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


689 Pieces

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17-16: "How Many Roads…?” Bob Dylan’s Back Pages, 4/19/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Bob Dylan
featuring Joan Baez and DA Pennebaker

  • Added: Apr 18, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:57
17-15: Prison Songs: Remembering Merle Haggard, 4/12/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Merle Haggard
featuring Merle Haggard, Aaron Neville and the Angola Prison Rodeo

  • Added: Apr 11, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-14: Of Highways and Home, 4/5/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Alison Krauss
featuring Alison Krauss and Alynda Segarra

  • Added: Apr 04, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:00
17-13: Red Sticks and Blue Notes: The Baton Rouge Blues Festival , 3/29/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Teddy, of Teddy's Juke Joint
featuring Henry Gray, James "Chicken Scratch" Johnson, Teddy's Juke Joint and more

  • Added: Mar 28, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-12: Philly Soul Folks & Louisiana Swamp Pop, 3/22/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: John Oates
featuring John Oates and Johnny Allan

  • Added: Mar 21, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-11: Timekeepers: The Art of Drumming , 3/15/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Shannon Powell
with JM Van Eaton, Zigaboo Modeliste, Tito Puente, Ben Riley and Shannon Powell

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
17-10: Small Town Blues, 3/8/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Jeff Tweedy
with Jeff Tweedy and Jimmy "Duck" Holmes

  • Added: Mar 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:57
17-09: The Carolina Chocolate Drops and the Black Experience in Country Music, 3/1/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Rhiannon Giddens
featuring Dom Flemmons, Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson, Ray Charles and Johnnie Johnson

  • Added: Feb 28, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
17-08: Carnival Knowledge: Monk Boudreaux, Southern France, Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2/22/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Monk Boudreaux
featuring Monk Boudreaux

  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-07: Festivals Acadiens et Creoles and New Orleans Nightlife, 2/15/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Ernie Vincent
featuring Ernie Vincent, Bruce Raeburn and Barry Ancelet

  • Added: Feb 14, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:57
17-06: Music, Comics & Collecting Records, 2/8/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: R. Crumb
featuring Robert Crumb and Jeryr Zolten

  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-05: So Many Roads: Bob Dylan’s Back Pages Volume II, 2/1/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Bob Dylan
featuring Mavis Staples, Joan Baez and more

  • Added: Jan 31, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-04: Motor City Music of Detroit, 1/25/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Piece image
featuring Yusef Lateef, Smokey Robinson, and more...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-03: Song Makers and Song Takers, 1/18/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: William Bell
with William Bell and Chris Smither

  • Added: Jan 17, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
17-02: Keys and Squeeze, 1/11/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Dr. Lonnie Smith
featuring Dr. Lonnie Smith and Terrance Simien

  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:56
17-01: Modern Tradition, 1/4/2017
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Ben Harper
featuring Ben Harper Cand Carl LeBlanc

  • Added: Jan 03, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:55
16-52: "How Many Roads…?” Bob Dylan’s Back Pages, 12/28/2016
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Bob Dylan
featuring Joan Baez and DA Pennebaker

  • Added: Dec 27, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:57
16-51: A Sonic Season of Light & Evergreens, 12/21/2016
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Santa's Second Line, Credit: Chuck Siler
featuring the Zion Harmonizers, Bob Dorough and more

  • Added: Dec 20, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:53
16-50: Rock and Soul from Memphis to Muscle Shoals, 12/14/2016
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Sun Records logo
featuring Candi Staton, Sam Phillips and Barbara Sims

  • Added: Dec 13, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:58
16-49: Allen Toussaint: A Saint for All Seasons, 12/7/2016
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Allen Toussaint
featuring Allen Toussaint

  • Added: Dec 06, 2016
  • 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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