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

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
20-52: Winterlude: Solstice, Xmas, Hanukkah & Kwanzaa, 12/23/2020
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Xmas Bonfires
Classic songs to celebrate the winter holidays plus a visit to South Louisiana’s Christmas Eve bonfires along the Mississippi River.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58
20-53: American Routes Live: Louisiana New Year’s Party with Cajun & Zydeco and New Orleans Piano & Song, 12/30/2020
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Michael Doucet, Nick Spitzer, and Terrance Simien , Credit: Philip Gould
with Beausoleil, Terrance Simien’s Zydeco Experience, Tom McDermott and Meschiya Lake

  • Added: Dec 29, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58
21-01: Love is Strange with Judy Collins and Jim Lauderdale, 1/6/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Judy Collins
with Judy Collins and Jim Lauderdale

  • Added: Jan 05, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:58
21-02: American Routes Live: Creole Songlines of Leyla McCalla and Saxophonist Donald Harrison’s Jazz Journey, 1/13/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Leyla McCalla
with Leyla McCalla and Donald Harrison

  • Added: Jan 12, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:58
21-03: Doo-Wop Golden Oldies–Black & White Classics of the 50s, 60s and Now–with Dion! , 1/20/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Dion & the Belmonts
with Dion DiMucci

  • Added: Jan 19, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:58
21-04: Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins , 1/27/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Kermit Ruffins
with Basin Street Records founder Mark Samuels, Kermit Ruffins, and Jon Cleary

  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:58
21-05: Blues–The Universal Solvent & Little Freddie King Live , 2/3/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Little Freddie King
with music from Bessie Smith, Buddy Guy, Freddy Fender and Clifton Chenier, plus a live set with Little Freddie King.

  • Added: Feb 02, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:57
21-06: Dance Your Blues Away on Mardi Gras Day, 2/10/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Monk Boudreaux
featuring parade float builders, a visit to the Backstreet Cultural Museum, a skull and bone gang, baby dolls, and Mardi Gras Indians.

  • Added: Feb 09, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:58
21-07: Gimme More Hope: Resilience and Improvisation in Music, Food & Drink, 2/17/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Piece image
with a visit to Li'l Dizzy’s Cafe in Treme and Pete’s Out in the Cold Lounge in the Irish Channel, plus a round with Joe Krown on the Piano on a Tr...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:57
21-08: Mr. Soul: A Tribute to Sam Cooke, 2/24/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Sam Cooke
a tribute to the man who melded gospel, soul and pop in music and life, Sam Cooke.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:58
21-09: Country, Cuban and Cajun: Raul Malo & The Mavericks; The Pine Leaf Boys (live), 3/3/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Raul Malo and the Mavericks
with Raul Malo of The Mavericks and a live concert and conversation with the Pine Leaf Boys

  • Added: Mar 02, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:58
21-10: Stories from the Road with Brandi Carlile and Meschiya Lake, 3/10/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Brandi Carlile
with Brandi Carlile and Meschiya Lake

  • Added: Mar 09, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:59
21-11: Caribbean Cruise & South Louisiana Sojourn: Garifuna Guitarist Aurelio & Creole Accordionist Cedric Watson, 3/17/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Aurelio Martínez
with Garifuna guitarist Aurelio & Creole accordionist Cedric Watson

  • Added: Mar 16, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:58
21-12: Sweet Inspiration: Dan Penn & Trudy Lynn, 3/24/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Dan Penn
with Dan Penn & Trudy Lynn

  • Added: Mar 23, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:58
21-13: Spring Awakening, 3/31/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Piece image
with music from Gillian Welch, Stevie Wonder, Bob Wills and Fats Waller.

  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:01
21-14: Eclectic Excellence: Pittsburgh Guitarist George Benson & New Orleans Clarinetist Aurora Nealand, 4/7/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: George Benson
with George Benson & Aurora Nealand

  • Added: Apr 06, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
21-15: Ellis Marsalis Remembered: Family Memories & Music with Branford, Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis, 4/14/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: The Marsalis Family
A tribute to the late pianist Ellis Marsalis, Jr. and his musical sons Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo, and Jason.

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
21-16: Virtuosic Journeys with Herbie Hancock and Rhonda Vincent, 4/21/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Herbie Hancock
with Herbie Hancock and Rhonda Vincent

  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:01
21-17: Soul Sisters, 4/28/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Justine “Baby” Washington
with Justine “Baby” Washington, Maxine Brown, Chris Clark, and the Original Pinettes Brass Band

  • Added: Apr 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:01
21-18: Guilty Pleasures Deluxe, 5/5/2021
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Ike and Tina Turner
with the Rolling Stones, Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys, Our Native Daughters, Tina Turner, Doug Sahm, and Los Texmaniacs.

  • Added: May 04, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00

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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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