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WoodSongs 831: Kinky Friedman and Kacey Jones
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: The one and only Kinky Friedman on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Texas icon Kinky Friedman and Nashville songwriter Kacey Jones.

Bought by WVTF, KENW, KKWE Niijii Radio, WETS, KBRW and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 10
The Live Feed Presents: "Alex Green"
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Alex Green is a Folk/Rock/Pop singer songwriter from St. Paul MN. She enjoys telling stories through her music. Often times you will find her lyric...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 22:14
Frank Sinatra: Happy Friggin 100th Birthday
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: What's to Love About...?
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Frank Sinatra turns 100 on Dec 12. A tribute from a brainy broad who learned to love him, Her Way.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2015
  • Length: 03:20
Folktale of Gardening
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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This week, we're asking: 'How does your garden grow?' in the finest of musical tradtions--hope you'll spend an hour just digging it!

Bought by WFIU, 'The Sea', WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 10
NEA Jazz Moments with Saxophonist, George Coleman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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2015 NEA Jazz Master George Coleman shares stories about playing with NEA Heritage Fellow, BB King, falling in love with Charlie Parker, and learni...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 12
Shortcuts to Love & Romance
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Shortcut to Love (1973 Cover), Credit: Peter Bochan
A Valentine's Day Mix of romance and love songs featuring classic clips from the vaults of Hollywood, Broadway, Tin Pan Alley and All Mixed Up with...

Bought by KALH and KHEN-LP


  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 2
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #45: Satchmo Meets Pops
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Louis Armstrong young and old on Jazz-O-Rama!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
Host Joe Bev presents an hour of early an late recordings of Louis Armstrong, including: Willie The Weeper; Mack The Knife; Down In Honky Tonk Town...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 2
Music for Animals
From: Britt Wray
Caption: Black Prairie plays a concert for 52 wolves at Wolf Haven sanctuary in Washington State., Credit: Carli Davidson
There's a music industry for pets out there. But what kind of music do animals like? A woman who studies how non-human creatures go mad throws conc...

Bought by ABC, KVNF, 'The Sea', New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2015
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 6
Everything Is An Instrument
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Artists and musician Ken Butler transforms all kinds of objects into playable instruments.

Bought by WABE, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 13:13
  • Purchases: 3
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #53: Halloween Special
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of Halloween 78s., Credit: Lorie Kellogg
Joe Bev presents an hour of spooky 78 RPM records, including: Old Man Moze Is Dead - Louis Armstrong (1935), The Ghost of Old Man Mose - Harry Gol...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2014
  • Length: 59:34
  • Purchases: 1
10: Rhythm Discovery (Standard Length)
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)
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Drums, Wind Chimes and Meteorites are all forms of percussion in the Rhythm Discovery Center in Indianapolis.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
Mozart Comes to America
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Caption: Mozart's own violin, in its case, Credit: Greg Shea
The violin and viola once owned by Mozart himself speak through the composer's music during the Boston Early Music Festival, thanks to the Salzburg...

Bought by WCNY, 'The Sea', 'The Sea', WVIA, WDPR and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 6
From Ukraine to Michigan: The Bandura Still Sings
From: Willis Arnold
Series: Local Music Worldwide
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Julian Kytasty is a world-renowned bandurist who's family and musical history can be traced from the Ukraine, through exile from Stalinist USSR, to...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 04:59
Jazz-O-Rama #27: "The 78 Records of Tito Puente"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Remastered Tito Puente 78s on Jazz-O-Rama, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Early Latin Jazz fills the air when the remastered 78 RPM records of Tito Puente are heard on the 27th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O-Rama Hour.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 57:54
  • Purchases: 2
Folktale of Thievery
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Thievery, Credit: Julia Meek
As they say in Cambodia: "Stealing may bring profits, but hanging costs far more", so lock the door & hang on to your wallets--this week, we're cha...

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , WFIU and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 8
Folktale of Closure
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Closure, Credit: Julia Meek
"Where is the good in goodbye?" Meredith Wilson's "Music Man" pondered this question, which we're revisiting with a tour of departures, leave taki...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:11
  • Purchases: 10
10: Rhythm Discovery
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
Caption: The 'Shimmer Wall'
Drums, Wind Chimes and Meteorites are all forms of percussion in the Rhythm Discovery Center in Indianapolis.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2013
  • Length: 12:55
  • Purchases: 1
Sonic ID: 80’s Rock Band
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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Youth producers at Gorzycki Middle School go back in time….to the ’80’s.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 01:54
All Mixed Up : Shakedown with James Ellroy
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
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Conversation with author James Ellroy about his online book "Shakedown" featuring Confidential magazine and LA Detective Fred Otash. Featuring clas...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 58:08
Mory's Temple Bar: An Audio Postcard
From: Cuchulain Kelly
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Mory's Temple Bar is more than just a New Haven restaurant - it's a Yale University tradition. The story of Mory's goes hand-in-hand with the story...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 02:17
Worth A Listen: Danny Lukovic
From: WHJE
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Great music from an artist you've never heard of.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 05:05
Folktale of Curses!
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Curses!, Credit: Julia Meek
Curses! THIS week's Folktale is 'doomed' to explore hexes, vexes, oaths & other forms of musical evil will, and a voo-doo or two, just for good (or...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, KLCC, 'The Sea' and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 10
IBRT Season 2, Episode 4; 'On the Road Again...'
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: The Icebox Radio Theater
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The Icebox Radio Theater has been creating great stories about life in the Far-North since 2004. Award-winning, mind bending, spine chilling, laugh...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:01
This Week in Texas Music History: Fredrick Lemsky
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the second week of March (3/13): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at one of the very first Czech musicians to perform i...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
The Loop: Lo Phi
From: KUT
Series: The Loop
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Part of a series called The Loop, which examines Austin's burgeoning electronic scene. Justin Ford talks about his moniker, live performances and o...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:34