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WoodSongs 658: Dervish and The Devil Makes Three
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Cathy Jordan of Dervish on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes one of Ireland's best-loved traditional bands Dervish plus Americana trio...

Bought by KUAR, Yellowstone Public Radio, KDLG, KTRL, WEJP-LP 107.1 and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2021
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 29
WoodSongs 932: Ashley Campbell and Lillie Mae
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Ashley Campbell on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes triple threat songwriter, singer and banjo virtuoso Ashley Campbell plus...

Bought by KCHW, GCR (Global Community Radio), WETS, KAAD-LP, KMSU and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 27
21-12 Vivaldi, Bach, Weiss, Vassiliev, Assad
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: Irina Kulikova, Credit: Irina Kulikova
This week’s edition of Classical Guitar Alive features music by Vivaldi, Bach, Silvius Leopold Weiss, Konstantin Vassiliev, and Sergio Assad.

Bought by Ohm Radio , KXIQ , WVIA, WHQR, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 65
Episode #559 - 1951: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 2
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, the jukebox is in the spotlight as Matt The Cat takes you back 70 years and highlights the top jukebox hits of the second half of 1951. ...

Bought by WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KTRT RADIO INC and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
WoodSongs 867E: Jean Ritchie
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
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On this week's WoodSongs, it's a very special rebroadcast featuring The Mother of Folk Jean Ritchie.

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, WETS, KKRN, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KRZA and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:06
  • Purchases: 23
#20-47 Lera Auerbach’s Chimera
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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Works by Caroline Shaw and Lera Auerbach

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, KWAX, RadioFreePalmer, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 13, 2020
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
WoodSongs 593: Wanda Jackson and Billy Bragg
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Wanda Jackson on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes the First Lady of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson plus revered folksinger and s...

Bought by KTRL, Delmarva Public Media, KDLG, KTRL, Radio Bristol and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2020
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 31
Episode #546 - Unsung Ladies of R&B
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, the "Juke In The Back" solutes the Unsung Ladies of R&B! We'll dig deep into a stack of shellac from some women you know, like Varetta D...

Bought by KCSM, WHRV, Raven Radio, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
In North Nashville, Line Dancing Becomes A Lifeline Out Of Isolation For Senior Citizens
From: David Condos
Caption: The Hadley Park Line Dancers in action, Credit: David Condos
Before the pandemic, a group of older Nashvillians founded a free line dancing class at the Hadley Park Community Center. The bonds they’ve formed ...

Bought by iPondr


  • Added: Oct 01, 2020
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #543 - Early Etta James
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Etta James was one of the grittiest and most influential R&B singer of all-time. This week, Matt The Cat focuses on Etta's early records from 1954-...

Bought by WHRV, KTRT RADIO INC, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 27, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
A New Territory of Dance Party
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Mpls Adonia & DJ Shannon Blowtorch, Credit: Photo Courtesy of DJ Shannon Blowtorch
DJ Shannon Blowtorch & Host Mpls Adonia have years of experience working the crowds and pumping up the energy in the room. Keeping their love for e...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 25, 2020
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 2
Episode #510 - Lil Greenwood
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" pays tribute to the great R&B vocalist, Lil Greenwood. You'll hear her greatest early recordings from 1950-1954, before she ...

Bought by KCSM, WHRV, WOUB, KTRT RADIO INC, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
WoodSongs 997: Charlie Hunter & Lucy Woodward and Gina Chavez
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Gina Chavez on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes the musical partnership between guitarist Charlie Hunter and vocalist Luc...

Bought by KUAR, Angelica Community Radio, KDLG, KTRL, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 32
Women's Harness Racing Taking Off
From: renee wilde
Series: COUNTY LINES
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County Fairs and harness racing go hand in hand. The two hundred year old sport has been dominated by men, but here in Ohio, a group of women are c...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 04:47
Episode #494 - LaVern Baker, Pt. 2: 1954-56
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, the "Juke In The Back" looks at how one of R&B's greatest voices, LaVern Baker, got her start. It's part two of a two part feature on th...

Bought by KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KTRT RADIO INC, WHRV, WOUB and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2019
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Episode #493 - LaVern Baker, Pt. 1: 1949-54
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, th "Juke In The Back" looks at how one of R&B's greatest voices, LaVern Baker, got her start. It's part one of a two part feature on the...

Bought by KCSM, KTRT RADIO INC, WHRV, Royalton Community Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #490 - Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Willie Mae Thornton was a trailblazer, who in making her own rules paved the way for other groundbreaking female artists like Janis Joplin and Mado...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KTRT RADIO INC, WHRV, KZUM, WOUB and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
WoodSongs 981: Queen Bee & The Honeylovers and Jamie Drake
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Evan Singleton performs the Earl Scruggs' banjo classic “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” on the marimba.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Asheville, North Carolina swing jazz band Queen Bee & The Honeylovers plu...

Bought by KUAR, KDLG, WEJP-LP 107.1, WSLR, Radio Bristol and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
WoodSongs 978: Celebrating the Music of Kentucky
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Newtown's Kati Penn on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, we're celebrating the music of Kentucky with the Appalachian bluegrass sounds of Newtown plus Lark Watts, Logan...

Bought by KSRQ, WEJP-LP 107.1, KDLG, KDLG, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 08, 2019
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 21
Connie's Kitchen
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Women in the Austin Music Scene
Caption: Participants Elizabeth Maldonado and Ezra McPherson in Connie's Kitchen, Credit: Danea Johnson, Texas Folklife
Musician Connie Jo Kirk uses food to share her legacy and love. This story was produced by Elizabeth Maldonado, Taylor Prewitt, and Ezra McPherson,...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2019
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
#19-22 Pianist Alexander Schimpf and Newport Symphony
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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Pianist Alexander Schimpf and the Newport Symphony play works by Schumann and Liszt.

Bought by KPOV, Rhythm & News Service, KWAX, and KMXT


  • Added: May 30, 2019
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
Episode #472 - Christine Kittrell
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Nashville truly earned its nickname as "Music City" during the 1950s as it was not only the home of Country Music, but also a hotbed for a thriving...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KTRT RADIO INC, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 19, 2019
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
WoodSongs 963: Roan Yellowthorn and Chelsea Williams
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Jackie McLean of Roan Yellowthorn on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Roan Yellowthorn's ethereal indie-rock with a singer/songwriter heart plu...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KVNF, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WETS, WSLR and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2019
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 17
Episode #456 - The Lutchers: Nellie & Joe
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" is proud to focus an entire show on the separate careers of bother and sister, Nellie and Joe Lutcher. Both scored numerous ...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KTRT RADIO INC, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
Episode #441 - Hadda Brooks
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" is jumpin' this week with one of the most underrated boogie woogie piano ladies of all-time, Hadda Brooks. You'll hear a lot...

Bought by KTRT RADIO INC, WHRV, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 14, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5