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S04 Ep48: Patchwork Quilt, Part XXII, 8/1/2020
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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Another block added to our ever-growing Patchwork Quilt. No special theme ties these works together. Just outstanding performances and compositio...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2020
  • Length: 58:30
Folktale of Doom & Gloom
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Doom & Gloom, Credit: Julia Meek
Woe is me! And that's what this week's Folktale is all about.

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


  • Added: Jul 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 3
Brendon Hamilton: Art Is One of the Ways We Can Express the Human Condition
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Brendon Hamilton, Credit: Shefik
Remorse - Brendon Hamilton has been writing and performing since he was a young child. Influenced by some of rock, pop, and R&B's greatest recordin...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2020
  • Length: 02:44
Sonny Turner: The Lesson in Life You Learn
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Sonny Turner, Credit: Shefik
Perseverance - Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Bill...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 01:19
Sonny Turner: Blood, Sweat, and Tears
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Sonny Turner, Credit: Shefik
Love - Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Ho...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:42
M.C. El Bee: Not Changing That for Anyone
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: M.C. El Bee, Credit: Shefik
Identity - Author Larry Boatright, also known as M.C. El Bee in the hip-hop community, talks about the birth and propagation of hip-hop in the 1970...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:36
Full Moon Hacksaw #1744 (Hour 1 & 2) - 07-02-2020
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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These are the hours of Ben Webster, Billy Strayhorn, Roy Eldridge, Count Basie and the Verve label. First off Tommy Flanagan plays an electric pian...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, GCR (Global Community Radio), KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WMOT, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 30, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 8
The Granite City Radio Theater Season 8 Episode 4 Season Finale Held a Little Late Due to COVID with Special Musical Guest Michael Shynes
From: KVSC
Series: Granite City Radio Theater
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So, yeah . . . the COVID thing! Our original season finale was supposed to air back in early May, but as you well know, that just didn’t happen. We...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2020
  • Length: 02:03:31
The Granite City Radio Theater Season 8 Episode 3 with Special Musical Guest Debbie Duncan
From: KVSC
Series: Granite City Radio Theater
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And here we are, the Granite City Radio Theater on March 11, 2020. It’s a time right before all the social distancing protocols surrounding the CO...

Bought by KBEM


  • Added: Jun 30, 2020
  • Length: 01:08:26
  • Purchases: 1
Folktale of Civil Rights & Liberties
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Civil Rights & Liberties, Credit: Julia Meek
Around the musical globe, we're all in this together--let freedom ring!

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


  • Added: Jun 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 5
Dancing at the Crematorium - by Offramp
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Offramp - The Improvised Comedy Series
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Defiantly dancing in the midst of grief

  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 03:24
The Bob Dylan Jazz Songbook
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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It’s vocal jazz interpretations of the music of Bob Dylan, on this Afterglow special, including covers by Nina Simone, Madeleine Peyroux, and more.

  • Added: Apr 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Fred Case: Photographing Rock Icons in the 1970s
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: The Rolling Stones in Minneapolis , Credit: Fred Case
“When the Stones Came to Town: Rock 'n' Roll Photos from the 1970s” is a book by Fred Case and Eric Dregni, published by the Minnesota Historical S...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Mar 24, 2020
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 1
Nick Hornbuckle , great banjoist from British Columbia joins Steve Martin to discuss his playing style and new CD "!3 or So"
From: Steve Martin
Caption: Nick Hornbuckle
Steve Martin chats with Nick Hornbuckle and shares some tunes from his new CD "13 or So".

  • Added: Jan 26, 2020
  • Length: 01:01:12
Folktale of Understanding
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Understanding, Credit: Julia Meek
Either you get it or you don't. This week's edition of Folktales is ALL about understanding. Are we clear?

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


  • Added: Jan 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 5
Radio 586 AZ Roots 12-25 to 12-31-19 show 332
From: KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA
Series: Radio 586 AZ Roots
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Mostly locals hosted by Hacksaw Tom. Aside from well-known piano giants Horace Silver and Bill Evans (both of whom came thru the desert southwest) ...

  • Added: Dec 25, 2019
  • Length: 58:00
Stories
From: Doug Hillyard
Series: Doug the Jitterbug's Audio Collage
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Radio show done 12/12/19 with theme of "Stories". Through time it has been a winter tradition to sit around a fire ( ok in California it might be ...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2019
  • Length: 03:00:39
Radio 586 AZ Roots 12-11 to 12-17-19 Show 330
From: KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA
Series: Radio 586 AZ Roots
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Shea Marshall’s Holiday Tamale Combo hosted by Hacksaw Tom and Jerry Donato. Aside from brief appearances from Bill Evans and JJ Johnson, this epis...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2019
  • Length: 57:59
Full Moon Hacksaw #1714 (Hour 1 & 2) - 12-05-2019
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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It’s a piano-heavy show with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley bringing in Bill Evans, from there it’s Keith Jarrett, James P. Johnson, Pete Johnson ...

Bought by WMOT, WEJP-LP 107.1, KHNS, KRZA, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2019
  • Length: 01:59:57
  • Purchases: 8
It's Love.
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Today we're meeting another set of musicians from Ann Arbor, Michigan. But their story is a lil different than our previous guests. Meet Andrew and...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2019
  • Length: 06:22
Radio 586 AZ Roots 11-06 to 11-12-19 Show 325
From: KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA
Series: Radio 586 AZ Roots
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Lady Musician Profiles hosted by Hacksaw Tom. Two lady musicians are briefly profiled within this broadcast, Holly Hofmann is the premiere flutist ...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2019
  • Length: 58:00
Folktale of Giving Thanks
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Giving Thanks, Credit: Julia Meek
Gratitude IS the best attitude--and this week on Folktales, we're tracking this theory around the musical globe, with the Folktale of Giving Thanks.

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


  • Added: Oct 31, 2019
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 12
Radio 586 AZ Roots 10-16 to 10-22-19 Show 322
From: KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA
Series: Radio 586 AZ Roots
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Hosted by Desert Doug, “The Big Now” Guitar-Oriented Jazz No. 2 features music by Grant Green, Joe Pass, Tim May, Pete Jolly with Howard Roberts, C...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 58:00
Folktale of Autumn
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Autumn, Credit: Julia Meek
In our folkworld, Fall is in the air, and this week on Folktales, it's on in airwaves as well, so grab a sweater and a smile, and join us!

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


  • Added: Oct 03, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 11
The Untold Story of the 2019 Common Roots Festival in Downtown St. Cloud
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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What makes for a vibrant music scene? In today's Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with a co...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2019
  • Length: 29:58