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NL 17-49: Ramblin' Man: Charlie Haden, 11/27/2017
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Charlie Haden, who passed away on July 11, 2014 at the age of 76, set the style for the role of the bass in the free-jazz movement as a member of O...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
NL 17-48: Returning the Call: More Jazz From the Unsung Heroes of Chicago Hardbop, 11/20/2017
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A program featuring jazz recordings from the late 1950s and early 1960s by lesser-known Chicago jazz artists such as the MJT + 3, John Young, Paul ...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
The Prohibition Swing of the Gentlemen’s Anti-Temperance League this Thursday in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Gentlemen's Anti-Temperance League, Credit: Aaron Davidson
It’s a whole new combination of styles nearly a century old with a lot of cool. The Gentlemen’s Anti-Temperance League plays this Thursday night at...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Brass Lassie, Pioneering Celtic Fusion Band
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Brass Lassie, Credit: Nick Lethert
Celtic tradition goes back literally centuries, and well over 100 years in our town. But if you think there’s nothing new under the sun when it com...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Groundbreaking Celtic Jazz Ensemble Plays in St Paul this Weekend
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Brass Lassie, Credit: Nick Lethert
Celtic tradition goes back literally centuries, and well over 100 years in our town. But if you think there’s nothing new under the sun when it com...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Virtuoso Violin
From: WBAA
Series: What's New
Caption: Violinist Cecilia Zilliacus, Credit: zilliacus.se
Long before facebook or yelp, composers and performers connected in person and through letters. We’ll hear some cool connections, made in the salon...

Bought by KMUN, WETS, KMUN, KVNO, WETS and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
Folktale of Night Skies
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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It's a sweet nocturnal glow that illuminates our pathway on this Folktale--and the 'audio view' is spectacular!

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU and more


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 6
Paul Bergen & the Astronauts of Rhythm & Sound
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: Paul Bergen & the Astronauts of Rhythm & Sound
On this episode of The Live Feed, we’ll visit with rock and R&B artist Paul Bergen, who recently performed in Downtown Winona with his group The As...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2017
  • Length: 22:42
The Birth of Cool Songbook
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hourlong program of classic jazz, exploring a collection of influential jazz material know as "The Birth of the Cool" recorded by a circle of mu...

Bought by Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Women's History Special: Mary Osborne - Queen of the Jazz Guitar
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, featuring the recordings of Mary Osborne, a pioneer for women jazz instrumentalists. Celebrate Women's Histo...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, High Plains Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
AJ Srubas, Minneapolis Fiddler Reviving Classic Country Sounds
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: KBEM logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
AJ Srubas is a young country musician from Minneapolis. But “Country” does not quite tell the story of AJ’s expertise, as different types of countr...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2017
  • Length: 07:40
The Planets with Neil deGrasse Tyson
From: WQXR
Caption: Neil deGrasse Tyson on stage at the Emmy Awards in 2015., Credit: Phil McCarten / Associated Press
Neil deGrasse Tyson joins host Elliott Forrest for an hour-long exploration of Gustav Holst’s 20th-century masterpiece "The Planets" and how it con...

Bought by WUFT, WDPR, and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Jun 01, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
GVP40 Book Review - Musicianship
From: Gerald Jones
Series: GetPublished! Radio Book Review Featurettes
Caption: GetPublished! Radio Host Gerald Everett Jones, Credit: La Puerta Productions
Three stories about that elusive quality - musicianship.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 03:13
The Nightingale Trio Sings Virtuosic Versions of Eastern European Folksongs
From: KBEM
Caption: The Nightingale Trio, Credit: Margie O’Loughlin
The Nightingale Trio presents Eastern European folksongs. In the process, the group gives American audiences glimpses into the ways of life in East...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2017
  • Length: 07:34
Home
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music about the profound sensation of home.

  • Added: Feb 18, 2017
  • Length: 58:06
10,000 Good Songs - Show #002
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
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Music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. This week:Tom Petty, Joan Osborne, Nils Lofgr...

Bought by KSRQ, KKRN, KFSK, KRCB 104.9, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Jan 08, 2017
  • Length: 58:48
  • Purchases: 20
A Good Left Hook (hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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In boxing, a good left hook is a shot no one sees coming that usually connects so powerfully it ends in a knockout. This week we play on this idea ...

Bought by KDLG and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 21, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Live Art Sound of the Human Soul Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Live Art class Soul Sound, Credit: Charles McGuigan
Live Art, sponsored by the School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC), is the only program of its kind in the country. It’s th...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2015
  • Length: 26:53
Independence Special (Hour 2)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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As we celebrate the the unique place in our nation's history, in light of recent events and as we celebrate our founding, let’s return to one natio...

Bought by KPVL and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 29, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 2
Letters from Ukraine
From: The WFMT Radio Network
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Relevant Tones has been carrying on a correspondence with several musicians in this war-torn region, where making music has recently been a challen...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 58:28
North Indian and Persian Cultures Combine in a New Twin Cities Production
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
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Rita Mustaphi has lead Kathak Dance Theater for decades. Maryam Yusafzadeh has led the Persian-based musical group, Robayat for a similar duration,...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Richard Powers: A Musical Theory of Everything
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Richard Powers is indulging us in a runaway riff on music, in a little room in the Boston Athenaeum, on the top of Beacon Hill, overlooking the Old...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Apr 03, 2014
  • Length: 47:52
  • Purchases: 1
Ann Hampton Callaway
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Tony nominated actress, vocalist, and Platinum Award-winning songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway has sung with top orchestras and Big Bands the world o...

Bought by Vermont Public, KISU, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Top Ten Peace Songs of All Time (Peace Talks Radio) [2 hours or 1 hour]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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The hosts of Peace Talks Radio present a special program counting down the Top 10 Peace Songs since the late 1960's. Also featured are honorable m...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KUOW, KUOW, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 4
if music be the love of food?
From: PhilipDavid Ellwand
Caption: pork walk, Credit: archive
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00