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"I'm with the Band" - Confessions of a Symphony Percussionist
From: Aaron Henkin
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Baltimore Symphoy Orchestra percussionist Brian Prechtl talks about his musical role

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 04, 2006
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 1
Shodekeh: The Human Beat Box
From: Aaron Henkin
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An audio portrait of Shodekeh, master of vocal poly-rhythms

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, KGOU, KCUR, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Oct 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 5
Wheels within Wheels: Jazz Percussionist Nasar Abadey Contemplates Rhythm
From: Aaron Henkin
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Jazz drummer Nasar Abadey demonstrates his skills and shares his thoughts on the nature of rhythm

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and KVMR


  • Added: Oct 02, 2006
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 2
AARON NEVILLE: BRING ON THE SOUL
From: Tres Hombres Productions
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New one-hour music intensive radio special features Aaron Neville performing classics songs by the all-time great R&B artists who have inspired Aar...

Bought by WUFT, WUFT, KCMJ Community Radio, KMUW, WSLR and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2006
  • Length: 56:39
  • Purchases: 11
Bob Wills: The King of Western Swing
From: Joyride Media
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One-hour documentary about legendary western-swing musician and bandleader Bob Wills.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, High Plains Public Radio, WDCB, WEZU, Radio New Zealand and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2006
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 26
Fats Waller: If You Gotta Ask
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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One-hour music intensive documentary about Fats Waller, one of America's great composers and performers of the 20th century.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WICR, KNKX, KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2006
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 38
The Byrds (part 2): Farther Along
From: Joyride Media
Series: The Byrds: There is a Season / Farther Along
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The Second of two one-hour documentaries on The Byrds, covering 1968 to 1972: the groundbreaking country-rock years.

Bought by Prairie Public, KPSQ-LP, WMMT, KPVL, Radio New Zealand and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2006
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 30
The Byrds (part 1): There is a Season
From: Joyride Media
Series: The Byrds: There is a Season / Farther Along
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The first of two one-hour documentaries on The Byrds, covering 1964 to 1967: the hitmaking years of the band's original five members.

Bought by Prairie Public, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KPVL, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2006
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 31
The Emergence of Shawn Colvin: Inside "These Four Walls"
From: Paul Ingles
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Three-time Grammy winner Shawn Colvin is captured in the studio working on her 2006 album THESE FOUR WALLS and reflecting on her career in music.

Bought by North State Public Radio, WHRV, Wyoming Public Radio, WNTI.ORG-Internet Radio from Centenary University, WILL and more


  • Added: Sep 07, 2006
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 9
K is for Koechel: The Story Behind Those Mozart Numbers
From: Georgia Public Broadcasting
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A colorful history of the K numbers we use to keep tabs on Mozart's music.

Bought by WMNR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUT-HD, WCPN, BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2006
  • Length: 58:35
  • Purchases: 7
The Pumpkin Pie Show
From: Dan Kramer
Caption: PRX default Piece image
exploring the world on stage with Clay McLeod Chapman

  • Added: Aug 23, 2006
  • Length: 09:00
The Changing of the Guard--The New Austin Sound
From: KUT
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Think you know what 'Austin music' sounds like? Now hear this!

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 18, 2006
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Greatest Funk Band in the World?
From: KUT
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Rediscovered disks by a '70's era high school stage band are creating a new cult following

  • Added: Jul 25, 2006
  • Length: 09:08
Pieces of a Puzzle: Chuck Close and the Gee's Bend Quilters
From: Philip Graitcer
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Chuck Close and the Gee's Bend Quilters create works of art from tiny pieces

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Jul 23, 2006
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Kinvara: A Spirit of Place
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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Producer Frank Browning visits an Irish town where economic prosperity has locals wondering how to move forward while keeping their traditions intact.

  • Added: Jul 06, 2006
  • Length: 10:36
Occitan Rock
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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Julian Crandall Hollick follows two groups of musicians in southern France who are pushing the boundaries of French identity, using a blend of regg...

Bought by KUT-HD


  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 08:49
  • Purchases: 1
Chuck Berry: Hail Hail the King of Rock 'n' Roll
From: Tres Hombres Productions
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One-hour music-intensive radio special celebrates the unforgettable music of Chuck Berry.

Bought by WUFT, WUFT, KFAI Minneapolis, KZYX, WDSE and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 01:01:35
  • Purchases: 20
Johnny Cash: The Last Highway
From: Tres Hombres Productions
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One-hour music intensive special celebrates the release of American V: A Hundred Highways, the all-new Johnny Cash album from his last studio recor...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WEOS, AIFM, WCMU Michigan, and Public Interactive


  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 59:36
  • Purchases: 5
Linda Ronstadt at 60 with her old friend, David Bromberg (long)
From: Steve Mencher
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Linda Rondstadt turns 60 with her friend David Bromberg.

Bought by KRCB 104.9 and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 12:00
  • Purchases: 2
Tell Me WAI
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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To the sounds of Maori-influenced dance and techno music, musicians Mina Ripia and Maaka McGregor speak about their desire to move their culture fo...

Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 04, 2006
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 2
Ladino Transformation
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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Sandy Tolan visits with some of Bulgaria's last Ladino speakers as they try to keep their language from going silent.

Bought by WBEZ, Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland, WFUV, and Third Coast International Audio Festival


  • Added: Jul 04, 2006
  • Length: 07:55
  • Purchases: 4
Compact Discoveries 31: A Gershwin Tribute
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Features a star-studded program broadcast on the eve of the first anniversary of Gershwin's death.

Bought by WMNR, KENW, KENW, WMRT, KAMU and more


  • Added: Jul 02, 2006
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 19
Hello Dolly - The Song That Got Away
From: Amber Edwards
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Carol Channing and composer/lyricist Jerry Herman explain how a song from a musical took on a life of its own.

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Jun 28, 2006
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
A Shortcut to Impeachment
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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A Presidential look at misconduct, dirty politics and Impeachment

Bought by WUTC, KVMR, KZYX, KMUN, KTNA and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2006
  • Length: 58:40
  • Purchases: 10
Harry Nilsson and the Case for Profanity
From: Jackson Braider
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They had let James Joyce's novels in, they were showing hot movies in Cleveland -- so why were two record store owners going to jail for playing Ha...

Bought by PRX Remix and KWCW


  • Added: Jun 14, 2006
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 2

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