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Steve Kaul of the Brass Kings
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Arts
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We talk with Steve Kaul of the Brass Kings on fellow musicians, touring, and writing music.

  • Added: Jul 14, 2010
  • Length: 14:45
Whatchutalkin'bout?!
From: NBPC
Series: Rip And Rebind
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This episode looks at music as communication. In Africa drums were always used to send messages across the jungle. These same drums are now used to...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 18:08
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Simone Dinnerstein (Irrelevant Past)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Simone Dinnerstein
Do you remember the Sam Cooke song from the 50s about not knowing music much about history, biology and trigonometry? Like many performers, pianis...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: :26
Virtuoso Voices - Simone Dinnerstein (Side Step)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Simone Dinnerstein
Bach’s music often incorporated steps and rhythms from the dance music of his day. And often he was writing actual dance music, like a gavotte or ...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: :20
Iggy & The Stooges: Raw Power
From: Joyride Media
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Tracing the creation and influence of The Stooges 1973 album.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, WOMR, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WFAE and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 19
The Chieftains: San Patricio
From: Joyride Media
Caption: The Chieftains and Ry Cooder, Credit: Judith Burrows
The Chieftains and Ry Cooder present the history behind their collaboration inspired by The St Patrick's Battalion of Irish-born soldiers in the Me...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KTSW 89.9, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 50
Virtuoso Voices - Zuill Bailey (Group Therapy)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Zuill Bailey, Credit: Lisa Marie Mazzucco
The Bach Suites for Solo Cello are revered by cellists. Many call them their "Bible." One of those Bach Bible-toting cellists is Zuill Bailey. He...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: :21
Virtuoso Voices - Zuill Bailey (Bach’s Free Start)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Zuill Bailey, Credit: Lisa Marie Mazzucco
(March 21st is Bach's birthday.) There are many ways to celebrate Bach musically. If you're a cellist, you probably thank your lucky stars every ...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: :27
Tales From The Golden Age Of Jazz
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Every so often you find an extraordinary talent in your own back yard… Mr. Oliver Shearer lives close to the studio of Radio Curious and has many c...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
Virtuoso Voices - Evelyn Glennie (Everyone's a Critic)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Evelyn Glennie
"Everybody's a critic," as the saying goes – and that's true now more than ever, according to percussionist Evelyn Glennie. Use this 24 second cli...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: :24
The Needle Drop: BLK JKS and more...
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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This week, The Soft Pack's BLK JKS.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2009
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 4
Virtuoso Voices - Pascal Roge (Enjoy and Forget)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Pascal Roge
Some performers dread hearing their old recordings, or any of their recordings for that matter. Pascal Roge's performances of the Saint-Saens Pian...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: :21
  • Purchases: 1
A Day in the Life of a 306 9th Avenue South Roommate
From: Sean Leary
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An inside look into the life of a SCSU student living off-campus.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 03:12
Classical Music in 60 Seconds: Starting Beethoven's 5th
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Classical Music in 60 Seconds(tm)
Caption: Roy Goodman
Roy Goodman answers the age old question about the famous first four notes of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: :59
The Needle Drop: Simon Joyner and Do Make Say Think
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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This week, what Simon Joyner does, makes, says, and thinks.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WSLR, Yellowstone Public Radio, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 23, 2009
  • Length: 57:05
  • Purchases: 6
VOICES4theSoul Show 723
From: Lori Holladay
Caption: Xavier Rudd
AAA Music show featuring songs that express a more meaningful side of life. This hour features songs by various artists, including a personal conve...

Bought by WVRU


  • Added: Aug 04, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - John Corigliano (The Emperor’s New Clothes)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: John Corigliano
The middle of the 20th century saw both enormous growth and struggle for new classical music. Part of the struggle, according to composer John Cor...

  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: :24
Virtuoso Voices - Anne Akiko Meyers (Mirror in Mirror)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Anne Akiko Meyers
The name of the piece is "Mirror in Mirror." It's a seven minute work by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers describes it as...

  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: :26
Virtuoso Voices - Manuel Barrueco (Guitar Love)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Manuel Barrueco
Cuban guitarist Manuel Barrueco has been playing guitar and making music for more than 40 years. His love affair with the guitar began almost inno...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2009
  • Length: :22
Virtuoso Voices - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Devil or Virtuoso)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Numerous stories document the virtuosic piano skills of Franz Liszt. But even in those days, there were conspiracy theorists who suggested Liszt's...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2009
  • Length: :21
The Real Story of the Buena Vista Social Club
From: Reese Erlich
Caption: poster in Havana, Cuba, Credit: (c) 2008 Julia Adame
Most people think the Buena Vista musicians were impoverished and forgotten prior to the release of their CD. In this 54:00 documentary, Reese Erli...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Radio New Zealand, and KGLT


  • Added: Apr 28, 2009
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Simone Dinnerstein (Not What I Expected)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Simone Dinnerstein
When Beethoven wrote his last piano sonata, we can say with near certainty he was completely deaf. The Sonata is filled with surprises. Pianist S...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2009
  • Length: :24
Virtuoso Voices - Ivan Fischer (Road to Resurrection)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Ivan Fischer
Mahler's Symphony No. 2 is known as the "Resurrection" Symphony. It's a religious work of sorts, but conductor Ivan Fischer says Mahler wasn't rea...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2009
  • Length: :25
Virtuoso Voices - Ivan Fischer (The Budapest Sounds)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Ivan Fischer
Every orchestra has a trademark - it can be their overall sound, an instrumental section within the orchestra like the Chicago Symphony Brass, or i...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2009
  • Length: :29
“.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO FAITH, FEMINISM AND HIP HOP.”
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 54:15

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