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Full Moon Hacksaw #1923 (Hour 1 & 2) - 12/07/2023
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Sometimes unpredictable by design, other times we come more out of the melodic/classic sense. We are proud of NYC tenor saxophonist Lucas Pino who ...

Bought by Raven Radio, KJZX-Austin, KRZA, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KHNS and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 10
High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the new book "High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape," which explores the many ways that the humble...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2023
  • Length: 28:12
  • Purchases: 1
Brian Eno's Diary
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about ambient and pop music polymath Brian Eno's Diary, which was recently re-published in a special 25th anniversary ed...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
Re-Sisters
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about Cosey Fanni Tutti's new book Re-Sisters, which intertwines her own life and work with that of electronic music pio...

Bought by Raven Radio and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Nov 18, 2023
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 2
Pat Metheny
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about "Beneath Missouri Skies," a biography of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny's early years growing up in Lee's Summit, Miss...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2023
  • Length: 28:31
Full Moon Hacksaw #1915 (Hour 1 & 2) - 10/12/2023
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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What a life. Hardest decision to make is: What record do we play next? Two sides of blues harp and Little Walter from 1954 (no bass needed from bac...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WYAP, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KHNS and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 10
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet Manuel Delgado, 3rd Generation Luthier
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Manuel Delgado, Credit: Delgado Guitars
Luthier and Community Activist Manuel Delgado talks about continuing his family’s tradition of hand-crafting stringed instruments while working to ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KFCF FM, KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
New trends in black metal
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about a couple of recent books that explore the ways that the black metal genre has evo...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2023
  • Length: 27:19
Full Moon Hacksaw #1910 (Hour 1 & 2) - 09/07/2023
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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We hit the ground running with recent music by sax man Corey Weeds, who also produces a lot of great recorded jazz by various musicians today. From...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KHNS, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KMXT and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 11
Bob Moog
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about "Switched On," the great new biography of Bob Moog that documents his life and work. We would have a very differen...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
The Names of Minimalism
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about "The Names of Minimalism," a new music history book that approaches the genre from the perspective of rivalries an...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
The music of Toby Driver
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the music of Toby Driver, and his essay in the book Arcana Volume IV, which you can borrow from the library. Drive...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2023
  • Length: 28:19
The Big Three
From: melodically challenged
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In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost Welcome to another edition of melodically challenged whe...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:00:06
Gil Rose--A Voice for Contemporary Music
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Gil Rose, Credit: Kevin Condon
A conversation with Gil Rose who founded and heads three organizations-- the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), Odyssey Opera and BMOP/Sound—t...

Bought by WSLR, WDCB, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WRGY, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jul 12, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Power of One
From: melodically challenged
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Together we can change the world, just one random act of kindness at a time. Ron Hall Welcome to this week’s melodically challenged when we will ...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:00:04
The Mandorla Letters
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about "The Mandorla Letters," the new book by flautist and composer Nicole Mitchell Gan...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2023
  • Length: 27:30
Up Close And Acoustic with Jann Klose
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Jann Klose at Sellersville Theater, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic
Cosmopolitan singer/songwriter and Pop-rocker Jann Klose drops by Up Close And Acoustic to talk about a plethora of topics! A new release, 'Surrend...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:20
2023-01-13 REWIND: Coping with Climate Through Music
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Music and social movements have historically gone hand in hand. Folk music played a unifying role for the labor movements in the United States. Mus...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KGUA and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 9
20230113: REWIND: Coping with Climate Through Music , 1/13/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Music and social movements have historically gone hand in hand. Folk music played a unifying role for the labor movements in the United States. Mus...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
2019 National Heritage Fellow Folklorist and Naturalist Bobby Fulcher
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Bobby Fulcher, Credit: Sarah Terpstra Hanson
State Park Manager Bobby Fulcher has spent 40 years uncovering the local culture of the Tennessee Cumberlands.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2023
  • Length: 29:01
A Shortcut 2022 Tribute Mix
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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Remembering those who left us during the past year with music and events as a companion to A Shortcut Through 2022

  • Added: Dec 29, 2022
  • Length: 59:24
Piping Up For Community (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Brian Donaldson is one of the most accomplished pipers in the world - winning many of the major awards and even performing in front of the queen of...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 22, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Piping Up For Community (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Brian Donaldson is one of the most accomplished pipers in the world - winning many of the major awards and even performing in front of the queen of...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, KMUN, CHSR-FM 97.9, WFHB, WJCU and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Piping Up For Community (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Brian Donaldson is one of the most accomplished pipers in the world - winning many of the major awards and even performing in front of the queen of...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Royalton Community Radio, KHEN-LP, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Dec 22, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
Piping Up For Community (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Brian Donaldson is one of the most accomplished pipers in the world - winning many of the major awards and even performing in front of the queen of...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUU-LP, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRGY, and WCMU Michigan


  • Added: Dec 22, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5

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