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006 Bert Jansch & Rod Clements
From: Tim Ayres
Series: Borderland Jukebox
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On this program we speak to British musician Rod Clements about his career, focusing on his years recording with lgendary guitarist and songwriter...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:30
Finding Beautiful
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "You're beautiful as you feel" the song says., Credit: Susan Cook
Here in Maine, for a short time, local musical theater replenishes .

  • Added: Aug 15, 2024
  • Length: 05:56
Full Moon Hacksaw #1959 (Hour 1 & 2) - 08/15/2024
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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So much relevant music still on vinyl we can’t imagine ever putting our LPs to rest on the shelf. Take for example tenor sax great Joe Henderson wi...

Bought by KRPS, KJZX-Austin, Raven Radio, KRZA, KHNS and more


  • Added: Aug 13, 2024
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 10
Rhythms of Resilience: Bril Barrett on Tap, Tradition, and Resistance
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Bril Barrett, Credit: Maia Rosenfeld
2024 National Heritage Fellow Bril Barrett reflects on the enduring power of tap to connect past, present, and future and how his teaching philosop...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WDCB, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Aug 12, 2024
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 5
Full Moon Hacksaw #1958 (Hour 1 & 2) - 08/08/2024
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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A vision of progress holds no fear. Sonny Stitt gets us all tuned up with is energetic sax, drummer Idris Muhammad is “Super Bad” with a funky beat...

Bought by KRPS, KJZX-Austin, KRZA, Raven Radio, KHNS and more


  • Added: Aug 06, 2024
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 11
Creating Conversations Through Art: The Vision of Charleston's Gaillard Center
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Lissa Frenkel CEO of the Gaillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina, discusses this cultural cornerstone which presents vibrant art, honors loc...

Bought by WSLR, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jul 16, 2024
  • Length: 28:37
  • Purchases: 5
Reimagining the Founders: Lin-Manuel Miranda on Creating 'Hamilton
From: National Endowment for the Arts
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We're marking July 4 with this 2016 interview with Lin-Manuel Miranda in which we talk about "Hamilton" and discuss the meticulous process behind t...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2024
  • Length: 29:01
006 Carl Zittrer and Paul Zaza - Classic Horror and Creative Partnerships
From: Tim Ayres
Series: Off The Beaten Soundtrack
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A conversation with film composers Carl Zittrer and Paul Zaza

  • Added: Jun 06, 2024
  • Length: 59:04
Bassist Dave Holland and his Life in Jazz
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dave Holland, Credit: Ulli Gruber
Bassist and 2017 NEA Jazz Master Dave Holland discusses his career and the collaborative nature of jazz.

Bought by WMPG, KMUN, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 5
Meet the Creator and Host of American Routes: Nick Spitzer
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Nick Spitzer, Credit: Ricky Costanza
A conversation with folklife presenter, educator, creator, host and producer of American Routes, and 2023 National Heritage Fellow Nick Spitzer.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KMUN


  • Added: Jan 21, 2024
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 5
Paula Abreu discusses her comprehensive approach to cultural curation at the McCarter Theatre Center
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Paula Abreu, Credit: Sameer A. Khan
A conversation with Director of Presented Programming at the McCarter Theatre Center Paula Abreu halfway through her first season on the job!

Bought by WSLR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Brandon Victor Dixon--Alicia Keys' Dad in "Hell's Kitchen"
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Brandon Victor Dixon, Credit: Dario Calmese
Actor, singer, and producer Brandon Victor Dixon talks about his long and storied career on Broadway.

Bought by KMUN, WMPG, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 7
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet Manuel Delgado, 3rd Generation Luthier
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Manuel Delgado, Credit: Delgado Guitars
Luthier and Community Activist Manuel Delgado talks about continuing his family’s tradition of hand-crafting stringed instruments while working to ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KFCF FM, KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Tony Bennett - I will do this for the rest of my life
From: Sedge Thomson
Caption: Tony Bennett and Sedge Thomson on West Coast Live, Freight and Salvage venue, Berkeley, CA Nov 14, 1998
Tony Bennett was one of the greats, and his relaxed modesty gives us insight to the values he held to keep singing, despite "the bobbing and weavin...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 22:00
Gil Rose--A Voice for Contemporary Music
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Gil Rose, Credit: Kevin Condon
A conversation with Gil Rose who founded and heads three organizations-- the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), Odyssey Opera and BMOP/Sound—t...

Bought by WSLR, WDCB, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WRGY, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jul 12, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Remembering the Jazz Legend Ahmad Jamal
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Ahmad Jamal, Credit: Dl Media
In this 2012 interview, the recently-deceased NEA Jazz Master pianist Ahmad Jamal talks about his celebrated career.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., New England Public Media, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Apr 25, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Full Moon Hacksaw #1881 (Hour 1 & 2) - 02/16/2023
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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We don’t often go to fusion jazz on purpose, but it happens in a few places this episode from Full Moon Hacksaw headquarters. Pete Escovedo plays t...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KHNS, WOUB, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WKAR and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:03
  • Purchases: 8
2019 National Heritage Fellow Folklorist and Naturalist Bobby Fulcher
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Bobby Fulcher, Credit: Sarah Terpstra Hanson
State Park Manager Bobby Fulcher has spent 40 years uncovering the local culture of the Tennessee Cumberlands.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2023
  • Length: 29:01
Appalachian Vibes 2022 New Years Eve Episode
From: WNCW
Series: Appalachian Vibes
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From the Blushin Roulettes, an appaacahin swing duo who got their start on a farm in Mandescendo CA to Dr. Bacon, an appalacahin grass 6 piece from...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2023
  • Length: 58:01
A Look at Leonard Bernstein's Broadway Music
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Leonard Bernstein at the Opening of West Side Story, Washington DC, Aug. 1957, Credit: Library of Congress Archives
Composer, conductor, and commentator Rob Kapilow takes us on a musical journey through Leonard Bernstein’s Broadway career.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMPG, WDCB, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., and KZUM


  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 5
Remembering Lakota Tradition-Bearer Kevin Locke
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Kevin Locke, Credit: Courtesy of Kevin Locke
The late Kevin Locke talks about learning, performing, and teaching Lakota culture and traditions around the world.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and KZUM


  • Added: Nov 01, 2022
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
David Serkin Ludwig: Expanding the Language of Music
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: David Serkin Ludwig
David Serkin Ludwig talks about his life in music both as a composer and as an educator dedicated to new music and expanding the music community

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RADIOLEX, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 13, 2022
  • Length: 28:26
  • Purchases: 3
Shanta Thake: Bring the Arts to NYC Streets
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Shanta Thake at Summer for the City, Credit: Kevin Yatarola; used courtesy of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Chief Artistic Officer of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) Shanta Thake talks about programming that speaks to the needs of New York C...

Bought by RADIOLEX, Spokane Public Radio, and WMPG


  • Added: Jul 01, 2022
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
Appalachian Vibes featuring Shabudikah and The Gone Ghosts
From: WNCW
Series: Appalachian Vibes
Caption: Amanda Bocchi, Credit: Jaimie Phillips
This week on Appalachian Vibes my guests are the funk soul pop Asheville, NC band, Shabudikah and the earnest, talented alt-country outfit from Car...

  • Added: May 30, 2022
  • Length: 59:02
Modern Warrior LIVE: A Veteran's Story
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Modern Warrior LIVE
In today’s podcast, I speak with US Army Veteran Jaymes Poling and Jazz Trumpeter Dominick Farinacci about creating and presenting Modern Warrior L...

  • Added: May 24, 2022
  • Length: 01:26:36