American Routes

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American Routes 

American Routes, hosted by Nick Spitzer, is a weekly two-hour public radio program produce at Tulane University in New Orleans. It has been exclusively distributed by PRX since 2011. The show presents a broad range of American music — blues and jazz, gospel and soul, old-time country and rockabilly, Cajun and zydeco, Tejano and Latin, roots rock and pop, avant-garde and classical.

American Routes is exclusively distributed by PRX and is represented by SFM Consulting, Inc. Carriage fees for American Routes are billed separately from PRX.

Fees for American Routes are based on Nielsen Audio market size. They range between $1,000 per quarter for stations in the largest markets to $250 per quarter for smaller and unrated markets. For more information please contact Steve Martin at 703.304.8479 or steve@sfmconsulting.com


679 Pieces

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14-03: Motor City of Music: Detroit, 1/15/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
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featuring Yusef Lateef, Smokey Robinson and more

  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-02: Wade in the Water: Songs and Stories of the River, 1/8/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Belle of Louisville
Featuring Richard Campanella, Captain Doc Hawley, Aaron Neville, Al Green and more

  • Added: Dec 19, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:56
14-01: Crescent City Jam Sessions, 1/1/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Featuring Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Buddy Miller, Robert Plant and more.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:56
13-52: American Routes 15th Anniversary Concert, 12/25/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Lost Bayou Ramblers
featuring Irma Thomas, Jon Cleary, the Lost Bayou Ramblers and the Treme Brass Band

  • Added: Dec 19, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:56
13-51: Songs of the Expatriots, 12/18/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Richard Thompson
featuring Richard Thompson & Zachary Richard

  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:55
13-50: Words to the Wise, 12/11/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Loretta Lynn
featuring Loretta Lynn, Bill Kirchen, and Les Freres Michot

  • Added: Dec 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:56
13-49: Sacred Steel Brothers and a Jazz Master, 12/4/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Robert Randolph
featuring Robert Randolph, Calvin Cooke and Yusef Lateef

  • Added: Dec 02, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:57
13-48: NEA National Heritage Fellowships Concert, 11/27/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Carol Fran
featuring Carol Fran, David Ivey, Seamus Connolly and more

  • Added: Nov 25, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:58
13-47: The Funk Soul Universe: Galactic and Joe Bataan, 11/20/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Galactic
featuring interviews with Galactic and Joe Bataan

  • Added: Nov 14, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:55
13-46: Modern Traditions: Ben Harper and Carl LeBlanc, 11/13/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Ben Harper
featuring Ben Harper and Carl LeBlanc

  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:56
13-45: Los Angeles: Soundtrack for the Angels, 11/6/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Capitol Records
Brian Wilson, Randy Newman, Big Jay McNeely, Glen Glenn and more

  • Added: Oct 31, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:57
13-44: The Emperor and the Professor of New Orleans Music, 10/30/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Ernie K-Doe
Ernie K-Doe & Professor Longhair

  • Added: Oct 24, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:56
13-43: Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Country Strings and Jazz Vibes, 10/23/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: John McEuen
John McEuen, Gary Burton, and Jake Shimabukuro

  • Added: Oct 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:56
13-42: Singing of Deltas and Bayous, 10/16/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Lost Bayou Ramblers
Lost Bayou Ramblers and Iris DeMent

  • Added: Oct 10, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:57
13-41: From Backroads To Backatown, 10/9/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Trombone Shorty
Drive-By Truckers and Trombone Shorty

  • Added: Oct 03, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:56
13-40: Chuck Leavell and Jon Cleary, 10/2/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Chuck Leavell
two piano professors, Chuck Leavell and Jon Cleary

  • Added: Sep 26, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:55
13-39: Doo-Wop Voices, 9/25/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Aaron Neville
Aaron Neville and Kenny Vance

  • Added: Sep 19, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:57
13-38: Festivals Acadiens et Creoles and New Orleans Nightlife, 9/18/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Ernie Vincent
featuring Ernie Vincent, Bruce Raeburn, Barry Ancelet

  • Added: Sep 12, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:57
13-37: Johnny Winter & Jason Moran, 9/11/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter & Jason Moran

  • Added: Sep 05, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:57
13-36: Musical Couples, 9/4/2013
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Leroy Jones & Katja Toivola

  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:57

Series Subscription Information

New episodes are published weekly, 1 episode a week.

Each episode is made up of 11 segments totalling between 01:58:50 and 01:59:10 in length.

Wednesday: 9:00 AM

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