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This episode pays homage to tradition bearers in blues, folk and country music, sharing the stories of the traditional ballad "Barbara Allen", Lead...
- Added: Sep 19, 2024
- Length: 59:02
Lacking any formal training, Billie Holiday is considered among the greatest jazz vocalists of all time, with one of the most tumultuous lives of a...
Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif.
- Added: Aug 31, 2024
- Length: 59:03
- Purchases: 1
Thought to be rooted in the early hymns brought to America, this old-time folk song has shined brightly in the spotlight of the roots music communi...
- Added: Aug 29, 2024
- Length: 08:00
Highly regarded as the “King of the Delta Blues” and a “Father of the Blues”, Son House was a force of nature who’s emotive guitar playing and prea...
- Added: Aug 27, 2024
- Length: 08:00
Highly regarded as the “King of the Delta Blues” and a “Father of the Blues”, Son House was a force of nature who’s emotive guitar playing and prea...
- Added: Aug 27, 2024
- Length: 08:00
North Carolina’s most celebrated guitarists, songwriters, storytellers and preservationists, Doc Watson has influenced over five generations of gui...
- Added: Aug 27, 2024
- Length: 08:00
North Carolina’s most celebrated guitarists, songwriters, storytellers and preservationists, Doc Watson has influenced over five generations of gui...
- Added: Aug 24, 2024
- Length: 08:00
The Beatles Red and Blue LP sets were released in 1973 and 50 years later in 2023 with the last original Beatles song "Now and Then" which was comp...
- Added: Aug 22, 2024
- Length: 55:26
We profile the fateful day, February 3, 1959, when three stars, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson "The Bog Bopper" died in a tragic ...
- Added: Aug 22, 2024
- Length: 53:52
The Covid shut down occurred almost four years ago to the day. This piece includes On the Front Lines, with a guy by the name of Leigh Carter, a nu...
- Added: Feb 27, 2024
- Length: 23:28
In Millennial History, we relive recent history through the eyes of millennials who were there when it happened. The murder of anti-mafia judge Fal...
- Added: Jun 17, 2023
- Length: 01:39:06
A retrospective featuring the major events of each passing year, Shortcuts features no narration, it's message evolves from the careful juxtaposit...
Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KRCB 104.9, Raven Radio, KCPW Salt Lake City, Nevada Public Radio and more
- Added: Dec 22, 2022
- Length: 59:58
- Purchases: 7
An extra hour of celebration of those who've left us this year, with music and events that broke too late to be included in A Shortcut Through 2021
Bought by KAAD-LP
- Added: Dec 31, 2021
- Length: 58:55
- Purchases: 1
A conversation with former NFL Films producer David Plaut about his history there from 1976 to 2018.
- Added: Dec 27, 2021
- Length: 59:30
A retrospective of the entire year, including the major political, cultural and emotional events, with music and celebrations of those who've left us.
Bought by The Pulse--Messiah College Radio, KAAD-LP, RadioFreePalmer, KVSC, Hawaii Public Radio and more
- Added: Dec 16, 2021
- Length: 59:54
- Purchases: 13
A celebration of composer Stephen Sondheim with interviews, music and performances from his entire career
Bought by KGLT
- Added: Dec 02, 2021
- Length: 56:57
- Purchases: 1
Join us for a celebration of Bob Dylan's Birthday with Bob Fass, Big Joe Turner, Al Kooper, Les Crane, The Band, Richard Ashcroft, John Hammond, Em...
Bought by Prairie Public
- Added: May 24, 2021
- Length: 01:58:06
- Purchases: 1
Page Wilson was a singer and a song writer and host of the most popular music show in Richmond, Virginia. Called the Out of the Blue Radio Revue, i...
- Added: Apr 12, 2021
- Length: 27:53
Page Wilson ten years ago this month, and the Richmond music scene will never be quite the same. Page was a player and host of the most popular “re...
- Added: Apr 12, 2021
- Length: 25:55
The Old Farmer's Ball is a regional folk dance organization in Asheville, North Carolina that is best known for its lively Thursday night contra da...
- Added: Feb 22, 2021
- Length: 49:50
COVID-19 cancelled Richmond's premier music event--the Richmond Folk Festival, which annually attracts a couple hundred thousand people to three da...
- Added: Nov 02, 2020
- Length: 26:59
I talk to master puppeteer Ronnie Burkett, who is teaching a Master Class at the 2020 National Puppetry Conference, about his thoughts on the Confe...
- Added: Aug 25, 2020
- Length: 24:37
A touching story of fathers, family, and bargains spelled backwards.
- Added: Jul 15, 2020
- Length: 20:30
Celebrating one of the founders of Rock ‘n Roll, Richard Penniman, better known as Little Richard with a mix of his music, interviews, covers and ...
Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, and KHNS
- Added: May 17, 2020
- Length: 59:33
- Purchases: 3
Johnny Tucker was a sideman for many bands over the years beofre goinf solo. Now he has another album of his own to share with us today.
- Added: Apr 18, 2020
- Length: 58:08
