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Gems of Bluegrass #1132 Old Time Music, Bluegrass and songs of War
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Sejan Yun
Coming up next, our Gem of Bluegrass. Today’s Gem concerns itself with old time music, bluegrass and songs of war. The thing that really comes acro...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Jul 25, 2011
  • Length: 17:54
  • Purchases: 1
The Bluegrass Review #1132
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
The opens by returning to one the underlying themes of bluegrass music: heavy burdens. Then, Lyle Loftgren and Adam Granger collaborate with host P...

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


  • Added: Jul 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Dayenu
From: Judith Sloan
Caption: Hagadah of Sloan's from her father., Credit: photo Warren Lehrer
Actress/Radio Producer Judith Sloan produces Dayenu, a story/commentary with music by Frank London and Judith Sloan. Sloan looks at the complexity ...

Bought by KVNF, KWMR, KZYX, WSLR, KZYX and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 05:03
  • Purchases: 6
A Drum Is Always With Me
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In Portland, a small community exists around the public performance of Middle Eastern music and dance. Portland is also home to an Iraqi community ...

Bought by WMPG, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 08:26
  • Purchases: 3
101204 Radiation's (or Was That Radio Station's) Anniversary
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Miss Atomic Bomb of 1957, Credit: Las Vegas Review Journal
Adding atomic bomb lyrics to any instrumental song makes that song so much better.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 01:13:09
  • Purchases: 1
Here's to the Vets
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Patterns in Music
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Commemorating Veteran's Day with this edition of Patterns in Music—a fitting musical tribute to those who served.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 01:40:15
  • Purchases: 2
Veterans Day 2010 - Lest We Forget 10-44
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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This week on The Score, with Edmund Stone, we salute those who serve in Lest We Forget.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WUFT, GCR (Global Community Radio), and KPVL


  • Added: Nov 02, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Kabul Dreams
From: War News Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
From "Shifting Focus" (6/4/10): War News Radio talks with the Afghan indie rock band Kabul Dreams.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 07:44
Staff Sergeant Treen
From: Jake Warga
Series: Soldiers Soundtracks to War--IRAQ
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Artist: Barbra Streisand Song: Send in the Clowns

Bought by KZYX, KHNS, KCRW, The Story, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2010
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 6
Iraqi Piano Student
From: World Vision Report
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When the war in Iraq forced Karam Salem to take refuge in Syria and later in the United States, he had to leave his home -- and his piano -- behind...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2010
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 1
The Chieftains: San Patricio
From: Joyride Media
Caption: The Chieftains and Ry Cooder, Credit: Judith Burrows
The Chieftains and Ry Cooder present the history behind their collaboration inspired by The St Patrick's Battalion of Irish-born soldiers in the Me...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KTSW 89.9, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 50
Shell Shocked Traumas
From: Larry Carlson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Shell shocked from the Balkan war, Music Therapist Brian Harris works with children by using music to help transcend the psychological pain associa...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 27:03
Too Early For Late Father
From: Jay sapir
Series: HiPapaDays
Caption: Sapir's Hotel - 3 Generations
This piece is part of a quartet series called HiPapa Days. DAD DAYS ARE EVERGREENS- Any day the nature of the piece fits the news of the day or ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 08:30
Emmanuel Jal: Surviving war and spreading a message of peace through hip-hop
From: UNICEF
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Hip Hop Star Emmanuel Jal talks about being a child soldier and his newest album, War Child

  • Added: Aug 27, 2008
  • Length: 13:26
Steve Reich's Different Trains meets the Borromeo String Quartet -- on ThoughtCast!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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The Borromeo String Quartet tackles renowned composer Steve Reich's notoriously difficult "Different Trains for String Quartet and Tape" with stirr...

Bought by WBHM, WDAV Classical Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2008
  • Length: 14:00
  • Purchases: 3
Art at War
From: War News Radio
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Features on the war in Iraq

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and KGOU


  • Added: May 23, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Heading Home
From: War News Radio
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News and features from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and KGOU


  • Added: Nov 23, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Bugler at Arlington National Cemetery
From: Richard Paul
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Who is the bugler at Arlington National Cemetery?

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WGUC/ WVXU, and KUT


  • Added: Oct 12, 2007
  • Length: 11:14
  • Purchases: 4
P.O.V. - Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Filmmaker Interview
From: P.O.V. / American Documentary, Inc.
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Filmmakers Zach Niles and Banker White talk with P.O.V. about making their film "Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars"

  • Added: Sep 20, 2007
  • Length: 06:29
My Rwanda: The Mighty Popo
From: Sarah Elzas
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Singing about the reconstruction of Rwanda

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 28, 2007
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 1
Soldier Finds Music
From: Tanya Ott
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former trombone player-turned-elite soldier finds music again with the Philadelphia Orchestra

  • Added: Nov 13, 2006
  • Length: 09:47
C'est la Guerre
From: David Grimes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Musical setting of quotes from Lyndon Johnson, William Fulbright and Wayne Morse regarding the War in Vietnam.

Bought by KZSC


  • Added: Oct 30, 2006
  • Length: 05:25
  • Purchases: 1
Music in the Air
From: [redacted] [redacted]
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News and features on the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KWCW, Raven Radio, KGOU, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Recruiting Musician Soldiers
From: Nathanael Johnson
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The Army is using craigslist to recruit musicians.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WVTF, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, WMUK, KRCC-FM and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2006
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 6
Story of a Yup'ik Eskimo rapper
From: Ashley Gross
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A sound-rich portrait of a young Yup'ik Eskimo man who uses rap music to work through his suicidal thoughts

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KSUT, and KCUR


  • Added: May 17, 2006
  • Length: 10:26
  • Purchases: 3