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Instrument of War No More: Bagpipes in Minnesota
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Bagpipes arrived in Minnesota in the 1850’s, brought by Scottish immigrants to what is now Blue Earth county, as settlers moved in, occupying Dakot...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 06:32
Lost in the Songs
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast
Caption: Peter Jesperson's record room, Credit: Todd Melby
Peter Jesperson is a music legend. Born in Minnesota, Jesperson was a seminal figure in the Minneapolis punk and new wave scene of the 1970's and 1...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 23:01
Full Moon Hacksaw #1886 (Hour 1 & 2) - 03/23/2023
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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We pull all the stops out and let jazz’s greatest go at it. Joe Williams is “Smack Dab in the Middle” of Count Basie and Newport, with “gallons of ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WEJP-LP 107.1, WYAP, KHNS and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:05
  • Purchases: 11
Full Moon Hacksaw #1859 (Hour 1 & 2) - 09/15/2022
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Mallet man Bobby Hutcherson recorded prolifically from the ‘60s until passing in 2016, here he displays amazing energy and imagination on marimba a...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WEJP-LP 107.1, WOUB, KHNS and more


  • Added: Sep 13, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 8
Full Moon Hacksaw #1829 (Hour 1 & 2) - 02/17/2022
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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A new release from studious flutist Tom Keenlyside is featured to start our weekly broadcast, followed by the irreplaceable Charles Mingus. Saxopho...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KHNS, KRZA, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WKAR and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 9
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
Matthew Decker: I Really Like to Paint a Picture With My Music in the Listener's Mind
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Matthew Decker, Credit: Shefik
Imagery - Matthew Decker is a recording artist from New York. He started his own label Matteo Mafia Records in 2012. His music is very different fr...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2021
  • Length: 01:16
The String #94
From: WMOT
Series: The String
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The String #94; Buddy and Julie Miller

  • Added: Jun 24, 2019
  • Length: 59:20
The String #92
From: WMOT
Series: The String
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The String #92; Byron Berline and Andy Statman

  • Added: Jun 17, 2019
  • Length: 59:14
The String #90
From: WMOT
Series: The String
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The String #90; Dale Watson plus John Smith

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 20, 2019
  • Length: 59:25
  • Purchases: 1
Jeff Morgan
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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Every spring, the Midwest Music Fest Rolls into Winona, MN bringing all sorts of talented musicians to the area from Minnesota, the surrounding sta...

  • Added: May 13, 2019
  • Length: 39:07
Lizzy Plotkin — Music at the root of things
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople host Alan Wartes spoke with singer, songwriter, and fiddler Lizzy Plotkin.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jan 25, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
#18-40 Lawrence Brownlee
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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Tenor Lawrence Brownlee performs Robert Schumann's Dichterliebe

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


  • Added: Oct 03, 2018
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
Song Story S0.E1 - Eric Ginsberg's "Little Love Notes" (pre-season sneak-peek)
From: Eric Ginsberg
Series: Song Story
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Song Story features songwriters telling the true stories behind their original songs. This first pre-season sneak-peek features Song Story host, Er...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 10:54
NO JERKS: The House Venues of Pioneer Valley
From: Jonah Fried
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This is a short profile on a few prominent DIY music promoters in western Massachusetts who host shows in their basements and living rooms. Featu...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:11
JazzStories: Warren Wolf
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"I did a lot of practicing with my dad. We were practicing five days a week Monday through Friday for 90 minutes a day starting at the age of 3 up ...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 14:23
  • Purchases: 3
JazzStories: Stefon Harris
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"When I started to play jazz... I started in the middle. I wanted to play Coltrane, Charlie Parker, and all of that stuff first... When I started c...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WCSU-FM


  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 07:39
  • Purchases: 4
JazzStories: Mary Halvorson
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"I want to have clarity of ideas and I want to be able to execute ideas. So if I'm going to play something really sloppy, I want it to be sloppy on...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 18:32
  • Purchases: 2
(E)motion Picture
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: Fresh Picked by Open Orchard Productions
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How do musicians come up with the scores for Hollywood blockbuster films? Mark Graham, seasoned music preparation supervisor, reveals the hectic be...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 07:02
Guy Clark on Art of the Song
From: Art of the Song
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We sat down with Guy in his Nashville studio to talk about songwriting and creativity

Bought by KPIP-LP, KUAF Public Radio, Prairie Public, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jan 21, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
A Conversation with Richard Sherman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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A world without Mary Poppins? No way. The two-time Oscar winner and 2008 National Medal winner lets us in on how great show tunes get written.

  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:58
Mississippi Melodie Showboat
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Arts
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We talk with Director John Schroeder about this year's Mississippi Melodie Showboat.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 07:04
“.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO FAITH, FEMINISM AND HIP HOP.”
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 54:15