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AG 22-37: Sing A Song Of Annie Ross, 9/5/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week, we pay tribute to vocal jazz Annie Ross. I’ll chronicle her solo work as well as her time with the groundbreaking jazz group Lambert, He...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
Cinderblock Bookshelves: Chapter 1
From: Rain Perry
Series: Rain Perry's Cinderblock Bookshelves
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“P.S. to Johnny: I am happy about the baby except the name. Couldn’t we find something a little less far out?” Rain’s mother dies young, and in a ...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
Nanci Griffith | Tent Show Radio | Episode 21:17
From: Tent Show Radio
Caption: Nanci Grifith, Credit: Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith got an early start on her path to performing and songwriting. At the age of 6 she began to write songs, thinking of it as “part of t...

Bought by KFCF FM, WNMU-FM, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Rosanne Cash | Tent Show Radio | Episode 21-12
From: Tent Show Radio
Caption: Rosanne Cash, Credit: Rosanne Cash
This week's Tent Show Radio performance is from August of 2019 when Rosanne Cash came to play under the pearl grey and blue canvas tent! One of th...

Bought by KFCF FM, KMXT, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Mar 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 453: Mikki Kendall, Jamie Loftus, and Pink Martini, 3/19/2021
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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In celebration of Women's History Month, this episode features author and activist Mikki Kendall, comedian and podcaster Jamie Loftus, and music fr...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
"Women's History Month Special" with Mikki Kendall, Jamie Loftus, and Pink Martini
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire Specials
Caption: Mikki Kendall
In celebration of Women's History Month, this episode features author and activist Mikki Kendall, comedian and podcaster Jamie Loftus, and music fr...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
WoodSongs 932: Ashley Campbell and Lillie Mae
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Ashley Campbell on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes triple threat songwriter, singer and banjo virtuoso Ashley Campbell plus...

Bought by KCHW, GCR (Global Community Radio), WETS, KAAD-LP, KMSU and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 27
Becky Buller , award winning singer, songwriter , musician returns to Unreal Bluegrass
From: Steve Martin
Series: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
Caption: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
Becky Buller joins Steve on Unreal Bluegrass to discuss and share new music. Also discussed is the impact on music from COVID 19

  • Added: May 15, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:46
Rhonda Vincent, the absolute Queen of Bluegrass , returns to Unreal Bluegrass to discuss her latest music and her induction into the Grand Ole Opry.
From: Steve Martin
Series: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
Caption: Unreal Bluegrass , outside the flattop box
Rhonda Vincent discusses her induction into the Grand Ole Opry and new music.

  • Added: May 15, 2020
  • Length: 01:02:13
WoodSongs 981: Queen Bee & The Honeylovers and Jamie Drake
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Evan Singleton performs the Earl Scruggs' banjo classic “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” on the marimba.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Asheville, North Carolina swing jazz band Queen Bee & The Honeylovers plu...

Bought by KUAR, KDLG, WEJP-LP 107.1, WSLR, Radio Bristol and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Musician's Spotlight- Bonnie Raitt Part One- 655
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Multiple Grammy award winning singer and guitarist Bonnie Raitt joins host John Floridis to discuss her most recent album “Dig In Deep” and reflect...

Bought by WZRE, KMUN, Prairie Public, KGLT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 30, 2017
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 5
The Mikie Show #71, EveAnna
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us for episode seventy-one as we speak with EveAnna Manley, President of Manley Laboratories, a manufacturer of beautifully engineered and cra...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 28:02
Episode 39: Lynette Williams, Anacron - Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
Caption: Martini (left); Bobby Pickles (center); Lynette Williams (right)
Bobby and Martini podcast from Branded Saloon in Brooklyn, to cover a monthly musical event called TINTR (This Is Not The Radio). The showcase is o...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2013
  • Length: 58:23
Open Mic at Earl's
From: Gail Isaacson
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The characters who assembled every Monday night for the Open Mic at Earl’s Pub. This is the same Earl who owned the famous “Earl of Old Town Club,...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2013
  • Length: 20:17
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 32
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Grammy Winner Miss Amy and Grammy Hopeful Matthew Shell.

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:01
Jazz-O-Rama #7: "The Hutton Sisters"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev presents 78 RPM Jazz with a Sense of Humor: "The Hutton Sisters, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Joe Bev hosts an hour of 78 RPM records of Marion & Betty Hutton.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, WNMU-FM, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Feb 10, 2013
  • Length: 55:54
  • Purchases: 4
Tales from the South 006 with Suzi Parker
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Fall 2010 Season
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Author, Suzi Parker confronts Duran Duran on a special edition of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stories to life...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
The Mikie Show #29, Glenn Three
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us as we once again chat with our friend psychotherapist Dr. Glenn Berger. This time we discuss the world’s most popular topic: love. Yes, it ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Neko Case
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Neko Case's torch-like voice has won her fans. But her genre-defying style--as well as her take on love and nature--set her apart from her contemp...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 08, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (The Teacher)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Composer Jennifer Higdon's career path does not line up with that old saying, "those who can't do... teach." She's one of the busiest, most perfor...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 1
"A Valentine From Graham Nash's MAC"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
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A perfect piece for Valentine's Day! The true story of how Joe Bevilacqua met his wife because of Graham Nash's laptop

Bought by KUT and Public Interactive


  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 10:07
  • Purchases: 2
Why the Dudes Dig Me
From: Live Wire! Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Personal essay by Courtenay Hameister, host of Live Wire Radio, featuring lots 'o' humiliating moments.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, WNIN, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 04, 2007
  • Length: 07:54
  • Purchases: 4
Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (How I Compose)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Composer Jennifer Higdon maintains a full schedule of commissions and enjoys more than 200 performances of her music a year. "Blue Cathedral" is o...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 2
Home Planet: Ready for the Viagra "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" Tour?
From: Spokane Public Radio
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What is scarier than shrunken heads, dancing iguanas and King Tut? Cheryl-Anne Millsap thinks it might be The Rolling Stones 2005 concert tour.

  • Added: Aug 16, 2005
  • Length: 04:14
Interview with Dory Previn Part 2
From: Bernadette Cahill
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Continuation/conclusion of conversation and music of singer/songwriter Dory Previn.

  • Added: Jul 28, 2005
  • Length: 58:56