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


674 Pieces

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15-25: Philly Soul Folks & Louisiana Swamp Pop, 6/24/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: John Oates
featuring John Oates and Johnnie Allan

  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-24: Musical Couples, 6/17/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion
featuring Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Leroy Jones & Katja Toivola

  • Added: Jun 16, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-23: Downhome in the Big City, 6/10/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Andy Statman
featuring Norah Jones and Andy Statman

  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:56
15-22: Kingpins of the Gulf Coast: Rodney Crowell & Dr. John, 6/3/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Dr. John, Credit: James Demaria
featuring Dr. John and Rodney Crowell

  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:56
15-21: Crescent City Jam Sessions, 5/27/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Preservation Hall Jazz Band
featuring Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Buddy Miller, Robert Plant, Hot 8 Brass Band and Mos Def

  • Added: May 26, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:56
15-20: Music, Comics & Collecting Records, 5/20/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Robert Crumb
Features Robert Crumb and Jerry Zolten

  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:58
15-19: La La Brooks & Frankie Ford, 5/13/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: La La Brooks
featuring La La Brooks and Frankie Ford

  • Added: May 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:56
15-18: How to Improvise, 5/6/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Béla Fleck
Featuring Béla Fleck and Jason Marsalis

  • Added: May 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-17: The Funk Soul Universe, 4/29/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Galactic
Featuring Galactic and Joe Bataan

  • Added: Apr 28, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:56
15-16: “American Routes Live!“ The Meters, Drive-By Truckers, Baton Rouge Blues Fest, 4/22/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: The Meters
Original live recordings from Drive-By Truckers, the Meters and the Baton Rouge Blues Fest.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-15: Guitar Heroes, 4/15/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Ben Hall
featuring Pat Martino and Ben Hall

  • Added: Apr 14, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:56
15-14: Festival Time in Lafayette, LA, 4/8/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Yvette Landry at Festival International
Featuring live performances from Festival International

  • Added: Apr 07, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:56
15-13: Lovers, Brothers and Others: Making Sweet Music Together, 4/1/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Marty Stuart and Connie Smith
Featuring Connie Smith and Marty Stuart & Marc and Ann Savoy

  • Added: Mar 31, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:58
15-12: Men of Steel and Soul: The Campbell Brothers and Walter "Wolfman" Washington, 3/25/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Chuck Campbell
Featuring the Campbell Brothers and Walter "Wolfman" Washington

  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:56
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
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
15-09: 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
15-08: 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
15-07: 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
15-06: 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

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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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