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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15-32: Gulf Coast Blues and Jazz, 8/12/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Johnny Winter
featuring Johnny Winter and Jason Moran

  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-33: Words & Music, 8/19/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Rosanne Cash
featuring Rosanne Cash, Cyril Vetter and Little Freddie King

  • Added: Aug 18, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:58
15-34: Katrina: 10 Years After the Flood, 8/26/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Deacon John
Featuring Harry Shearer, Deacon John Moore, Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas

  • Added: Aug 25, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:58
15-35: Labor Day with the Ponderosa Stomp, 9/2/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Duane Eddy
featuring Duane Eddy, Barbara Lynn and the late-Wardell Quezergue

  • Added: Sep 01, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:56
15-36: The Black Keys and the Soul Rebels, 9/9/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Black Keys, Credit: Danny Clinch
featuring the Black Keys and the Soul Rebels

  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-37: John Sebastian and Bonsoir Catin, 9/16/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: John Sebastian
featuring John Sebastian and Bonsoir Catin

  • Added: Sep 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-38: Chuck Leavell & Jon Cleary, 9/23/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Chuck Leavell
featuring Chuck Leavell and Jon Cleary

  • Added: Sep 22, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:55
15-39: Singing of Deltas and Bayous: Iris DeMent and Lost Bayou Ramblers, 9/30/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Lost Bayou Ramblers
featuring Iris DeMent and the Lost Bayou Ramblers

  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-40: Riding the Rivers and Rails, 10/7/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Justin Townes Earle
featuring Justin Townes Earle and Captain Doc Hawley

  • Added: Oct 06, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:56
15-41: Sonic Travelers: Jerry Douglas and Guitar Shorty, 10/14/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Jerry Douglas
featuring Jerry Douglas and Guitar Shorty

  • Added: Oct 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-42: Sacred Steel Brothers and a Jazz Master, 10/21/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Robert Randolph
featuring Robert Randolph, Calvin Cooke and Yusef Lateef

  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:56
15-43: Rock and Soul from Memphis to Muscle Shoals: Candi Staton, Sam Phillips and Barbara Sims , 10/28/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
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Featuring Sam Phillips, DJ Fontana, Scotty Moore, Jerry Lee Lewis, Rufus Thomas and Candi Staton

  • Added: Oct 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:58
15-44: A Grateful Journey: Kris Kristofferson, 11/4/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Kris Kristofferson
featuring Kris Kristofferson

  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:55
15-45: Modern Traditions: Ben Harper and Carl LeBlanc, 11/11/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Ben Harper
featuring Ben Harper and Carl LeBlanc

  • Added: Nov 10, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:55
15-46: The Sonic Journey of Alan Lomax: Recording America and the World, 11/18/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Alan Lomax
Featuring Pete Seeger, John Szwed and more

  • Added: Nov 18, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:55
15-47: Thanksgiving with the National Heritage Fellows, 11/25/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Drink Small, Credit: Michael G. Stewart
featuring BB King, Ralph Stanley, Drink Small, Dan Sheehy and more.

  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 01:59:00
15-48: Music and Memories Along the Mississippi: the Lewis Family Museum, Haney's Big House and New Orleans Jazz Funeral, 12/2/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Jerry Lee Lewis House and Museum
featuring Haney's Big House, Lewis Family Museum, Hezekiah Early and Treme Brass Band

  • Added: Dec 01, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-49: Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Country Strings and Jazz Vibes, 12/9/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: American Routes
featuring John McEuen, Gary Burton and Jake Shimabukuro

  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:56
15-50: Remembering Allen Toussaint: A Saint for All Seasons, 12/16/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Allen Toussaint
Featuring archived interviews with Allen Toussaint

  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-51: Billie Holiday: Ladies Sing the Blues & Beyond, 12/23/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Billie Holiday
with Cassandra Wilson and Catherine Russell

  • Added: Dec 22, 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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