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Blues America 171 - Keeshea Pratt
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Rising Houston native, Keeshea Pratt talks about the blues.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WSLR, Raven Radio, WLPR , KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2019
  • Length: 58:11
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions H11: Allison Miller drumming up two new albums
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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two recent projects of drummer Allison Miller, "Glitter Wolf" and an all-female band called "Lioness" - plus organist Barbara Dennerlein plays the...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WMOT, KKRN, KMUN, WJSU and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Blue Dimensions H10: Eloquent Sadness from Dory Previn; Good Vibes (and Marimbas) from Stefon Harris
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Moving songs from the late singer-songwriter Dory Previn, and new music from Javon Jackson, Stefon Harris, and Christian McBride.

Bought by WMOT, GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Dawn Avery - Cellist, Composer, Vocalist, Educator - Mohawk and Sufi - Our Fire, Crane/Ajijaak, and Beloved
From: MergingArts Productions
Series: MergingArts Conversations
Caption: Dawn Avery, Credit: Deborah Martin
Dawn Avery - Cellist, Composer, Vocalist, Educator - Mohawk and Sufi - Our Fire, Crane/Ajijaak, and Beloved

  • Added: Feb 02, 2019
  • Length: 26:30
Americas3
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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What does it mean to be an American? Whether you’re from North America, South America or Central America, the group Americas3 will show you how we ...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2018
  • Length: 29:34
MARIA BY CALLAS -- Tom Volf Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Tom Volf talks connections, destiny, and being in service to Callas.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2018
  • Length: 32:27
Cristina Spinei
From: WBAA
Series: What's New
Caption: John Clare & Cristina Spinei, Credit: Jodi Taylor
We’ll focus on the rising young composer Cristina Spinei on this episode of What’s New. She’s based in Nashville, has a new EP out, and just had a ...

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


  • Added: Oct 09, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
Talkin' About Jazz: Joan Hutton
From: KBEM
Series: Talkin' About Jazz with Joan Griffith
Caption: Joan Hutton in studio with Joan Griffith, Credit: D. Soderstrom
Joan Griffith, Twin Cities musician and educator, has conversations with prominent Minnesota jazz musicians. Joan and her guests play music togethe...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2018
  • Length: 58:30
Beth Stanford Women Rock Festival
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Beth Stanford at Hardywood., Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
Snowflakes form blizzards, and a single voice, of the right pitch, can create an avalanche. Disgusted by the views of the president-elect, Teresa...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2018
  • Length: 27:30
The Cello Quartet with the Widest Repertoire in the World
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Delphia Quartet, Credit: Kate WIlson
Most music listeners are unaware of cello quartets such as the Delphia Cello Quartet. But to a cellist, its’ the most normal thing in the world. Th...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
Band Box Records of Denver, Colorado
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Band Box Records was a 1950's rarity, a woman-owned recording business. More exceptional, Vicki Morosan was a Romanian immigrant making a daily be...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 02:39:22
Jazz Women All-Stars Return to the Dakota in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Patty Peterson, Credit: Jennifer Bong
The Jazz Women All-Stars are back in a big show coming soon. Phil Nusbaum tells us about it.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Susan Jacobs on the Art of Music Supervision
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: NEA Audio Miscellany
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In this piece, the *brand new* Emmy Award-winning Jacobs discusses the art of music supervision and shares stories from her work on four projects i...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 09:23
Lila Ammons: It’s More than Just the Music
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Paul Berry and the Ace Tones with Lila Ammons, Credit: Kent Flemmer
Lila Ammons sung at a lot of great places big and small, in both the US and Europe. You might say it comes natural to her. Lila is part of an accom...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 08:04
  • Purchases: 1
Sleeping Knowledge
From: The Organist
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How can sound heal a body? With our guides, Susan Rogers—who recorded albums for Prince and David Byrne—and hypnotherapist Daniel Ryan, we explore ...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2017
  • Length: 35:28
Sixteen Years Old 170527
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Music about being 16 years old. Not 15 or 17 or any other age. Just 16 years old. A segment from the 170527 broadcasts.

  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 39:12
The Speed of Sound: Fitz & The Tantrums
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Fitz & The Tantrums may have arrived as a pop throwback for the next generation, but they didn’t stay in that box for long. They were quick to move...

Bought by WOUB, KRCB 104.9, WLPR , and KSUT


  • Added: Feb 20, 2017
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Nightingale Trio Sings Virtuosic Versions of Eastern European Folksongs
From: KBEM
Caption: The Nightingale Trio, Credit: Margie O’Loughlin
The Nightingale Trio presents Eastern European folksongs. In the process, the group gives American audiences glimpses into the ways of life in East...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2017
  • Length: 07:34
The Speed of Sound: Regina Spektor
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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The four years spent between Regina Spektor’s 2012 LP, What We Saw From The Cheap Seats, and the new Remember Us To Life, was spent taking care of ...

Bought by WOUB, WKMS, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WLPR , KSUT and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2017
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 6
The Speed of Sound: Beth Orton
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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I first discovered Beth Orton on the 2002 Daybreaker record, unaware at the moment that she had been making music for several years before. But fro...

Bought by WOUB, WSLR, KSUT, KRCB 104.9, and WLPR


  • Added: Jan 09, 2017
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 5
The Double Life of Catarina Avelar
From: Barbara Paulsen
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She gave up her dream of being a Portuguese pop star to become a social worker. Now she finds that her day job has made her a better singer.

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


  • Added: Nov 30, 2016
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 2
The Speed of Sound: Britta Phillips
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Yes, Britta Phillips was the original voice of Jem and the Holograms. That’s really fun to say. She dropped into the band Luna in the late 90s, mar...

Bought by WOUB, WLPR , and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 28, 2016
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 3
Connie Evingson Sings the Great American Songbook
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Connie Evingson, Credit: Travis Anderson
Connie Evingson is one of the leading jazz vocalists in Minnesota. And she’s presenting a show of great songs that figure prominently in the histor...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
Connie Evingson, Jazz Vocalist and Researcher
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Connie Evingson, Credit: Travis Anderson
She didn’t set out to do it this way, but along the way, jazz vocalist Connie Evingson realized she likes to sing songs that represent a theme, eit...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2016
  • Length: 10:36
Maud Hixson Presents Judy Garland, Jazz Singer
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Maud Hixson, Credit: Olivia Wilcox
Judy Garland, the 20th century show-biz icon from Minnesota is one of Maud Hixson’s great inspirations as a singer. Maud has rounded up a group of ...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2016
  • Length: 05:01