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Blues File: Chicago Blues Harmonica Project
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of "Diamonds In The Rough" by Chicago Blues Harmonica Project

Bought by KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB, and KDLG


  • Added: Jun 16, 2005
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 5
Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble: Global Horizons
From: John Diliberto
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Acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma talks about his journeys east with the Silk Road Ensemble.

Bought by WHQR


  • Added: Jun 09, 2005
  • Length: 07:57
  • Purchases: 1
Blues File: Candye Kane
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
Caption: PRX default Piece image
review "White Trash Girl" album (artist: Candye Kane)

Bought by KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2005
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 6
"EchoTaps" (866 people play Taps)
From: Gregory Keeler
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866 brass players in a line 41 miles long play Taps, then play as a group

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 10:24
  • Purchases: 1
Blues File: Buckwheat Zydeco "Jackpot!" review
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of new album "Jackpot!" from Buckwheat Zydeco

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB and more


  • Added: May 26, 2005
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 6
Blues File: Koko Taylor
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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Koko Taylor< "Queen Of The Blues," bounces back from poor health

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB and more


  • Added: May 21, 2005
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 6
The Accordion Files
From: Amber Edwards
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audio postcard from an Accordion Convention

  • Added: May 17, 2005
  • Length: 05:49
Blues File: review Nathaniel Mayer "I Want To Be Held"
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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Detroit soul/blues singer Nathaniel "Nay Dog" Mayer is back after many years with an album well worth listening to.

Bought by KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB, and KDLG


  • Added: May 11, 2005
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 5
Blues File: review Kenny Blues Boss Wayne album "Let It Loose"
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of new album from blues pianist Kenny Blues Boss Wayne

Bought by KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB, and KDLG


  • Added: May 11, 2005
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 5
Blues File: review Duwayne Burnside "Under Pressure"
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of new album from Duwayne Burnside, son of Mississippi bluesman R. L. Burnside

Bought by KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB, and KDLG


  • Added: May 11, 2005
  • Length: 02:11
  • Purchases: 5
Blues File: review Albert Collins "The Iceman At Mount Fuji"
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of Albert Collins "The Iceman At Mount Fuji"

Bought by KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB, and KDLG


  • Added: May 11, 2005
  • Length: 02:10
  • Purchases: 5
Blues File: review Robert Cray album "Twenty"
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of new Robert Cray album "Twenty"

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB and more


  • Added: May 11, 2005
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 6
Andrew Bird
From: Jonathan Menjivar
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An unnarrated portrait of an unconventional songwriter.

Bought by PRX Remix, The Story, New Hampshire Public Radio, Remix Radio, NPR Station Showcase with PRX and more


  • Added: Apr 17, 2005
  • Length: 09:03
  • Purchases: 7
Blues File: preview 2005 Pocono Blues Festival
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Preview: 2005 Pocono Blues Festival

Bought by KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB, and KDLG


  • Added: Apr 02, 2005
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 5
Blues File: Macavine Hayes
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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Review of Macavine Hayes's album "Drinkhouse" and a look at the rural blues of the southeastern states through this artist & album.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 7
Music from the Ether
From: Amber Edwards
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a weird-sounding musical instrument that's nearly impossible to play still attracts followers

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMBR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 3
The Ebony Hillbillies
From: Amber Edwards
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The Ebony Hillbillies prove you don?t have to be white and Southern to play authentic, down home country music...they are hip, urban, and black. A...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Public Interactive, WKMS, KCUR and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2005
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 8
A Short History of Music as a Weapon
From: Aaron Henkin
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From Scottish bagpipes to Metallica, this radio essay takes listeners on a short tour through the history of music as a weapon.

Bought by Raven Radio, KGUA, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KRUA and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2005
  • Length: 05:25
  • Purchases: 11
Paul Pena's Kargyraa Moan
From: Jonathan Mitchell
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a blues singer discovers a new voice

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Mar 10, 2005
  • Length: 05:24
  • Purchases: 3
Music At Sea
From: Amber Edwards
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Brief history of the music played on ocean liners past and present, including the last song heard as the Titanic sank

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUT-HD, WKMS, NPR Station Showcase with PRX and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2005
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 8
Vince Giordano
From: Amber Edwards
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the "greatest generation" had the greatest music, according to hot jazz bandleader/historian Vince Giordano

Bought by KERA


  • Added: Feb 15, 2005
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Beauty of Lois Vierk
From: Jonathan Mitchell
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a composer discusses the nature of beauty

Bought by The Story, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, WFUV, and WHQR


  • Added: Jan 18, 2005
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 5
Size Isn't Everything
From: Shea Shackelford
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Joel Eckhaus makes and plays ukuleles in South Portland, Maine.

Bought by WMPG and WBHM


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 2
Chuck Berry and Rock & Roll
From: Lester Graham
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The history of Chuck Berry and rock & roll.

Bought by St. Louis Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, WHQR, and Public Radio East


  • Added: Jan 05, 2005
  • Length: 07:16
  • Purchases: 4
Sounds in a Cowboy's Head
From: Claes Andreasson
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Cowboy Poetry in Elko, Nevada

Bought by KUNM and WZBC


  • Added: Nov 18, 2004
  • Length: 10:23
  • Purchases: 2

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