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 Ken Mills Agency, LLC. 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 Ken Mills at 612-819-8456 or publicradio@hotmail.com.


628 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
22-34: Doo-Wop Golden Oldies–Black & White Classics of the 50s, 60s and Now–with Dion!, 8/24/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Dion DiMucci
with Dion DiMucci

  • Added: Aug 23, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:59
22-33: Bo Diddley/Tony Joe White, 8/17/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Bo Diddley
with Bo Diddley and Tony Joe White, plus a visit to Hansen's Sno Bliz

  • Added: Aug 16, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-32: Songs as Poems; Poems as Songs, 8/10/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Mona Lisa Saloy
with Steve Zeitlin and Mona Lisa Saloy

  • Added: Aug 09, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-31: Caribbean Cruise & South Louisiana Sojourn: Garifuna Guitarist Aurelio & Creole Accordionist Cedric Watson, 8/3/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Aurelio in Corozal village, Honduras , Credit: Sarah Weeden
with Garifuna Guitarist Aurelio & Creole Accordionist Cedric Watson

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-30: The Folk Revival Revisited, 7/27/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Judy Collins
featuring , Judy Collins, Jim Kweskin, Jerry Garcia, Alan Lomax, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Joan Baez, Bonnie Raitt and more

  • Added: Jul 26, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-29: Downhome Music of Arhoolie Records , 7/20/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Chris Strachwitz
with Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal, Michael & David Doucet, New Orleans’ Treme Brass Band, the Campbell Brothers and Arhoolie’s founder, Chris Strachwitz

  • Added: Jul 19, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-28: Motor City Music of Detroit, 7/13/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Smokey Robinson
with Yusef Lateef and Smokey Robinson

  • Added: Jul 12, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-27: Recording New Orleans: Basin Street Records with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins, 7/6/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Kermit Ruffins
with Jon Cleary & Kermit Ruffins

  • Added: Jul 05, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-26: May the Fourth Be With Us! American Routes Independence Day Then & Now, 6/29/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: July 4, 1993, Credit: National Council for the Traditional Arts
with Charles Brown, the Texas Playboys with Johnny Gimble, Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, Young Tuxedo Brass, and Ledward Kaapana.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
22-25: Earl Scruggs and Tom Rush, 6/22/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Earl Scruggs
with Earl Scruggs and Tom Rush

  • Added: Jun 21, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:59
22-24: Sounds of Freedom: Fontella Bass and Freddie Hubbard, 6/15/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Fontella Bass
with Fontella Bass and Freddie Hubbard

  • Added: Jun 14, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:58
22-23: Shades of the Blues, 6/8/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Marquise Knox
with Albert Lee, Phil Wiggins, Marquise Knox, and Steve Riley

  • Added: Jun 07, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-22: Jump for Joy: Big Band Jazz and Conjunto Fiddle Traditions with Carla Bley and Belen Escobedo, 6/1/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Carla Bley
with Carla Bley and Belen Escobedo

  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
22-21: Celebrating the 2021 National Heritage Fellows, 5/25/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Winnsboro Easter Rock Ensemble
with the 2021 National Heritage Fellows

  • Added: May 24, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-20: Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland & Balla Kouyaté, 5/18/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Shemekia Copeland, Credit: Mike White
with Shemekia Copeland & Balla Kouyaté

  • Added: May 17, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
22-19: Breaking Out: British Blues To New Orleans Bounce, 5/11/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Big Freedia
with John Mayall and Big Freedia

  • Added: May 10, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:59
22-18: Kingpins of the Gulf Coast: Rodney Crowell & Dr. John, 5/4/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Dr. John
with Rodney Crowell & Dr. John

  • Added: May 03, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
22-17: Give the Drummer Some: with Earl Palmer, JM Van Eaton, Adonis Rose & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, 4/27/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Adonis Rose
with Earl Palmer, JM Van Eaton, and a live set dedicated to James Black from Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
22-16: Music Circus, 4/20/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: Dolly Jacobs
With trapeze artist Dolly Jacobs, one time circus worker Meschiya Lake, a carnival barker, and Little Miss FireFly.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
22-15: Easter Parade & Passover: Music for Holy Days and Holidays, 4/13/2022
From: American Routes
Series: American Routes
Caption: The Highway Q.C.'s
with Del McCoury and the Highway Q.C.'s

  • Added: Apr 12, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00

Series Subscription Information

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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