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Bill Kirchen: Honky Tonk god, Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Bill Kirchen
He’s been called the Titan of the Telecaster, the King of Diesel Billy. Bill Kirchen is all that and a lot more. He’s a master in a league of his o...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2015
  • Length: 27:45
A Nigerian Pop Star Struggles with her Musical Identity
From: Bending Borders
Series: Between Homelands: Hope, Fear and Longing in America
Caption: CY Dieyi performs a cover of Rihanna’s “FourFiveSeconds” on stage at an event in Inglewood, CA., Credit: Myah Williams
In her native Nigeria, Cynthia Dieyi is a pop singer who celebrates her culture through her music. But here in America, she's still unknown, and h...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 1
Big Drums, No Baton, and a Roasting Swan
From: Josh Swartz
Caption: The orchestra waits on stage before its final performance
This is the story of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra preparing for their final performance of the concert season. They played the Carmina Burana, a...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 30, 2015
  • Length: 09:47
  • Purchases: 1
Concert Tours Take Center Stage
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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The economy of popular music has shifted. With so many ways to listen to music for free, artists have had to develop other ways to make money. The...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2015
  • Length: 03:29
Technology and a 40-Year-Old Album Spark a Revived Musical Career
From: Lori Mack
Caption: Marc Osborne & Nick Zoullas recording their new album, Credit: Trevor Snapp
Plucked from anonymity—Hand was a folk-rock band in the ‘70s. They made one album that became a collectors’ item among music enthusiasts of that er...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2014
  • Length: 18:28
Drums in the Distance by Joshua Sirotiak
From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents
Caption: Opening Second Line, Credit: Wikipedia Creative Commons
Joshua Sirotiak seeks out the history of Second Line Jazz culture in New Orleans. Along the way, he finds a few answers to questions about his own ...

Bought by WFHB and KALW


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 10:04
  • Purchases: 2
Lady Writes the Blues (1-Hour Special)
From: Radio Diaries
Caption: McCoy in the studio circa 1984.
You may not know Rosemarie McCoy’s name, but you probably know her songs. Over 800 of them spanning the full range of American pop music, from Rhyt...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WSKG, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WBEZ and more


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 6
Pete Seeger-All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Pete Seeger
Tribute to legendary singer-songwriter, political activist and environmentalist Pete Seeger featuring interviews, music and stories from a life far...

Bought by Prairie Public, KGLT, RadioFreePalmer, and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 28, 2014
  • Length: 59:18
  • Purchases: 4
Mountain Stage at 30: A Radio Retrospective
From: West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Series: Joy to the World
Caption: Mountain Stage host Larry Groce in the early days of the show.
For 30 years and with over 800 episodes, Mountain Stage has been a mainstay in public radio and American music. In this hour-long radio special, y...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, KUCB, WUKY, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Dec 03, 2013
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
if music be the love of food?
From: PhilipDavid Ellwand
Caption: pork walk, Credit: archive
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
A Blues Unlimited Special: In Their Own Words - A Conversation with the Blues
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
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In this montage of story and song, we hear Blues musicians speaking about their lives, the meaning of the Blues, growing up in hard times, and maki...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
JazzStories: Dr. Lonnie Smith
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Dr. Lonnie Smith
"They name it -- they just come up with all kinds of names..."'Funk'... 'jazz' or... 'acid jazz.' Or they named it 'boogaloo.' We don't know anyth...

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


  • Added: Mar 04, 2013
  • Length: 10:19
  • Purchases: 5
(E)motion Picture
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: Fresh Picked by Open Orchard Productions
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How do musicians come up with the scores for Hollywood blockbuster films? Mark Graham, seasoned music preparation supervisor, reveals the hectic be...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 07:02
Sonic ID: Steel Drums
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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Youth producers at Gorzycki Middle School discover the steel drums.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 02:55
Ghost In The Machine: Computers, Music and Creativity.
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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'Ghost In The Machine' examines computers in Music. David Cope is one of the main interview subjects; he's designed a remarkable computer program t...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2012
  • Length: 53:46
The Lost Odessa Tapes
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
Caption: The Flatlanders, Credit: Courtesy of New West Records
The rediscovery of recordings lost for 40 years in West Texas rewrites a chapter in American music history. In this hour long radio special "The L...

Bought by CBC Inside the Music, KGLT, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 55:51
  • Purchases: 3
The R&B Chronicles - Remembering Whitney Houston
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Celebrating the life of Whitney Houston

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and KUCB


  • Added: Aug 08, 2012
  • Length: 59:43
  • Purchases: 2
This Week In Texas Music History: Texas Punk Scene
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the second week of September (9/14): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman recalls an unexpected incident that helped propel the state`s punk music ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
Beat Pedaler
From: vanessa lowe
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Beat Pedaler is an in-depth exploration of rapper, inventor and educator Paul Freedman’s passion for bike culture.

Bought by KDNK, KUNM, KVSC, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 24
I'm Not A Drag Queen! I'm Sylvester!
From: Sarah Danson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A bio of the single best disco artist, who changed performance forever, Sylvester.

  • Added: May 26, 2012
  • Length: 18:13
Artland: A Pushing Boundaries Special
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Stage and Studio
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Producer Dmae Roberts embarks on a one-hour exploration of what makes Portland, OR a creative haven for artists, performers, writers and media peop...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
West Texas 1941: The Story of Guy Clark
From: KUT
Caption: Susanna and Guy Clark, Credit: Music Road Records
Join a who's who of Texas Music, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Willie Nelson and many, many more in a 70th birthday celebration o...

Bought by KSUT, Prairie Public, Marfa Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and KGLT


  • Added: Oct 28, 2011
  • Length: 53:47
  • Purchases: 5
Squeezebox Stories
From: Julie Caine
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Squeezebox Stories, a sound-rich, narrative-driven public radio documentary hosted by Marco Werman of PRI's The World, explores the rich musical wo...

Bought by WCNY, WWNO, KZUM, KLCC, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 20
The List - A Preview of SXSW 2011
From: KUT
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Join some the nation’s most respected music experts and hear who they are most excited about at South by Southwest 2011.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 09, 2011
  • Length: 56:33
  • Purchases: 1
Wailin' Soul: Bob Marley and the African-American Connection"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
Caption: Bob Marley and Stevie Wonder, Credit: Kim Gottlieb-Walker
The Midnight Ravers look at the evolution of reggae music and the influence of African-American culture on it in general and on Bob Marley, specifi...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KVMR, WNCU, WGDR, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5