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Roger McGuinn tells Brian Bahouth about his early days learning instruments and songs at the Old Town School of Music in Chicago, the formation of ...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2013
  • Length: 22:51
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Brian Bahouth spoke with the former leader of Little Charlie and the Nightcats about his recent collaboration with harmonica player Mark Hummel and...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2013
  • Length: 17:43
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John "Mac" Rebennack, also known as Dr. John, tells Brian Bahouth how his father’s record store inspired his interest in music. They also discuss ...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2013
  • Length: 18:30
Caption: Stephen Vitiello, World Trade Center, Credit: Johnna MacArthur
Cathy Byrd meets sound artist Stephen Vitiello to talk about his work in the World Trade Center, on The High Line, in Australia and on Captiva.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2013
  • Length: 14:45
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Brian Bahouth chats with bluesman James Harman about his fifty plus years on stage ... a mix of words and music produced for KVMR radio.

  • Added: Sep 07, 2013
  • Length: 12:04
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Animal Liberation Orchestra bass player and singer Steve Adams tells Brian Bahouth about his band's creative process and their latest album. This ...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2013
  • Length: 19:29
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A tornado that devastated Fayetteville, Tennessee the week author Clint McCown was born is the setting for his latest award-winning novel, Haints.

Bought by WJCT and KVLU


  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Brian Bahouth spoke with operatic tenor, accordionist and founder of the Vagabond Opera Eric Stern about his Neo-Cabaret ensemble and their latest ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2013
  • Length: 14:11
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Brian Bahouth spoke with singer/songwriter Patty Larkin about the role of literature in her music and her latest album “25.” This illustrated inte...

  • Added: May 30, 2013
  • Length: 16:47
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I spoke with blues woman Marcia Ball about her early career and her latest recording - words and music.

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 14:07
  • Purchases: 1
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Singer and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens tells us about the string band tradition and her work with the Carolina Chocolate Drops … an info...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 14:25
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George Frayne, a.k.a. Commander Cody, tells us about the origins of his smash hit "Hot Rod Lincoln" and other deep secrets in this lively mix of wo...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2013
  • Length: 14:22
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In this illustrated interview I chat with sculptor and musician Tony Furtado about his latest album Live at Mississippi Studios – a cool mix of wor...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2013
  • Length: 16:32
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First published in 1947, Goodnight Moon has become one of the most popular books for young children. Yet the book’s author, Margaret Wise Brown, al...

Bought by WJCT, XRAY.fm, WFHB, and KVLU


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
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A common historical myth is that Native Americans were an “oral people” who didn't engage in literacy. But one scholar argues that Native Americans...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, and WFHB


  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Valerie Cassel Oliver
In Houston, Cathy Byrd meets Senior Curator Valerie Cassel Oliver at the Contemporary Arts Museum to tour Valerie’s latest exhibition project: Radi...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 12:35
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Artist and multi-instrumentalist David Lindley is well known for his many years as featured accompanist with Jackson Browne. Lindley is also a che...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
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Noted music and arts journalist Marc Myers examines some of the forces that help explain the development of the sounds and styles of jazz in his ne...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 05:20
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Drummer Billy Martin keeps busy when he's not in Medeski Martin and Wood. One of his many projects -- Wicked Knee, a drums-and-brass group, has a ...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 20:57
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Better late than never, I talk with Sara Gazarek about one of last year's best jazz vocalist recordings, her third album, Blossom and Bee. She tal...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 25:14
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The organ legend "Joey D" talks about working with Larry Coryell and Jimmy Cobb, as well as the influence of Miles Davis on his trumpet playing.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 05:19
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Brian Bahouth spoke with one half of the Wood Brothers, Oliver Wood, about the unique mixture of styles and influences he and his brother Chris bri...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 11:42
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A poet, an ethnomusicologist, a conductor, and a vocalist share their favorite Christmas songs and why the music resonates with them this time of y...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WJCT, KMUD, KUAC, KRZA and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2012
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 6
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From Leontyne Price to Kate and Anna McGarrigle, the Ronettes to Middle Eastern music…

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KRPS, KRPS, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 10
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During the mid to late 1970s, Al Blake sang and played harmonica for the legendary Hollywood Fats Blues Band and is one of the true progenitors of ...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 30:22