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National Book Award winner James McBride looks at the Godfather of Soul, James Brown.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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McBride’s latest book looks to understand what shaped James Brown-- one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

Bought by WABE and WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 2
Vibraphonist and 2016 NEA Jazz Master Gary Burton looks back and ahead
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Gary Burton, Credit: Jimmy Katz
Gary Burton, one of the great jazz virtuosos, take us through his musical journey.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Composer John Adams: Creating American Classical music
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: John Adams, Credit: Deborah O'Grady
Composer John Adams reflects on his creating American music that’s intense, sensual and meaningful.

Bought by WABE, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Ten From David: A David Bowie Appreciation
From: Paul Ingles
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Paul Ingles and NPR Music's Ann Powers host a survey of the music of British musician David Bowie, who died January 10, 2016 of cancer at 69.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KHNS, Prairie Public, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2016
  • Length: 57:52
  • Purchases: 38
Director and playwright Tazewell Thompson: Bringing it to the stage.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Soloman Howard as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the company of Appomattox at Washington National Opera , Credit: Scott Suchman
Tazewell Thompson may be wowing critics and audiences with his direction of the opera Appomattox, but he’s an equally brilliant theater director an...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WNJR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Arts Interchange - Zac Little of Saintseneca: To Shake the Ache
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Doug Storm talks to singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Zac Little of Saintseneca, an American folk rock band from Columbus, Ohio, about Ap...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2015
  • Length: 47:34
Fresh Talk: Marinella Senatore
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: Marinella Senatore, Credit: Mercedes Elizabeth Lowe
Italian artist Marinella Senatore talks about the performances she's producing for the 13th Lyon Biennial exhibition, La Vie Moderne.

  • Added: Oct 02, 2015
  • Length: 12:03
The Speed of Sound: Veruca Salt
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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The newly reunited Veruca Salt talks with Kyle Meredith about what it took to bury the hatchet and put the band back together, and what the band me...

Bought by KUCB, KHNS, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 21, 2015
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
Meet Dan Sheehy who has spent his life in folk and traditional arts.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dan Sheehy, Credit: Ashlee Duncan
He helped develop the Folk Arts program at the National Endowment for the Arts and he's been head of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Now, Dan Shee...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WABE, KPVL, and WNJR


  • Added: Sep 11, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Simon Shaheen: Making Musical Bridges
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Simon Shaheen
Violinist and oud player Simon Shaheen discusses his merging of Arab and western musical traditions.

Bought by KPVL and WNJR


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 2
Squonk Opera Revealed!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: "Pneumatica" created and performed by Squonk Opera, Credit: John Altdorfer
Find out about the artistic exuberance that is Squonk Opera with artistic directors and founders, Jackie Dempsey and Steve O'Hearn.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WNJR, KPVL, WABE, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 5
Wayne Henderson: Making and Playing Guitars
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Wayne Henderson, Credit: Tom Pich
Luthier, guitarist and 1995 national Heritage Fellow Wayne Henderson discusses his distinctive guitars and his distinctive sound.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WABE, WNJR, KPVL, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jul 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 5
Oud-player and composer Rahim AlHaj prisoner, exile, and brilliant musician
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Rahim AlHaj, Credit: Dan Merlo
Rahim AlHaj is quite simply one of the best oud players in the world. In this broadcast, Rahim performs and shares his story of leaving Iraq and c...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WABE, WMMT, WNJR, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 5
The late Joe Wilson--the great friend of American folk culture
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Joe Wilson at the Henderson Festival, 2014, Credit: Ginger Correll
2001 National Heritage Fellow Joe Wilson weaves his storytelling spell into the history of Blue Ridge Mountain culture.

Bought by WNJR, WABE, WMMT, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 4
All that Jazz with Carla Bley
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Carla Bley, Credit: D.D. Rider
Carla Bley is a prolific and agile composer and jazz pianist. She talks about her career--from Birdland to Montreux.

Bought by KPIP-LP, Harford Community Radio, WABE, and WNJR


  • Added: Apr 17, 2015
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 4
Deborah Bond:Making it in the Music World--Almost
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Deborah Bond
Dual Lives Series: Deborah Bond sings like a dream, has three cds and tours internationally. But she still needs a day job to pay the bills.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WABE, and WNJR


  • Added: Mar 15, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Composer John Williams discusses the art of scoring films.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: John Williams
Over his fifty-plus year career, John Williams has written many of the most famous scores in Hollywood film history.

Bought by KGUA, KPIP-LP, and WNJR


  • Added: Jan 01, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
A conversation about Folk Arts: Grassroots self-expression
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Barry Bergey with Mavis Staples, Credit: Tom Pich
The NEA's recently retired Director of Folk and Traditional Arts Barry Bergey shares some memories about a lifetime immersed in folk and tradition...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WNJR


  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 2
Way Beyond the Blue
From: Hold That Thought
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Professor André de Quadros believes that music is for everyone, including prison inmates. Here, he shares his moving experiences teaching in two Ma...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 18, 2014
  • Length: 10:38
  • Purchases: 1
Bonjour Chanson Series 16, Episode 77
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 16
Caption: Yepa, courtesy of Antipodes Music, Credit: Nagi Fero &Marguerite Bruchet
A cool new French music duo Yépa, and a well-established artist, William Sheller are introduced in English together with other very talented singer...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 16, 2014
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
Bonjour Chanson Series 16, Episode 76
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 16
Caption: Faby Perier, Credit: by courtesy of Faby Perier
Romance, the fight against discrimination, a thirst for social justice, these are some of the subjects of the Francophone songs in this program. A...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 1
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1441 (Hour 1 & 2) - 09/11/2014
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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These hours begin with Latin salsa, all kinds of blues & funky grooves, respect for melody. Hear classic composition, get jazz history from trumpe...

Bought by WYAP and WVBI-LP


  • Added: Sep 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:59:54
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Irish Step Dancer Kevin Doyle
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Kevin Doyle dancing at the 2013 National Heritage Fellowship Concert
2014 NEA National Heritage Fellow Kevin Doyle talks about his passion for Irish Step Dancing.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WNJR


  • Added: Sep 11, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Richard Powers on Music
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source Shorts and Podcasts
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Why do books so often turn to music? Richard Powers, author of a new, music-filled novel Orfeo, speaks to the strength of songs and symphonies, inc...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 12:57
  • Purchases: 3
A Conversation with ETHEL founding members Dorothy Lawson and Ralph Farris
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: ETHEL, Credit: James Ewing
Believing that music is a unifying force, the string quartet ETHEL has joined forces with musicians across genres and regions. The result is musica...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WABE


  • Added: Aug 07, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2