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Little Richard-All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Little Richard
Celebrating one of the founders of Rock ‘n Roll, Richard Penniman, better known as Little Richard with a mix of his music, interviews, covers and ...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, and KHNS


  • Added: May 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:33
  • Purchases: 3
RDD: The Festival
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Join Haley as she brings you along with her to the Old West End Festival. It's a weekend of live music, food, historical house tours, and unfortuna...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2019
  • Length: 06:03
Music for Animals
From: Britt Wray
Caption: Black Prairie plays a concert for 52 wolves at Wolf Haven sanctuary in Washington State., Credit: Carli Davidson
There's a music industry for pets out there. But what kind of music do animals like? A woman who studies how non-human creatures go mad throws conc...

Bought by ABC, KVNF, 'The Sea', New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2015
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 6
Auveed & Mateen's Excellent Adventure
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2013
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Auveed & Mateen's Excellent Adventure: A story about two cousins and a luthier.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 31, 2013
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 1
Liberace & His Spectacular Crystal Closet
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: One of Liberace's incredible feather capes, Credit: Glen Rutter
A half-hour music-rich documentary on Liberace and the former Liberace Museum. His story is told using historical clips from Liberace himself in pe...

Bought by WORT, KFAI Minneapolis, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:42
  • Purchases: 3
From Ukraine to Michigan: The Bandura Still Sings
From: Willis Arnold
Series: Local Music Worldwide
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Julian Kytasty is a world-renowned bandurist who's family and musical history can be traced from the Ukraine, through exile from Stalinist USSR, to...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 04:59
The Lomax Archives
From: Willis Arnold
Series: Local Music Worldwide
Caption: Records From Around the World, Credit: Willis Arnold
Step into the world of Alan Lomax, his archives, and his legacy - The Association of Cultural Equity. Featuring interviews with his daughter Anna ...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 05:38
Sonic ID: 80’s Rock Band
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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Youth producers at Gorzycki Middle School go back in time….to the ’80’s.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 01:54
Sonic ID: Classical Guitar
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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Gorzycki youth producers discover the ancient sounds of the classical guitar.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 02:57
Postcard from The National Cornbread Festival
From: Big Shed Audio
Caption: Shea Shackelford enjoying a barbecue sundae at the 2005 National Cornbread Festival, Credit: Jennifer Deer
"Oh, I love it. You can't live without corn bread. And you gotta cook it in that skillet, too! ... Corn bread basically was poor man's food that ...

Bought by Raven Radio, KALW, KTXK, Raven Radio, Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 10
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
From: Joyride Media
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One hour special traces the creation and rise of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Radio New Zealand, CBC Inside the Music and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 24
The Irish Session
From: Susan O'Leary
Series: The Radio Ballads
Caption: The Morro Bay Session, Credit: Ren Nickson
A group of musicians in Morro Bay California have been getting together every week for over a decade to play traditional Irish music (short version).

  • Added: May 02, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
Miles Davis: Kind Of Blue
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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One-hour special explores the creation and impact of Miles Davis' album "Kind Of Blue."

Bought by WDCB, WVTF, 90.5 WESA, WJCT, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 57
Wayne C. Henderson: How Guitar Making Saved His Life
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Wayne C. Henderson, Credit: http://www.waynehenderson.org/
In this edition, we travel to the homeland of American bluegrass to visit the workshop of guitar builder Wayne C. Henderson. His instruments are co...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Dec 18, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
3. Kinoko, YMCA staff and musical chip bender
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job (2007-2008 series)
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Dayjob is a look at how (Seattle) musicians pay the rent.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 03:12
What Cheer Brigade? Plays Recess (narrated)
From: Megan Hall
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Our best gig ever: What Cheer? Brigade marching band performs at local elementary schools

Bought by KPIK-LP, PRX Remix, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jul 29, 2007
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 3
The Tristan Mysteries: The Five Hour Mysteries
From: WNYC
Series: The Tristan Mysteries
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Wagner's classic love story "Tristan und Isolde" revealed.

Bought by Remix Radio and WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 06, 2007
  • Length: 16:37
  • Purchases: 2
SxSw from the sidewalks of Austin
From: David Weinberg
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Music and Mayhem from South by Southwest

Bought by WMNF


  • Added: Mar 23, 2007
  • Length: 13:34
  • Purchases: 1
"I'm with the Band" - Confessions of a Symphony Percussionist
From: Aaron Henkin
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Baltimore Symphoy Orchestra percussionist Brian Prechtl talks about his musical role

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 04, 2006
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 1
A Radio Rorschach Test
From: Aaron Henkin
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An exploration of how six radio 'guinea pigs' react to a series of sonic inkblots...

Bought by KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, KRUA, WUAL, WBEZ and more


  • Added: May 29, 2006
  • Length: 13:30
  • Purchases: 8
Adventures in M.U.K. - The Melbourne Ukulele Kollective
From: AMRAP: Australia
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A delightful look at a unique and unusual Australian music scene.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2005
  • Length: 09:11
Dear Piano
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Dear Piano is a musical conversation, a duet perhaps, and certainly a love story.

Bought by WTIP, KXOT Public Radio, and WBEZ


  • Added: Oct 21, 2005
  • Length: 12:35
  • Purchases: 3
The Accordion Files
From: Amber Edwards
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audio postcard from an Accordion Convention

  • Added: May 17, 2005
  • Length: 05:49
Size Isn't Everything
From: Shea Shackelford
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Joel Eckhaus makes and plays ukuleles in South Portland, Maine.

Bought by WMPG and WBHM


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 2
Tokyo "All Aboard" Melodies
From: Andy Raskin
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Melodies heard on Tokyo train platforms.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, KUT-HD, KTNA and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2004
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 7