests and stories from folks across the country, all involving music that impacts us in ...
- Added: Apr 14, 2015
- Length: 59:02
We talk to Mac Santiago, managing director of Jazz Central about David Karr’s music, and about what it is like to play with David Karr. Karr's next...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Sep 19, 2014
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 1
You've heard part of this story on two NPR shows. Here is an extended interview:
Football is not good for us, Steve Almond concludes, it’s not goo...
- Added: Sep 01, 2014
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Whether it’s a traditional hymn or a holiday song from our childhood, many people say Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without the music that m...
- Added: Dec 17, 2013
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 8
In the small village of Stratton, Maine, a woman believes she's not the master of her own destiny - the spirit of a sea captain is preventing her f...
Bought by KALW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 25, 2013
- Length: 07:20
- Purchases: 3
Highlights from Elvis' one and only appearance in New York City.
Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KMXT, KPVL and more
- Added: Dec 05, 2012
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 10
Matthew Lillard talks persistence, the magic of small moments, and taking it on the chin from the ratings board for telling the truth.
- Added: Oct 22, 2012
- Length: 19:41
Vocalist and songwriter Gretchen Parlato's music is introspective and crafted with a knowing touch. Winner of the 2004 Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocalis...
Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WNCU
- Added: Aug 09, 2012
- Length: 15:06
- Purchases: 4
George Wein, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, has created countless festivals worldwide and can be connected to every important jazz musician ...
Bought by KMUW
- Added: Jul 31, 2012
- Length: 15:27
- Purchases: 1
"And he said we’ll I don’t want to play any of those 7s or 11s or 13s or
22s. I don’t want to play any of that stuff that you’re writing. He said
b...
Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WNCU
- Added: Apr 20, 2012
- Length: 11:32
- Purchases: 3
"There’s an interesting thing that happens. You prepare a piece. You rehearse it. It sounds perfect...And you go out and play it on the first night...
Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, and PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 20, 2012
- Length: 16:42
- Purchases: 4
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
