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This Week In Texas Music History: Vikki Carr
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the second week of April (4/14): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Tejana singer who rose from humble beginnings to become a w...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Vernon Dalhart
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the first week of April (4/7): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at the nation's first Country music superstar: Vernon Dalhart

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Mar 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Blind Arizona Dranes
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the last week of March (3/31): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes us back to the turn of the 20th century and tells the story of the woman ...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Mar 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Rising Appalachia
From: Marianne Gardner
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Two sisters sing Appalachian hip hop music

Bought by WMMT, Vocalo.org, New Hampshire Public Radio, WEKU, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2008
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 6
The Blind Boys of Alabama In Concert
From: WFUV
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The Blind Boys of Alabama perform a live concert at the Cutting Room in Manhattan.

Bought by Prairie Public, KFCF FM, KMUW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2008
  • Length: 54:57
  • Purchases: 21
Old World Beat
From: With Good Reason
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The sounds and history of Klezmer music, once rooted in the Jewish religious tradition, now played on festival stages, nightclubs and concert halls...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Dec 19, 2007
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 1
A Vermont Christmas with Counterpoint 2007
From: Vermont Public
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Highlights of Counterpoint's annual holiday concerts, recorded live by Vermont Public Radio. Counterpoint is Vermont's premier choral ensemble dire...

Bought by WMNR, WSMC, KVLU, KVNO, WUAL and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
The Emergence of Paul Simon
From: Paul Ingles
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Two-hour exploration of the seminal work of heralded songwriter Paul Simon as revealed by musicians, writers and fans and archival interviews with ...

Bought by WHRV, KSUT, WHYY, KZYX, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2007
  • Length: 01:59:03
  • Purchases: 17
Tunes from the Crypt 2007
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Musical Treats for your Halloween - Classical music and Halloween come together in a way that captures the fun-loving spirit of the holiday while i...

Bought by WQED, Spokane Public Radio, WEKU, KNAU, NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Oct 11, 2007
  • Length: 33:53
  • Purchases: 6
B-Side: Dawn and Dusk, aka The Life Crepuscular
From: B-Side Radio
Series: B-Side: Cure for the Weekend Blues
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What happens just before dawn and just before dusk? More than you'd expect. On this edition of B-Side we explore the life crepuscular.

Bought by WRVO Public Media, KXOT Public Radio, KUOW, and KVNF


  • Added: Oct 02, 2007
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
What's the Word? Literary Roots of Opera
From: Modern Language Association
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Carmen, Eugene Onegin, Falstaff, and their literary predecessors

Bought by 'The Sea', WLIW, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2007
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 9
Austin City Limits Festival 2007 Artist Profile: Sound Team
From: KUT
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A profile of the Austin based experimental rockers Sound Team.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2007
  • Length: 08:32
Austin City Limits Festival 2007: The List
From: KUT
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An Austinite's guide to the 2007 Austin City Limits Festival.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2007
  • Length: 54:01
The Beat Goes On #107: "The History of Swamp Pop"
From: Travis Parkin
Series: The Beat Goes On
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A handpicked collection of songs that traces the history of 1950's and 60's Swamp Pop, a musical genre indigenous to the Acadiana region of south L...

Bought by KMXT, Panhandle Community Radio, KSRQ, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Sep 11, 2007
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 5
Austin City Limits Festival 2007 Artist Profile: Steve Earle
From: KUT
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A profile of the straight talking Texas troubadour Steve Earle.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Sep 11, 2007
  • Length: 08:53
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat Goes On #103: "Lyrics by Johnny Mercer"
From: Travis Parkin
Series: The Beat Goes On
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Great renditions of songs from various musical genres composed by Johnny Mercer.

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Sep 07, 2007
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat Goes On #101: "Java Jive"
From: Travis Parkin
Series: The Beat Goes On
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Weekly eclectic music program: Great coffee songs from a wide variety of musical genres.

  • Added: Sep 07, 2007
  • Length: 58:55
Bassist Lyle Ritz: Father of Jazz Ukulele
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Lyle Ritz "Father of Jazz Ukulele", Credit: Courtesy: Lyle Ritz
Ever since Lyle Ritz recorded the world's first jazz ukulele album in 1957, he earned the title, "Father of Jazz Ukulele." He was also a bass play...

Bought by PRX Remix, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and WYSO


  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 09:02
  • Purchases: 3
Singing Legend Bea Wain
From: KUOW
Series: Swing Ladies Swing
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An interview with 1930's singing star Bea Wain charts her career through her music.

  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 50:03
Edible Indies - Americana
From: IndieNetunes
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A healthy serving of independent music. Today's special: AMERICANA

  • Added: Jul 09, 2007
  • Length: 51:51
KERA Commentary: Okamoto Polyphonic Spree
From: KERA
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A review of the new Polyphonic Spree CD, "The Fragile Army"

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jul 05, 2007
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Tristan Mysteries; The Sonic Mysteries
From: WNYC
Series: The Tristan Mysteries
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Wagner's classic love story "Tristan und Isolde" revealed.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Remix Radio, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 06, 2007
  • Length: 15:35
  • Purchases: 3
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? THE GYUTO MONKS!
From: The Tibet Connection
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What happens when 14 Gyuto monks need a place to spend the night? The Tibet Connection's own Sarah Wilkinson and her family recently played host t...

Bought by KUNM and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: May 25, 2007
  • Length: 12:04
  • Purchases: 2
The Crooked Road
From: With Good Reason
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A CD series with an ear for folklife

  • Added: Apr 09, 2007
  • Length: 15:11
Symphony Space Live: The Ying Americans
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: Symphony Space Live
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The Ying Americans put the focus on new American music for string quartet through commissioned work.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 58:39
  • Purchases: 2

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