All Pieces for Philip Nusbaum

 
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
When bluegrass singers sing about their sweethearts, what exactly do they sing about? Frequently its their eyes, but why is that?

  • Added: Sep 19, 2012
  • Length: 07:52
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
On today’s Gem of Bluegrass, we consider the popularity of bluegrass songs about eyes. Many of these songs are emotional of course, and that leads ...

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Bluegrass was pretty radical stuff in the 1940’s when it was introduced. It offered a combination of ingredients that seemed new: the mandolin and ...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 06:57
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
The show opens with a couple of recent tributes to bluegrass legends, Bill Monroe and Doc Watson. Then, the Gem of Bluegrass considers “what is pro...

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
second of 2 fund raising editions

  • Added: Sep 11, 2012
  • Length: 39:46
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 eitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
1st of 2 fund raising editions for Fall 2012

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2012
  • Length: 40:04
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
The key to traditional songs staying around is getting adapted to new situations. You might change a lyric or a style of accompaniment, and in that...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2012
  • Length: 05:08
Caption: Phil with 2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Country scenes and images have refreshing effects on people. Songs featuring those kinds of motifs open the show today. The Gem of Bluegrass descri...

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van norman
Not all songs are set in specific places. But when they are, they contribute to songs’ moods. Like those old murder ballads that take place in remo...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2012
  • Length: 05:26
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Recent songs with train motifs open up our broadcast. Then, the Gem of Bluegrass considers bluegrass songs that take place in caves, marginal place...

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  • Added: Sep 02, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
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Every song is created to express something. But does the expression come from the lyrics or from the singer? Well, it can be both but not in equal ...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2012
  • Length: 04:37
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: karen Van norman
The show beings with the social class overflow from last week. Then the Gem of Bluegrass considers bluegrass attitude songs. Later, we talk to blue...

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  • Added: Aug 30, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
We begin this show playing recent bluegrass. The Gem of Bluegrass takes a look at bluegrass music and social class, and the Gem sets the tone for t...

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van norman
American ethos is that we’re all equal. We’re all middle class. But we know that there’s them’s that’s got. And them’s that not. In the old folk mu...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2012
  • Length: 07:33
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
When you think of California and the west coast, you often think of the new or the cutting edge. But bluegrass in the west coast began its run with...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 05:37
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zwirfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Just for fun, the show opens with a set of bluegrass novelty songs. When Lyle Lofgren and Adam Granger enter the scene, the focus shifts to the tra...

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  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
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Bluegrass has evolved greatly over time. Perhaps the greatest change is in how the voice sounds. It’s more like pop music toady, and the reason mig...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2012
  • Length: 07:25
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Our show opens with a new recording by Robert Hale. Then we play two songs that share a name, but little else: “Pardon Me.” The first version is a ...

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  • Added: Jul 27, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Mirroring US society, the 1960s were a time of big change in bluegrass. On the Gem of Bluegrass, guests Lyle Lofgren and Adam Granger report on how...

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  • Added: Jul 22, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Bluegrass has evolved greatly over time. Perhaps the greatest change is in how the voice sounds. It’s more like pop music toady, and the reason mig...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2012
  • Length: 07:25