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TSSAAPR231018 Soulful Reflections on Peace, Harmony, Strife, Hope; remembering Rudolph Isley
From: Mike Canton
Series: The Soul Show (3 hours, with soft ending after Hour 2))
Caption: soulshowmike.org
This episode of TSS was first conceived on 10/15/23 and, although motivated by recent events, is evergreen in content. Mike Canton presents music ...

Bought by KCHW


  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 02:56:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Music of Sports & Games
From: Wind & Rhythm
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What do video games, Las Vegas, and big sporting events have in common? They all feature music! On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we hear "Concert...

Bought by KECG, WRTI, WQCS, GCR (Global Community Radio), KUCO and more


  • Added: Mar 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 13
The Songs Of Hearth And Home: A Thanksgiving Special
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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A music special perfect for Thanksgiving. A look at songs from the Great American Songbook about the comforts of home life, performed by Frank Sina...

Bought by KUGS Bellingham, Wash., KTXK, Morehead State Public Radio, WITF, KRBD and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 38
220429 Rock and Roll Songs That Young Arnold Schwarzenegger Heard
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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The bottomless pit of my music library includes a handful of songs from 1963 Austria that are indistinguishable from the best of American rock and ...

Bought by KFCF FM, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KPRG, Prairie Public, WQCS and more


  • Added: Apr 25, 2022
  • Length: 02:56:57
  • Purchases: 6
Full Moon Hacksaw #1823 (Hour 1 & 2) - 01/06/2022
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Serious jazz and a touch of blues for a brand new year, Joe Henderson’s tenor sax was recorded on Blue Note Records at the recommendation of trumpe...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KHNS, KRZA, WYAP, KMXT and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 10
#20-52 Mandelring Quartet Russians
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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Germany's Mandelring Quartet play works by Russian composers

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, KWAX, RadioFreePalmer, and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 18, 2020
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
Full Moon Hacksaw #1691 (Hour 1 & 2) - 06-27-2019
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Jazz radio provides a fresh sound for relaxation, stimulation, entertainment. But if some liken jazz on the radio to an informal education of an ar...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, WMOT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WYAP, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2019
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 7
No Mirrors, No Apologies
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Last Import, a Minneapolis surf punk trio, didn't meet at a bar or college. Nope. They met at an all-female rock school called "Girls Rock n Roll R...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 28, 2018
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
A Violinst Grapples With Death
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Credit: Ryan Dawes
Near the end of his life, Franz Schubert composed "Death and the Maiden." Two centuries later, violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja grappled with the ...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2018
  • Length: 03:55
Sangre Y Tierra: What Blood What Earth
From: Josh Landes
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"What Blood, What Earth", is a documentary on the life of Puerto Rican black metal artist MQ. His story leads the listener on a journey from pre-co...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2017
  • Length: 27:20
Episode 2: Michael McDermott of The Westies
From: Jim Villanueva
Series: Current Classics Conversations
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Chicago-bred singer/songwriter Michael McDermott talks about his band The Westies' excellent album West Side Stories.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2015
  • Length: 23:34
Joy to the World 2015 featuring pianist Bob Thompson and vocalist Mollie O'Brien
From: West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Series: Joy to the World
Caption: Mollie and Bob
Pianist Bob Thompson of Mountain Stage welcomes special guest vocalist Mollie O’Brien for this year's holiday jazz show "Joy to the World." Hear so...

Bought by WYAP, WHRV, KRPS, WJAB, KMUW and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 17
"The Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue" Live From The Schomburg Center
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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More than 50 years ago, America’s most prolific composer, Duke Ellington, collaborated with bassist Charlie Mingus and drummer Max Roach to produce...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 01:59:01
Merrie Melodies 10-24
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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This week on The Score with Edmund Stone – Merrie Melodies.

Bought by KPVL and WEKU


  • Added: Jun 15, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: The Swell Season
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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On this edition of "A Musician's Life" Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova of The Swell Season. Most people will remembe...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 17, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Josh Ritter
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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In 2006 Paste magazine named Josh Ritter one of the top 100 living songwriters. But shortly after completing his 2008 album, "Historical Conquests...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 13, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Maurice Jarre 10-19
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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A look at the distinguished career of Oscar winning film composer, Maurice Jarre.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KPVL, WEKU, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: May 12, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Mother's Day 2010: A Mother's Love 10-18
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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Our relationship with Mom this week on The Score with Edmund Stone.

Bought by 'The Sea' and KPVL


  • Added: May 05, 2010
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: The Proclaimers
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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The Proclaimers are Scotland's Charlie and Craig Reid. Here in the States they're best known for the tune "I'm Gonna be (500 miles) popularized in ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 05, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Murray Perahia (You're Gounded)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Pianist Murray Perahia devoted a number of years to only studying and playing Bach. It was a time of great learning and healing in his life as be ...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2007
  • Length: :27
Virtuoso Voices - Yolanda Kondonassis (Salzedo's Sugar)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Carlos Salzedo was an innovative man of the harp. He performed, he taught, he built instruments and composed. As a composer, Yolanda Kondonassis ...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: :31
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - JoAnn Falletta (Copland's Career Change)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Aaron Copland is called the "Father of American classical music" for his ability to set American landscapes and the American spirit to music. Befo...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jun 20, 2007
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - JoAnn Falletta (America's Debussy)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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In Classical Music, "Impressionism" means the music of Debussy and Ravel - and light washes of sound and pastel-like colors. Though impressionism ...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jun 20, 2007
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Martin Pearlman (What Kind of Man?)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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What makes Handel and Handel's Messiah so powerful and magnificent? That may seem like a question with no complete answer or a long list of answer...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, and KWAX


  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Roy Goodman (Halstead's Horn)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The French Horn is hard enough to play in its modern-day set up of valves, extra tubing and other gadgetry. But the original French Horn, the Natu...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Nov 02, 2006
  • Length: :34
  • Purchases: 2