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Overtone Singing
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about the new book "Overtone Singing," a comprehensive tome that addresses the physics ...

  • Added: May 06, 2023
  • Length: 28:29
Faith No More in the 1990s
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we talked about a new book in the "Decades" series that documents the band Faith No More and thei...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 27:59
The Roadhouse PRX 038
From: Tony Steidler-Dennison
Series: The Roadhouse
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This hour of The Roadhouse works to rectify an admitted deficit of female blues artists to male. Lauren Mitchell, Hurricane Ruth, Samantha Fish, Rh...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 04, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
Bluegrass, Blues and Sitting on Top of the World
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Sitting on top of the world has been around a long time. The song was written by Walter Vinson and Sam Chatmon, members of the blues group, the Mis...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 05:55
The Roadhouse PRX 030
From: Tony Steidler-Dennison
Series: The Roadhouse
Caption: The Roadhouse
If you're an old hand in The Roadhouse, you know the drill: an hour of great blues variety. If you're new, I think you might be in for a surprise o...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Jan 07, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Roadhouse PRX 029
From: Tony Steidler-Dennison
Series: The Roadhouse
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We're building a strong hour of blues in this edition of The Roadhouse. Jack Mack & the Heart Attack Horns, Lucky Peterson, Kenny Neal, Moreland & ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Dec 31, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Roadhouse PRX 027
From: Tony Steidler-Dennison
Series: The Roadhouse
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In this hour of The Roadhouse, I've got Sugar Ray & The Bluetones, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Leavell, Rory Block, and Teresa James & the Rhythm Tra...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Dec 23, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Roadhouse PRX 025
From: Tony Steidler-Dennison
Series: The Roadhouse
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This hour of The Roadhouse moves along like a train down the rails. Knickerbocker All-Stars, Frank Bang & The Cook County Kings, Johnny Nicholas, L...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Roadhouse PRX 022
From: Tony Steidler-Dennison
Series: The Roadhouse
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In this hour of The Roadhouse, I bounce back and forth between two real hot spots of blues: Chicago and San Francisco. I’ve got a lot of artists th...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Oct 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Roadhouse PRX 021
From: Tony Steidler-Dennison
Series: The Roadhouse
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This is another hour of The Roadhouse that just doesn’t slow down. And, it’s a little heavier than usual with some great female blues artists, to b...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Oct 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
Gems of Bluegrass #1528. Patriotism, Bluegrass and the Fourth of July.
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
What’s patriotic about bluegrass music. Some of it is obvious. And some is just a little under the surface.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2015
  • Length: 06:52
Right on Target, So Direct: Bob Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks" (2 hour and 1 hour NEWCAST FRIENDLY versions)
From: Paul Ingles
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A celebration and exploration of "Blood on the Tracks," the Bob Dylan album voted his best in a Rolling Stone magazine fan survey. Music writers, ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WYSO, NPR Illinois, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:52:55
  • Purchases: 9
Gems of Bluegrass #1324. Over the Hill to the Poorhouse
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Early Bluegrass is often viewed as a post WWII idiom reflecting great changes in the US. With that in mind, it makes sense that early bluegrass is ...

  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 04:50
Bluegrass Review # 1324. Program for June 8-14, 2013
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil w/ 2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
We pack some recent bluegrass into the beginning of the show, including recent tributes to the Stanley Bros, Carter and Ralph. Carter died in 1966 ...

Bought by KSJD, WOUB, KKRN, KUCB, KRZA and more


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Gems of Bluegrass #1250. The Wall of Sound
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Follow bluegrass and old time music for a while, and you realize that fans and players are tuned into the evolution of the music. The evolution has...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2012
  • Length: 06:23
Gems of Bluegrass 1126
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Old time fiddling in North America is different wherever you go. In some places in the southwest, old fiddlers play the waltzes and polkas that cam...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Jun 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:49
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1123 Reflections
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan yun
You do something in the present and it has a consequence. Obviously. You cannot tell any kind of story without one event leading to another. Like i...

Bought by KUCB and WAMU


  • Added: May 21, 2011
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 2
Bluegrass Review #1123
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
After a selection from the new Russell Johnson CD, we play a couple of songs about war. One displays cruelty, the other kindness. The Gem of Bluegr...

Bought by WEZU, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, KUCB, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: May 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Bluegrass Review #1122
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Show for May 28 - June 2, 2011 Bluegrass values hard work. Our program opens with a few songs that turn on this classic bluegrass value. You might ...

Bought by WEZU, WAMU, WXXI Rochester, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: May 14, 2011
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 6
Bluegrass Review #1120
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Program for May 14 – May 20, 2011 Because we’ve got a lot of new bluegrass to play, we start out the show that way, and we include a couple of addi...

Bought by WEZU, KUCB, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, Prairie Public, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: May 07, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Gems #1117 Evolution of Bluegrass Rhythm
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
For regular users, piece for April 23-29, 2011. Others use anytime. Piece reflects of the basics of bluegrass rhythm, and tells a little about how ...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Apr 09, 2011
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 1
Bluegrass Review # 1109
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil w/ PRX award, Credit: Karen Van Norman
program for Feb 26 - March 4, 2011

Bought by KUCB, WAMU, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Gems of Bluegrass 1107 Heavy Bluegrass Burdens
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Claire Nusbaum
Many bluegrass songs depict heavy burdens borne by characters in songs, and by us listeners. That's the subject of this Gem of Bluegrass.

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 1
Bluegrass Review #1107
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Claire Nusbaum
Program for Feb 22 - 28, 2011

Bought by WEZU, KUCB, WXXI Rochester, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, WAMU and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Gems of Bluegrass # 1106 Bluegrass History and Bluegrass Culture
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Karen Van Norman
To folk music scholars, a style of folk music represents a specific group of people, but also has relationships with surrounding cultures. For a lo...

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and WAMU


  • Added: Jan 23, 2011
  • Length: 09:29
  • Purchases: 2