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Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize for Literature inspired a group of people in Hibbing, MN to create access to public art in the small, northern Minnesota mi...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2017
  • Length: 08:20
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One of the most dynamic singer songwriters of any generation, Martin Sexton returns to Musician’s Spotlight to visit with host John Floridis. Marti...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2017
  • Length: :45
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Our show begins with a couple of songs where the singers, tired of seemingly being hit from all sides, all the time, seek getting away from it all....

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Mar 13, 2017
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
So many ways to feel unbalanced mentally; and so many ways to sing about it. We play some recent songs depicting the condition, and one representin...

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  • Added: Mar 09, 2017
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Our show opens with spins of recent broken hearted melodies. There have always been bluegrass songs that depict work. But does anyone enjoy the wor...

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2017
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Back in the 1930 era, farm work engaged most members of the old time music audience, and it of course was hard work, and it could be 24/7. The sin...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 07:57
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
What does it mean to drift? We open with a few “drifting” songs. On our Gem of Bluegrass feature, we address work and song depictions of drudgery. ...

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
There always seems to be a trickle of songs about coal being written, and early in the show, we play a few. Our Gem of Bluegrass references the evo...

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Over the course of bluegrass and old-time music history, there is a strain of songs about strong drink. Recently, there have been some songs about ...

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WTIP, RadioFreePalmer, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 23, 2017
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
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This week, we hear some prison-related news and then return to the topic of pregnancy in prison. We continue our discussion with Dr. Alicia Suarez,...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2017
  • Length: 28:03
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
We open with a couple of songs about hard work. In the first, the singer wishes he could get away from it. In the second, the prospect of always ha...

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  • Added: Jan 11, 2017
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
There are plenty of songs about coal, and plenty of them about guns. But there are not many sung from the point of view or either, and that is how ...

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  • Added: Jan 09, 2017
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Oceti Sakowin Camp, Cannonball, ND, Credit: npr.org
KBXE Volunteer Dan Gannon speaks with three students from Trek North High School in Bemidji about their perspectives of the Standing Rock protest a...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 08:46
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Bluegrass lyrics frequently reside in small towns. Our show today opens with some songs about small towns. Some celebrate them, while others offer ...

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Poverty is a common motivator of bluegrass song lyrics, and early on, we play some great examples. You might think that the slew of pop songs known...

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Cedric Fuller and Global Sound. It’s a group from the Twin Cities that picks up from the combinations of soul, rhythm and blues,l funk and jazz th...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2016
  • Length: 06:02
Caption: KBEM logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Sonny Knight and the Lakers. Sonny has roots in blues funk and r and b, and has been performing virtually his whole life. Today, focused on music a...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2016
  • Length: 07:40
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Becky Schlegel plays and talks about the songs she writes that are given as gifts. Other bluegrass artists share their Christmas thoughts.

Bought by WEZU, KKRN, WOUB, KRZA, KBRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 29, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
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A couple of songs depicting personal trouble open the show. One is about a missed connection, the other about settling long-standing anger. The Gem...

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  • Added: Nov 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Dakota Dave Hull, Credit: Dale B. Hanson
Dakota Dave Hull plays many musical forms, all with understanding and sensitivity. Plus, his commentaries on music contain a lot of the fun factor....

  • Added: Nov 11, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Bob Bovee, Credit: Bill Patterson
Bob Bovee is a committed singer of old folk songs, playing concert halls, living rooms and everything in between. He does it with good humor and ha...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2016
  • Length: 07:13
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Multiple Grammy Award winning singer songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter returns to Musician's Spotlight for a conversation from her Virginia home wit...

Bought by WZRE, KGLT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: k
The way the world is going, small towns and small town downtowns are really taking a beating. We present a group of songs on this issue. The Gem of...

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 17
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Multiple Grammy Award winning singer songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter returns to Musician's Spotlight for a conversation from her Virginia home wit...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2016
  • Length: :45
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
We all know how popular train songs are in bluegrass. We open the show with a couple that feature trains cutting through the landscape, and the sec...

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  • Added: Nov 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16