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Caption: Carlene Carter, Credit: Marc Hauser
Carlene Carter, proud member of the long celebrated Carter family of music, stops by Up Close And Acoustic to talk about music, legacy, family hist...

Bought by KTNA and KTNA


  • Added: Apr 26, 2019
  • Length: 55:08
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: John Ford in concert, Credit: MJR Photography from John's Facebook page
John Ford has had a long and I'd say envious career. He's been in multiple bands, and written hits for those multiple bands going back to the 1960s...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Apr 26, 2019
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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KAXE/KBXE music director Kari Hedlund, Centerstage MN host and producer Brett Carter, and What We're Reading's Tammy Bobrowsky discuss the book Let...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2018
  • Length: 27:46
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Country music has long been popular in the American South but is gaining popularity in the North, a place with more country roots than you may think.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2018
  • Length: 05:45
Caption: Moonlight Serenaders, Credit: Phyllis Wojchik
This Thursday evening, The Moonlight Serenaders play the coolest venue anyplace. The Wabasha Caves are just that, caves that are fixed up and turne...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episdoe of the Live Feed, we take you to Ed's No name bar in Winona to speak with FrogLeg, a Minnesotan rock band. We'll get to hear some o...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 34:45
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This time, we profile Chris Strachwitz and Mance Lipscomb, whose paths crossed in Navasota, Texas, this week in August 1960.

  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time, we profile Magic Sam, who appeared this week in 1969 at the legendary Ann Arbor Blues Festival.

  • Added: Mar 29, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time, we profile Skip James, whose re-emergence at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival marked the advent of a new chapter in his career.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time, we take a look at the American Record Corporation's 1939 field trip to Memphis. For the Bluff City, it marked the end of an era.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time, we profile guitarist Blue Smitty, who cut his only session for Chess Records, this week in 1952.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time, we profile Muddy Waters, who made an historic appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival, this week in 1960.

  • Added: Mar 23, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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This time, we profile Mississippi blues legend Charley Patton, who made his debut for Paramount Records, this week in 1929.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
Caption: By Courtesy of Léopoldine HH, Credit: Calypso Baquey
French Language Popular Music with its beautiful melodies and voices can be addictive. We bring the best artists and songs to you with an English c...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2018
  • Length: 29:08
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Moonlight Serenaders, Credit: Phyllis Wojchik
The Moonlight Serenaders. The group plays the big band music that is old to some and new to others. This Thursday evening, The Serenaders play the ...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Ahmad Naffory is pictured on a Beirut rooftop. He founded the band Assa'aleek,  but after being denied re-entry to Lebanon,  was granted asylum in the Netherlands. The band endures without him, and he has continued making music in his new home., Credit: Photo courtesy of Mohamad Khayata
Ahmad Naffory fell in love with the guitar in a Syrian grocery store, but he didn't know that his music would cause him to flee his home for anothe...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2017
  • Length: 27:05
Caption: The Beatles - Abbey Road, Credit: Robert Landau
The very first rock billboard arrived on the strip fifty years ago, just in time for the Summer of Love. It was the brainchild of Elektra Records...

Bought by KALW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and WOUB


  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 05:12
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: By Courtesy of Sandrine Cabadi, Credit: Fabien Ouzoulias
The best of French Chanson from today and yesterday with English commentary. We introduce 6 Francophone artists in English with one of their songs....

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 07, 2017
  • Length: 28:28
  • Purchases: 1
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This show is part II of our Juneteenth Series focusing African-American music and venues in North Tulsa from the 40's through the 60's. We intervi...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
From: WBAA
Series: What's New
Caption: Composer/conductor John Williams, Credit: BostonSymphony.org
American composer and conductor John Williams has scored more than 100 films, including 'Jaws,' 'Star Wars', 'E.T.' and 'Harry Potter'. He's also w...

Bought by WSKG, KMUN, KWAX, WETS, WETS and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 7
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John Fisher talks disco, provocation, and Priscilla as parable.

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 27:20
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Michael Clayton, Kevin Fortuna, Ian Blume talk origins, the presence of the past, and surrendering to the storm.

  • Added: Mar 30, 2017
  • Length: 18:54
Caption: Oudyano, Credit: Margie O'Loughlin
We live in an era where most people have multiple music styles available to them. On top of that, there is so much travel, that players representin...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:59
Caption: Damien Chazelle & Justin Hurwitz, San Francisco, CA 10/6/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Damien Chazelle and Justin Hurwitz talk huddling down, keeping the dream, and making things magical.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 14:08
Caption: Producing at the Magic Shop, Credit: Gianluca Tramontana
An inside look into the closing of one of New York City’s last iconic recording studio where David Bowie, Lou Reed, Sonic Youth, The Ramones, Blond...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 24, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4