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


677 Pieces

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14-45: Modern Traditions: Ben Harper and Carl LeBlanc, 11/5/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Ben Harper (with Charlie Musselwhite)
Ben Harper and Carl LeBlanc

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:55
14-46: John Prine, 11/12/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: John Prine
John Prine

  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-47: Living With the Blues, 11/19/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Teddy's Juke Joint
Teddy's Juke Joint, Little Freddie King, Eden Brent and more

  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:56
14-48: NEA Heritage Awards Concert 2014, 11/26/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Holmes Brothers
The Holmes Brothers, Kevin Doyle, Rufus White and more

  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-49: The Indie Gramophone, 12/3/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Indie Gramophone!
tales from Daptone, Impulse!, Dust-to-Digital and Swallow Records

  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-50: Philly Soul Folks & Louisiana Swamp Pop: John Oates and Johnnie Allan, 12/10/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: John Oates
featuring John Oates and Johnnie Allan

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-51: A Grateful Journey: Kris Kristofferson, 12/17/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Kris Kristofferson
featuring Kris Kristofferson

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:55
14-52: The Sonic Journey of Alan Lomax: Recording America and the World, 12/24/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Alan Lomax
remembering Alan Lomax

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:55
14-53: American Routes Live!: Musical Geographies of the Gulf South, 12/31/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Electrifying Crown Seekers
recorded concert from New Orleans' Civic Theatre

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:58
15-01: Creole Eyes and Classical Ears: Van Dyke Parks & Tom McDermott, 1/7/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks & Tom McDermott

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-02: Words and Music in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr., 1/14/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Martin Luther King, Jr.
featuring Harry Belafonte, Albert Murray and more

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-03: Jesse Winchester, Wayne & Jayne Henderson, 1/21/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Jesse Winchester
Jesse Winchester, Wayne & Jayne Henderson

  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-04: Doo-Wop Voices, 1/28/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Aaron Neville
Aaron Neville and Kenny Vance

  • Added: Jan 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-05: Hard Times and Honky Tonks, 2/4/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Dale Watson, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

  • Added: Feb 03, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:55
15-06: Carnival Knowledge, 2/11/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Bo Dollis
New Orleans, South of France and Coney Island

  • Added: Feb 10, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:56
15-07: Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Country Strings and Jazz Vibes, 2/18/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: John McEuen
John McEuen, Gary Burton, Jake Shimabukuro

  • Added: Feb 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:56
15-08: Music and Memories Along the Mississippi, 2/25/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Lewis Family Museum
The Lewis Family Museum, Haney's Big House and New Orleans Jazz Funeral

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-09: Alabama Bound, 3/4/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Hank Williams' home
Muscle Shoals Sound, Hank Williams' Home & Museum, W.C. Handy Music Festival and more

  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:56
15-10: Richard Thompson & Zachary Richard, 3/11/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson & Zachary Richard

  • Added: Mar 10, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:55
15-11: Soul Sisters, 3/18/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Baby Washington
Justine "Baby" Washington, Maxine Brown, Chris Clark, Original Pinettes Brass Band

  • Added: Mar 17, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57

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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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