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Larkin Gifford's Harmonica
From: Western Folklife Center Media
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Composer Phillip Bimstein uses recordings of Larkin Gifford playing the harmonica in his recent composition.

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: Feb 28, 2006
  • Length: 08:51
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: The Prince's Crazy Dream
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The Dutch Prince Claus had a dream to create an opera in the Sahel. Now some of the regions most talented musicians have come together to produce it.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2006
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 1
Blues File: Tail Dragger
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of Tail Dragger's recent album "My Head Is Bald"

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, and KUHB


  • Added: Feb 22, 2006
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 5
Music from the Nortec Collective reflects life on the border
From: KPBS
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Electronic musicians from the Nortec Collective talk about how life on the border influenced their music. The piece has music weaved throughout.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 17:13
  • Purchases: 1
Mavis Staples
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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Gospel and Soul singer David Dye reports on Mavis Staples and her family's beginnings and artistic evolution.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WUMB, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Northwest Public Broadcasting, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Feb 09, 2006
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 5
The FIRST 'Boss' of Asbury Park
From: Amber Edwards
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The first, and biggest, musical superstar from Asbury Park was not Bruce Springsteen, and he didn't play rock & roll

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WFUV


  • Added: Feb 06, 2006
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 2
Al Green
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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Host David Dye reports on soulman Al Green, the musical legend who has learned to balance the spiritual and secular in his music and his life.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WUMB, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., 90.5 WSNC, KCUR and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 6
Linton Kwesi Johnson
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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England's Linton Kwesi Johnson is the inventor of dub poetry. He's also been making reggae music about the Black experience in Great Britain since...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WUMB, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 3
Shemekia Copland
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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David Dye reports on Shemekia Copland, a young blues singer who's been compared to Koko Taylor and Tina Turner

Bought by KPIP-LP, WUMB, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 6
Richie Havens
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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Folk artist Richie Havens is best known for his marathon performance at Woodstock. In this profile--hosted by David Dye--Richie Havens talks about...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WUMB, KEOS, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 4
Michael Franti
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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This profile of rapper Michael Franti offers insight into the evolution of an artist. Hosted by World Cafe's David Dye

Bought by KPIP-LP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUSP, Musicians' Radio, and KWCW


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:24
  • Purchases: 5
Louis Armstrong's New Orleans, with Wynton Marsalis
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
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"a rich tapestry of music, interviews and sound" - Phil Corriveau, Wisconsin Public Radio

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KAZU Seaside, Calif., KSUT, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2006
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 67
Blues File: Robert Johnson's Grammy
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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a look at Robert Johnson's Lifetime Achievement award at the 2006 Grammys

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, and KUHB


  • Added: Feb 02, 2006
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 5
Blues File: Burnside Exploration
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of Burnside Exploration's CD "The Record"

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2006
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 6
Blues File: Otis Rush live at Wise Fool's Pub
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of new Otis Rush live album, featuring a show thirty years ago at a Chicago blues landmark

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2006
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 6
Q and Not U
From: Laura Kwerel
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A piece about a band on the verge of breaking up

  • Added: Jan 07, 2006
  • Length: 04:18
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
From Sagebrush to Steppe
From: Western Folklife Center Media
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Music bridges the language barrier as a group of cowboy musicians trek across the Mongolian steppe on horseback, making friends and singing songs w...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), PRX to iTunes, Marfa Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2006
  • Length: 16:47
  • Purchases: 9
Adventures in M.U.K. - The Melbourne Ukulele Kollective
From: AMRAP: Australia
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A delightful look at a unique and unusual Australian music scene.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2005
  • Length: 09:11
Flat Footing
From: With Good Reason
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For Brenda Joyce, flatfooting is a family affair... and an award-winning one at that.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2005
  • Length: 03:30
The Last Letter
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Series: What's in a Song
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Music historian Bill C. Malone recalls his family gathering around their first radio to listen to old country songs like "The Last Letter."

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WMPG, and KRCC-FM


  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 3
Loch Lomond
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Series: What's in a Song
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British pianist Leslie Howard tells the story behind this familiar Scottish classic.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2005
  • Length: 04:37
My Classical Music Appreciation Teachers
From: Fred Flaxman
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a musically illustrated piece on learning to love classical music from old-time radio drama programs

Bought by WEKU and Vermont Public


  • Added: Dec 12, 2005
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 2
Blues File: review of "Bronx In Blue" by Dion
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of forthcoming blues CD by Dion

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2005
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 6
Blues File: The Blues Transformed
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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a look at challenging efforts to produce the blues form in new ways

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, KFOK-LPFM, KFOK-LPFM, WEFT and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2005
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 9

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