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Kevin Phinney, author of 'Souled American'
From: KUOW
Series: Speaker's Forum
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Kevin Phinney looks at race relations, as seen through the prism of music.

Bought by KUHB


  • Added: Feb 10, 2006
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 1
A Shortcut Through 2005
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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A year end retrospective of 2005

Bought by WMBR and KVMR


  • Added: Jan 06, 2006
  • Length: 59:36
  • Purchases: 2
Michael Franti & Spearhead "Live" at Folsom Prison
From: KVMR
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Live Concert from "New Folsom" Prison Featuring Michael Franti & the Prison's Arts Program

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KZYX, KSFR, KPFT, KDLG and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2005
  • Length: 01:29:28
  • Purchases: 6
Man in the Bed
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Series: What's in a Song
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Songwriter Dave Alvin describes his song "Man in the Bed" which tells the story of the last day of his father's life.

Bought by KZYX, KUT, New Hampshire Public Radio, Iowa Public Radio, Hearing Voices and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2005
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 8
"In Other Words, Townes Van Zandt"
From: KUT
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A personal, in-depth profile of legendary singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt

Bought by Prairie Public, Radio New Zealand, KGLT, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2005
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 19
Interviews from Strawberry Fields: John Lennon Fans From Around the Globe Reflect on the 25th Anniversary of the Singer's Death
From: Edward Meagher
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An interview with Lennon fans at Strawberry Fields, the memorial in New York's Central Park. Set to Lennon's "Imagine," the piece features intervi...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Dec 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 1
Long Time Home
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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For singer Michelle Rumball "the voice" is the person so when she lost her voice, she lost her sense of who she was.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Oct 21, 2005
  • Length: 13:35
  • Purchases: 1
The Day John Lennon Died
From: Paul Ingles
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[An enhanced hour-long version of this program is posted here at PRX - http://www.prx.org/pieces/54843] Music fans recall how they heard the news ...

Bought by KWMR, KVSC, Prairie Public, KSRQ, KUT and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2005
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 12
Ruach: Playing flute for Susanne's memorial
From: Michael Jackman
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Our strangely intertwined melodies led me to play flute at Susanne's memorial service.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2005
  • Length: 02:45
Things I Love New Orleans
From: Eve Abrams
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This is an homage to magnificent New Orleans.

Bought by WMNF, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WMPG


  • Added: Sep 22, 2005
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Missing New Orleans: Popular Music Remembers a City
From: WXXI Rochester
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A special musical tribute to the city of New Orleans

Bought by KBYS 88.3 FM, Internet Partnership Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and WCOM


  • Added: Sep 15, 2005
  • Length: 57:22
  • Purchases: 4
Interview with Dory Previn Part 1
From: Bernadette Cahill
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Conversation and music of singer/songwriter Dory Previn with host Bernadette Cahill.

  • Added: Jul 28, 2005
  • Length: 58:55
Interview with Dory Previn Part 2
From: Bernadette Cahill
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Continuation/conclusion of conversation and music of singer/songwriter Dory Previn.

  • Added: Jul 28, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
"EchoTaps" (866 people play Taps)
From: Gregory Keeler
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866 brass players in a line 41 miles long play Taps, then play as a group

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 10:24
  • Purchases: 1
Nancarrow and the Player Piano
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place: Third Season
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The life and work of a renegade composer who blazed a trail to the future by using an instrument that sounded like the past.

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: May 24, 2005
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 1
My Dad's Records
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Kent Hoffman draws an intimate portrait of his late father through the memories triggered by an inherited record collection.

Bought by XRAY.fm, WTIP, KFAI Minneapolis, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WBEZ and more


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 14:04
  • Purchases: 7
Music At Sea
From: Amber Edwards
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Brief history of the music played on ocean liners past and present, including the last song heard as the Titanic sank

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUT-HD, WKMS, NPR Station Showcase with PRX and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2005
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 8
Saul and Joshua
From: Seth Lind
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A portrait of a subway musican duo struggling to stay together

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WYSO


  • Added: Dec 13, 2004
  • Length: 21:48
  • Purchases: 2
Solo One
From: Seth Lind
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A verite portrait of a subway gospel singer

  • Added: Dec 13, 2004
  • Length: 11:06
Chile's September 11th: Chilean Musicians Reflect on the 30th Anniverary of Allende's Coup
From: Pauline Bartolone
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September 11th 2003 marks the 30th anniversary of the Chilean coup that toppled Socialist president Salvador Allende. The death of the coveted lead...

Bought by KALW and WYSO


  • Added: Nov 11, 2004
  • Length: 07:10
  • Purchases: 2
Program 6: Rotterdam Conducted by Valery Gergiev
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: Rotterdam Revisited: The Orchestra and Its Conductors
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Gergiev conducts Rotterdam in Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" - in its entirety.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2004
  • Length: 02:54:50
That's My Song: Under Pressure
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
Series: That's My Song
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One boy's bittersweet association with a David Bowie song.

Bought by KALW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Marfa Public Radio, KUOW, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2004
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 8
"Out of the Ashes: Teatro la Fenice"
From: Angela Taylor
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"Out of the Ashes: Teatro la Fenice" is a feature on the tragedy and triumphant return of this iconic Venetian opera and music house.

Bought by WHQR


  • Added: May 25, 2004
  • Length: 17:14
  • Purchases: 1
Program 4: Rotterdam Conducted by Edo de Waart
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: Rotterdam Revisited: The Orchestra and Its Conductors
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Edo de Waart conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.

  • Added: May 19, 2004
  • Length: 01:53:40
Davy Rothbart, Found Magazine
From: Adam Allington
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Davy Rothbart founder of "Found" Magazine describes some of his favorite finds

Bought by Radio Catskill


  • Added: May 03, 2004
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 1

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