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Bonjour Chanson Series 12, Episode 60
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 12
Caption: Nyon, Lake Geneva, Switzerland
We bring French Chanson to English speaking audiences. No need to understand French. This episode spans the range from Jacques Brel to the hot new...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
George Jones: He Stopped Loving Her Today
From: Devon Strolovitch
Series: Inside the National Recording Registry
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George Jones, Bobby Braddock, and Hazel Smith tell the story behind one of the saddest songs ever written, selected for the National Recording Regi...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KGLT, and KUT


  • Added: Apr 26, 2013
  • Length: 05:08
  • Purchases: 3
Bonjour Chanson Series 12, Episode59
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 12
Caption: French postage stamp with portrait of Jacques Prévert by Pablo Picasso, Credit: Olga Popova
Great new French language songs rub shoulders with well-established ones in this episode of "Bonjour Chanson" and they mutually enhance each other....

Bought by KUT and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 28:11
  • Purchases: 2
Blues Musician Ann Rabson 1945-2013
From: John Luttrell
Caption: Ann Rabson, Credit: Courtesy Alligator Records
Remembering Ann Rabson - highly regarded boogie-woogie pianist, songwriter, and founding member of Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
Love the French Way 15 - Unknown Flavors
From: Charles Spira
Series: Love the French Way
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Gaetane Abrial unabashedly declares her love, passion and desires in the song "Unknown Flavors" co-written with André Manoukian.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2013
  • Length: 04:50
Love the French Way 14 - My Freedom
From: Charles Spira
Series: Love the French Way
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We'll listen to "My Freedom" (Ma Liberté) one of the great songs of the French repertoire about two kinds of love. The Love of our freedom, that a...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 04:31
Love the French Way 12 - Know that I
From: Charles Spira
Series: Love the French Way
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"I love you", three short words, full of sweetness, but there are undercurrents and a darker side, as Jean-Jacques Goldman tells us in his song "Kn...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 04:56
How to Run Away to the Circus
From: Mary Harris
Caption: Seth Bloom, Rehearsing, Credit: acrobuffos.tumblr.com
How did a nice girl with a degree from Princeton University end up as a globetrotting... clown? Meet Christina Gelsone -- and her husband, Seth. Th...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 08:37
Love the French Way 11 - To Dare
From: Charles Spira
Series: Love the French Way
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We have crossed swords, we have suffered sleepless nights. Do we dare reach out to each other with open arms?

  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 05:02
Love the French Way 8 - Mathilde
From: Charles Spira
Series: Love the French Way
Caption: Mathilde is back! What now?
Following a traumatic breakup, Mathilde is back in town, leaving her ex-partner in a state of panic.

  • Added: Sep 06, 2012
  • Length: 04:08
Bonjour Chanson Series 11 Episode 54
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 11
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We introduce 6 Francophone artists in English and listen to one of their songs. You'll hear recent songs and older ones. They are equally addictive!

Bought by KUT and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2012
  • Length: 26:31
  • Purchases: 2
Love the French Way 5 - Simple as "Good Morning"
From: Charles Spira
Series: Love the French Way
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A poem by Jacques Prévert, "As Simple as 'Good Morning'" has become a song that celebrates a serene and contented love. Vanina Michel interprets...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 26, 2012
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 1
Love the French Way 4 - Aicha
From: Charles Spira
Series: Love the French Way
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A man promises pearls, diamonds and riches to a woman. She responds: I have no need for these treasures. Bars on the window are bars even if they ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
Love the French Way 3 - Bluer Than Your Eyes
From: Charles Spira
Series: Love the French Way
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Edith Piaf in an upbeat mood, interprets a beautiful love song written especially for her by Charles Aznavour.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 19, 2012
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
Franz Waxman 12-23
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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We devote our next show to the life and music of the great Franz Waxman.

Bought by WCRI, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KPVL, WCPN, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
Episode # 8 - Castaway: Michele Arcand
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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Our castaway is Michele Arcand. A poet, activist and one of the driving forces in the Portland independent music scene. Michele is sui generis. ...

  • Added: May 27, 2012
  • Length: 01:22:59
Memorial Day 2012: Civil War 12-21
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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This week the heartbreak and valor of the American Civil War has inspired filmmakers and film composers since the earliest days of cinema.

Bought by WCRI, KPVL, KREV-LP, KPVL, and WEKU


  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
Ballet in Movies 12-20
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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This week, scores to films about the on and off-stage world of ballet.

Bought by WCRI, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KPVL, WCPN, WEKU and more


  • Added: May 16, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents! Tai Shan on Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Tai Shan, Credit: Mark Blasco
Songwriter Tai Shan talks about her approach to writing songs inspired by Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. Written and performed for the mo...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
Bonjour Chanson Series 10, Episode 49.
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 10
Caption: Rennes
A selection of six diverse French language artists are introduced in English with one of their songs. The genre may prove to be addictive!

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 12, 2012
  • Length: 26:19
  • Purchases: 1
Living Room Players Chamber Music and Mood Generation
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Wolves make music too!
In our show "The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel and Control How You Feel," we specialize in helping people to control their own emotions and their...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 52:00
Bonjour Chanson Series 10, Episode 48.
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 10
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We introduce Six French Singer/Songwriters in English and invite you to listen when they interpret one of their songs in French. It may be habit-fo...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and KUT


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 25:08
  • Purchases: 2
Bonjour Chanson, Series 9, Episode 45
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 9
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An exciting mixture of French chansons that will lift your spirits. Extraordinary French rap, blues, a tender ballad. A wonderful compilation of gr...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 1
George Harrison: An Appreciation (2 x 59:00 or Stand Alone Hour)
From: Paul Ingles
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Here's a program that features George Harrison's best-loved music, some hidden gems, and thoughtful reflections from Harrison fans that help defin...

Bought by KZYX, KGLT, Prairie Public, North State Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 13
Bonjour Chanson, Series 9, Episode 44.
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 9
Caption: Toulouse
From the famous rock song "Dare Josephine" by Alain Bashung to a song by the French film music composer Alex Beaupain, this episode of"Bonjour Ch...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 09, 2011
  • Length: 27:04
  • Purchases: 1