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Folktale of Patience
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Patience, Credit: Julia Meek
It's a steadfast journey this Folktale makes--around the musical globe--you'll want to join us, because, as they say in many a folkworld, patience ...

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


  • Added: Oct 02, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 7
JazzStories: Chris Potter
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"The music is not just the music. It's a reflection of how to live. I think I started out I just really liked the sound of the music and I had no i...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jun 24, 2013
  • Length: 20:34
  • Purchases: 3
The Live Feed Presents: Steve Mireau
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Steve Mireau is a source of inspiration. Within a minute or two of meeting him you'll realize why. Steve is a musician and motivational speaker who...

  • Added: May 29, 2013
  • Length: 31:13
JazzStories: Michael Cuscuna
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"I guess it was about 3rd or 4th grade that I got hooked on R & B and early rock & roll. I just became a fanatical record collector even at that ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and KREV-LP


  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 17:26
  • Purchases: 2
Folktale of Conflict
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Conflict, Credit: Julia Meek
We've all been warned to choose our battle carefully, and this week we're taking a listen to ALL sides of musical traditions on this issue--ready f...

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


  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 7
JazzStories: Stefon Harris
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"When I started to play jazz... I started in the middle. I wanted to play Coltrane, Charlie Parker, and all of that stuff first... When I started c...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WCSU-FM


  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 07:39
  • Purchases: 4
Midnight Melodies: MIT After Hours
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: People and their Places
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For Joe, the best part of playing the piano is doing it where no one’s listening.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2013
  • Length: 02:29
Folktale of Compassion
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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As they say in many a folk world, "Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns"--and on this week's edition, you'll find out that caring and sharing...

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


  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 10
VoiceBox: It Takes Two, Baby
From: VoiceBox
Caption: Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston's "It Takes Two"
Husband and wife vocal artists Nicki and Tim Bluhm talk about what it takes to sing and live as a duo and explore the history of famous duetting co...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
Glenn Frey Tribute on Art of the Song
From: Art of the Song
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All of us at Art of the Song are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Eagles founding member Glenn Frey on January 18, 2016. An inspiration t...

Bought by KREV-LP, KGLP, KUNM, WOMR, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Nov 29, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Folktale of Jealousy
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Jealousy, Credit: Julia Meek
As they say in Danish folktales, if envy were a fever, all the world would be ill. That's the medical malady we're tracking on this week's folktale...

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


  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 9
Folktale of Confusion
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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Ever suffer a 'brain cloud' as"Joe vs. the Volcano" did? Fear not--you're in good company--and on this week's show, you'll learn how to turn the cl...

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


  • Added: Oct 24, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:01
  • Purchases: 11
Folktale of Brave Journeys
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Brave Journeys, Credit: Julia Meek
This episode of Folktales paves the way to enlightenment with musical offerings of encouragement from around the world. Hope you can join us for th...

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


  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 12
Folktale of Friendship
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Friendship, Credit: Julia Meek
A bit of Aristotelian advice, good buddy: "The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend." That's what this week's Folktale is all about.

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


  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 11
Weekend of Songs Festival
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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The art of songwriting was the focus of the Local Blend Coffee Shop's second annual Weekend of Songs songwriter festival. The three day festival o...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2012
  • Length: 29:50
The Live Feed Presents: K.I.N.G. Kronos
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this edition of "The Live Feed" KQAL's Adam Lusch visits with K.I.N.G. Kronos and his hip hop group Synchronized Minds. They will tell us about ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 08, 2012
  • Length: 56:45
  • Purchases: 1
Folktale of Rainfall
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Rainfall, Credit: Julia Meek
From drought, to drizzle, to deluge precipitation is an ancient key--or curse--to a folkworld's prosperity. That's the chart this week's Folktale i...

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


  • Added: Aug 01, 2012
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 11
Sounds Familiar #3: The Loudness War
From: Blake Cooper
Series: Sounds Familiar
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Why is music getting louder? And why is it bad? Is it bad?

  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 13:06
JazzStories: Vijay Iyer
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Vijay Iyer
"I kind of had a revelation once seeing him [Randy Weston] play live. It happened for me in a particular time in my life when I recently made the d...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 12:02
  • Purchases: 3
The Live Feed Presents: Bitch
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this edition of The Live Feed, KQAL's Teri Tenseth visits with Detroit Born, New York based musician called Bitch. Trained in classical violin a...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 48:51
  • Purchases: 1
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Vince Martinez on Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Vince Martinez, Credit: Mark Blasco
Songwriter Vince Martinez discusses his song inspired by Chapters 11 and 12 of Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, written and p...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Michael Wallenfels discussing Shel Silverstein
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Michael Wallenfels, Credit: Mark Blasco
Songwriter Michael Wallenfels discusses his song inspired by Shel Silverstein's My Moon Catchin' Net.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 19, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!:Anna Coogan discussing Nick Hornby's High Fidelity
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Anna Coogan, Credit: Wade Trenbeath
Songwriter Anna Coogan discusses her approach to writing songs inspired by Nick Hornby's High Fidelity.

  • Added: Oct 10, 2011
  • Length: 05:01
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!:Kate Graves discussing her approach to writing songs inspired by The Time Traveler's Wife
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Kate Graves, Credit: Mark Blasco
Songwriter Kate Graves discusses her approach to writing songs inspired by The Time Traveler's Wife

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 06, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with John Williams
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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45 Academy Award nominations, 5 Academy awards, 4 Golden Globe awards, 20 Grammy awards?! Does John Williams sleep? Hmmm.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WABE, and KMUZ


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 27:51
  • Purchases: 3