PRX - Pieces for Tone: Contemplative

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"I love unmade beds. I love when people are drunk and crying and cannot be anything but honest in that moment. I love the look in people’s eyes whe...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 29:22
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ryan and Jesse Dermody of Brothers Burn Mountain
Ryan and Jesse Dermody have chosen to approach life on their own terms. The specifics of that implication involve many creative pursuits, music occ...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Conflict, Credit: Julia Meek
We've all been warned to choose our battle carefully, and this week we're taking a listen to ALL sides of musical traditions on this issue--ready f...

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR and more


  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Alicia Corbett of Tea and Sympathy
Though Alicia Corbett is an acclaimed musician and songwriter among the musicians inhabiting the Twin Cities, her music is a virtual secret to many...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Host Ian Lawton shares thoughts on tricksters, welcoming surprise and staying open to the unexpected as keys to spiritual growth. Singer songwriter...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 29:36
  • Purchases: 1
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Folk roots singer songwriter Joshua Davis joins Soulseeds Radio for an inspiring episode in which host Ian Lawton suggests listeners simply live th...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 28:23
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Miles Davis
In this short segment Rabbi Neil Blumofe highlights the significance of Mile Davis' album Kind of Blue.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

Bought by WEZU and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 15, 2013
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 2
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Anthony Swann Has written a novel about jazz people in the Twin Cities in the early 1960's. He like physical books and coffeehouses. And Anthony Sw...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 01:45
Caption: New York Times Bestselling Author Susan Orlean, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
SUSAN ORLEAN - Best-selling Author of "The Orchid Thief" and "Rin Tin Tin." JOHN RODERICK - Talented American musician and writer. PORTLAND CELLO...

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and WCPN


  • Added: Jul 26, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Anna Coogan, Credit: Wade Trenbeath
Songwriter Anna Coogan discusses her approach to writing songs inspired by Nick Hornby's High Fidelity.

  • Added: Oct 10, 2011
  • Length: 05:01
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Novelist Wesley Stace, who performs under the stage name, John Wesley Harding, discusses his work.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:27
  • Purchases: 1
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45 Academy Award nominations, 5 Academy awards, 4 Golden Globe awards, 20 Grammy awards?! Does John Williams sleep? Hmmm.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WABE, and KMUZ


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 27:51
  • Purchases: 3
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Carlisle Floyd talks about his extensive career in opera, including writing some of his most famous pieces, Susannah, Of Mice and Men, Willie Stark...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 29:55
Caption: Anthony Lamar (left), Julia McConahay (Center), and Mike Droho (right)
What happens when you get a songwriter with great guitar skills, a supreme violinist who knows how to play across multiple genres, and the coolest ...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2010
  • Length: 50:59
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The Buddy Holly pilot. Everybody knows how Roger Peterson died, but almost nobody knows who he was.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Caption: Kim Kashkashian, Credit: courtesy of WGBH
How does one make a sound on an instrument? Violist Kim Kashkashian says it actually has little to do with the instrument itself. Ultimately, she...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: :22
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Those who pursue a life in the spotlight have a lot of tough decisions to make about the things they choose to participate in. At the end of the da...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The sound of the cello may, if you listen, be heard in the heart invoking a kaleidoscope of emotions on a "magic carpet ride" of sound.

  • Added: May 17, 2010
  • Length: 29:26
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Sharing interpretations of the human condition and the love of music with lyrical power and determination is the artistry of Joanne Rand, our guest...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: May 03, 2010
  • Length: 29:11
  • Purchases: 1
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Maria Muldaur is a name that has been familiar to my ears since I was a teenager, she can be familiar to your ears too on this edition of Radio Cur...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Length: 29:36
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Ed Reinhart alias Earl Dixon, a marvelous pianist and local musician joins Radio Curious again in this edition. Reinhart is best know as the king o...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: 28:23
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Fiddle and Cello have a strong tradition in Scottish, 18th Century Music. In a reinvention of the classic musical marriage between big and small fi...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2009
  • Length: 57:52
Caption: John Corigliano
If you ever enter into a friendly competition over which art form is the most powerful, or holds the greatest potential, you might want to consider...

  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: :27
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Music bridges the language barrier as a group of cowboy musicians trek across the Mongolian steppe on horseback, making friends & singing songs wit...

Bought by KUOW and KVNF


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 13:54
  • Purchases: 2