WAMU

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WAMU 88.5 FM is the leading public radio station for NPR news and information in the greater Washington D.C. area. It is member-supported, professionally-staffed, and licensed to American University. Since 1961, WAMU has provided programming to a growing audience that now totals more than 450,000 listeners in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.

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4 Pieces

Hosted by Lee Michael Demsey [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/lee-michael-demsey/]

  • From: WAMU
  • Updated: Oct 31, 2009
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1 Piece

Every year more than one million students fail to graduate from high school on time. But we rarely explore what happens next. What are these students’ lives like 10, 20, even 40 years after they leave the classroom? Do they ever get a second chance?

  • From: WAMU
  • Updated: Sep 19, 2013
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WAMU and Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. present a new radio play adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

  • From: WAMU
  • Updated: Dec 11, 2020
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6 Pieces

Latitudes takes you into the lives of everyday people around the world to hear stories that engage the intellect, the conscience and the imagination. It's currently a four-part series, which can be aired as stand alone programs.

  • From: WAMU
  • Updated: Oct 12, 2012
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2 Pieces

WAMU's Bluegrass Country asks some of the finest musicians in bluegrass music what they are listening to and how it influences their own music.

  • From: WAMU
  • Updated: Sep 15, 2009
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54 Pieces

WAMU's Bluegrass Country presents a series of tips from some of the finest musicians in bluegrass music.

  • From: WAMU
  • Updated: May 05, 2009
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10 Pieces

Hosted by Hubie King [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/hubie-king/]

  • From: WAMU
  • Updated: Oct 31, 2009
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1 Piece

Hosted by Cliff Furnald, RootsWorld Radio takes you on a global music tour, with no boundaries and no limits!

  • From: WAMU
  • Updated: Oct 18, 2012
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2 Pieces

In-depth, topical programming from the Washington, DC studios of WAMU's Bluegrass Country [http://www.bluegrasscountry.org].

  • From: WAMU
  • Updated: Oct 31, 2009
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19 Pieces

The Katy Daley Show is an hour-long syndicated broadcast originating from WAMU's Bluegrass Country in Washington, D.C.

  • From: WAMU
  • Updated: May 28, 2009

Latest Pieces

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Tips about life on the road from Missy Raines.

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:25
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Tips about syncopation from Chris Eldridge.

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:12
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Tips about musicality from Stephen Wade.

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: :57
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Tips about technique from Steve Gulley.

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: :33
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Hosted by Lee Michael Demsey [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/lee-michael-demsey/]

  • Added: May 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:57:15
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Tips about hearing on stage from Randy Kohrs.

  • Added: May 11, 2009
  • Length: :38
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Tips about when to start playing from Janet Beazley.

  • Added: May 11, 2009
  • Length: :42
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Tips about pickin’ from Carl Jackson.

  • Added: May 11, 2009
  • Length: :38
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Carl Fleischhauer gives tips on music photography.

  • Added: May 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:25
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Chris Pandolfi talks about playing with an ensemble.

  • Added: May 11, 2009
  • Length: :56