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


695 Pieces

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14-25: Chuck Leavell and Jon Cleary, 6/18/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Chuck Leavell
Chuck Leavell and Jon Cleary

  • Added: Jun 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:55
14-26: Jerry Douglas & Guitar Shorty, 6/25/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas & Guitar Shorty

  • Added: Jun 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-27: American Routes Live! Fourth of July: Musical Geographies of the Gulf South, 7/2/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Dr. Michael White
recorded live at the Civic Theatre in New Orleans

  • Added: Jul 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:58
14-28: Going Down the Road with Woody Guthrie, 7/9/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Woody Guthrie
Celebrating Woody Guthrie's birthday

  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-29: Mavis Staples & Bob Dorough, 7/16/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples & Bob Dorough

  • Added: Jul 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:56
14-30: Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, 7/23/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Clark Terry
featuring interviews with Clark Terry, George Wein, Joan Baez and more

  • Added: Jul 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:56
14-31: Music and Memories Along the Mississippi, 7/30/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Tremé Brass Band
the Lewis Family Museum, Haney's Big House & New Orleans Jazz Funeral

  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-32: Mr. Soul: A Tribute to Sam Cooke, 8/6/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Sam Cooke
A Tribute to Sam Cooke

  • Added: Aug 05, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-33: Singing of Deltas and Bayous, 8/13/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Lost Bayou Ramblers
Iris DeMent and Lost Bayou Ramblers

  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-34: Dr. Lonnie Smith & Terrance Simien: Keys and Squeeze, 8/20/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Dr. Lonnie Smith
Dr. Lonnie Smith & Terrance Simien

  • Added: Aug 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-35: American Routes Live! The Meters, Drive-By Truckers, and Baton Rouge Blues Festival, 8/27/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: The Meters
Live recordings from The Meters, Drive-By Truckers, and Baton Rouge Blues Festival

  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-36: Soul Sisters, 9/3/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Baby Washington
Baby Washington, Maxine Brown, Chris Clark, Pinettes Brass Band

  • Added: Sep 02, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-37: Get Rhythm: A Tribute to Johnny Cash, 9/10/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Johnny Cash
A Tribute to Johnny Cash

  • Added: Sep 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:56
14-38: Festivals Acadiens et Creoles and New Orleans Nightlife, 9/17/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Ernie Vincent
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles with Barry Ancelet, Ernie Vincent, Bruce Raeburn

  • Added: Sep 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-39: Music, Comics & Collecting Records: R. Crumb & Jerry Zolten, 9/24/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: R.Crumb
R. Crumb & Jerry Zolten

  • Added: Sep 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:58
14-41: Lovers, Brothers and Others: Making Sweet Music Together, 10/1/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Marty Stuart & Connie Smith
Marty Stuart and Connie Smith, Joan Baez and more

  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:58
14-41: By Any Other Name, 10/8/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush, George Jones, David Watts and more

  • Added: Oct 07, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:56
14-42: Crossover Dreams: Latin Music in America, 10/15/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Los Lobos
Los Lobos, Los Cenzontles, Oscar Hernandez and more

  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-43: Kingpins of the Gulf Coast: Rodney Crowell & Dr. John, 10/22/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell & Dr. John

  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:56
14-44: Sacred Steel Brothers and a Jazz Master, 10/29/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Yusef Lateef
Robert Randolph, Calvin Cooke and Yusef Lateef

  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:56

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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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