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#4: Toute Suite: Stravinsky, from the Ballet Theater to the Concert Hall
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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How -- and why -- Stravinsky revised theatrical pieces for the concert hall

  • Added: May 08, 2007
  • Length: 13:53
Johnny Cash: Amazing Grace
From: Joyride Media
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One-hour radio documentary explores Johnny Cash's love for Gospel music, his roots in the church, and the stories behind his greatest Gospel record...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KSRQ, Troy Public Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: May 07, 2007
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 19
The Latvala Files: Hangin' Out in the Vault
From: Justin Grotelueschen
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Never-before released interviews with the late Dick Latvala, the first official archivist for the Grateful Dead.

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: May 03, 2007
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Last Call for Alcohol
From: KCUR
Series: KC Currents
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Jazz was born in Kansas City during the prohibition, but what happens when 1920s-era hangout stops serving liquor?

  • Added: May 02, 2007
  • Length: 06:46
Old Maid Aunts
From: Bernadette Cahill
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The Story of a Song

  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Length: 05:19
Womemories 03 -- Shelley Graff
From: Bernadette Cahill
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Womemories Host Bernadette Cahill talks with Shelley Graff

  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Length: 09:59
Border Radio: Electronic Campfire
From: Texas Folklife
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A celebration of cowboy and vaquero songs in live performance, hosted by Dallas "Nevada Slim" Turner

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Apr 13, 2007
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
The Beatles Greatest Single Ever: Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane
From: Paul Ingles
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Musicians, writers and Beatle fans weigh in on what some critics call the best pop/rock single ever: Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, PRX Remix, KSUT, KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2007
  • Length: 19:33
  • Purchases: 6
HEAT -- The End of the Beginning
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY
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A reflection on changes in 1990 South Africa from a poet, the playwright Athol Fugard, musicians, Ambassador Lindewe Mabuzeh and everyday people.

Bought by WCPN, KERA, KLCC, WCQS, and KUT


  • Added: Apr 04, 2007
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 5
Elvis Presley - He Touched Me: Elvis' Gospel Music
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
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One hour radio documentary highlights the gospel music Elvis recorded throughout his career.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WVTF, Troy Public Radio, WNMU-FM, KZUM and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2007
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 32
Compact Discoveries 30: Ravel as Pianist and Conductor
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Maurice Ravel plays his own piano compositions in high fidelity, stereo!

Bought by KPIP-LP, WNMU-FM, WMNR, WMRT, KAMU and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2007
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 16
Two's Company...Jazz Sessions
From: Gano and Beverly Evans
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Jazz In The Mainstream : Straight-Ahead & 'Right Down the MIddle'

Bought by KUNR


  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
#2: The Rite of Spring, or when Lenny met Igor
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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Few musical works have inspired so many stories as Stravinsky's 1913 hit, The Rite of Spring. These are just three or four of them.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KPIK-LP, KGLT, KFAI Minneapolis, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Mar 12, 2007
  • Length: 13:16
  • Purchases: 8
#1: The Birth, Reversion, and Rebirth of "The Soldier's Tale"
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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The 46-year history behind a new release of Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale"

  • Added: Mar 06, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
The Flipside
From: KUT
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KUT`s Texas Music Matters - in cooperation with Texas Monthly magazine - presents The Flipside: An hour at the crossroads of music and memory.

Bought by KGLT, WCPN, and WBEZ


  • Added: Mar 04, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Memories -- Women's Songs for Women's History Month
From: Bernadette Cahill
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Songs written, performed and chosen by women

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Feb 28, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
HEAT -- The Contenders
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY
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Singer/Songwriter Billy Bragg rewrites "The Internationale", Joyce Carol Oates spars with George Foreman, and Spalding Gray turns the tables on Joh...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio, WCPN, KERA, and WCQS


  • Added: Feb 28, 2007
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 4
Mardi Gras Indian Music
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
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The Musical Tradition of New Orleans' Black Indians

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, WTJU, New Hampshire Public Radio, WBHM and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2007
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 10
Joe Ely Profile
From: KUT
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A light feature of the legendary Texas troubador

Bought by KLCC and KRCC-FM


  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 06:07
  • Purchases: 2
Billy Higgins: A Tribute To The Legendary Jazz Drummer
From: Heidi Chang
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Billy Higgins was reportedly the most recorded jazz drummer in history. Higgins talks about his music and life. This profile also features intervi...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WNCU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2007
  • Length: 09:14
  • Purchases: 6
A Shortcut Through 2006
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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An hour-long retrospective of the year 2006

Bought by KGLT, KUT, KVMR, North Country Public Radio, and WNED Buffalo


  • Added: Dec 22, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 5
Rock-and-roll benefit concerts: Music to UNICEF's ears
From: UNICEF
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This Story is free! With the Concert for Bangladesh George Harrison and Ravi Shankar started the tradition of the super-concert for a humanitarian ...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 1
A Nightingale Among Ye
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Take to the seas in song with "shantyman" bob Webb.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 06:33
  • Purchases: 1
It's King Biscuit Time
From: WKNO
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In an era when media monopolies dominate the airwaves, there still are independent voices and programs. King Biscuit Time is the longest running d...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 08:06
Buddy Guy: Can't Quit the Blues
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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Brand new one-hour music intensive radio special features legendary bluesman Buddy Guy in his own words and music.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KCNP, KNKX, Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2006
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 46

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