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


675 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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
15-05: Hard Times and Honky Tonks, 2/4/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Dale Watson, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

  • Added: Feb 03, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:55
15-04: Doo-Wop Voices, 1/28/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Aaron Neville
Aaron Neville and Kenny Vance

  • Added: Jan 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-03: Jesse Winchester, Wayne & Jayne Henderson, 1/21/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Jesse Winchester
Jesse Winchester, Wayne & Jayne Henderson

  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-02: Words and Music in the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr., 1/14/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Martin Luther King, Jr.
featuring Harry Belafonte, Albert Murray and more

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
15-01: Creole Eyes and Classical Ears: Van Dyke Parks & Tom McDermott, 1/7/2015
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks & Tom McDermott

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-53: American Routes Live!: Musical Geographies of the Gulf South, 12/31/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Electrifying Crown Seekers
recorded concert from New Orleans' Civic Theatre

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:58
14-52: The Sonic Journey of Alan Lomax: Recording America and the World, 12/24/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Alan Lomax
remembering Alan Lomax

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:55
14-51: A Grateful Journey: Kris Kristofferson, 12/17/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Kris Kristofferson
featuring Kris Kristofferson

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:55
14-50: Philly Soul Folks & Louisiana Swamp Pop: John Oates and Johnnie Allan, 12/10/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: John Oates
featuring John Oates and Johnnie Allan

  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-49: The Indie Gramophone, 12/3/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Indie Gramophone!
tales from Daptone, Impulse!, Dust-to-Digital and Swallow Records

  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-48: NEA Heritage Awards Concert 2014, 11/26/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Holmes Brothers
The Holmes Brothers, Kevin Doyle, Rufus White and more

  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-47: Living With the Blues, 11/19/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Teddy's Juke Joint
Teddy's Juke Joint, Little Freddie King, Eden Brent and more

  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:56
14-46: John Prine, 11/12/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: John Prine
John Prine

  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:57
14-45: Modern Traditions: Ben Harper and Carl LeBlanc, 11/5/2014
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Ben Harper (with Charlie Musselwhite)
Ben Harper and Carl LeBlanc

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:55
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
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
14-42: 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
14-41: 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
14-41: 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

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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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