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Walk into any concert venue and it’s a safe bet that you’ll find a piano, waiting for the right touch to bring it to life. This week, we’ll listen...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
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As we mark our American Independence Day, we’ll listen to performances and compositions by women that showcase the American spirit

  • Added: Jun 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
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In today’s instalment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, we turn our attention towards the power of one particular song. Joining Arts & C...

  • Added: May 27, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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We’re old fashioned and not ashamed, it’s quite possibly a genetic thing. Rodney Kendrick utilizes acoustic piano to re-shape a groove, Jon Hendric...

Bought by KHNS, KRZA, WYAP, WMOT, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 27, 2021
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 8
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Truman Capote, author of In Cold Blood, said, “Imagination…can open any door—turn the key and let terror walk right in.” This week on melodically c...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:03
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Ian Alexy makes up half of the Minnesota musical group Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank along with his brother Teague, and since the COVID-19 pandemic b...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota


  • Added: Aug 29, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Another block added to our ever-growing Patchwork Quilt. No special theme ties these works together. Just outstanding performances and compositio...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2020
  • Length: 58:30
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Civil Rights & Liberties, Credit: Julia Meek
Around the musical globe, we're all in this together--let freedom ring!

Bought by KMXT, Raven Radio, WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), and KLCC


  • Added: Jun 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 5
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack heads back to the Local Blend in St. Joseph to talk li...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack takes us back to the late 1990’s music scene in St. Cl...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
Caption: Lawrence Brownlee and Eric Owens
Tenor Lawrence Brownlee and bass-baritone Eric Owens in concert at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The preshow "Continuing In Their Footst...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2020
  • Length: 03:12:17
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Shea Marshall’s Holiday Tamale Combo hosted by Hacksaw Tom and Jerry Donato. Aside from brief appearances from Bill Evans and JJ Johnson, this epis...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2019
  • Length: 57:59
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We are, surprise surprise, up in Ann Arbor Michigan again talking to another musician. But we're talking about more than just his instrument, we're...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2019
  • Length: 06:17
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Giving Thanks, Credit: Julia Meek
Gratitude IS the best attitude--and this week on Folktales, we're tracking this theory around the musical globe, with the Folktale of Giving Thanks.

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), 'The Sea' and more


  • Added: Oct 31, 2019
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Lyricism and Lyrics includes the latest from Renee Fleming, Credit: Decca
Lyric new releases from Renee Fleming, Andris Nelsons and Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla.

Bought by KMUN, 'The Sea', GCR (Global Community Radio), WETS, KWAX and more


  • Added: Jul 08, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 9
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How do you celebrate Independence Day? With hotdogs and a baseball game? Sunscreen and swimming pools? What about patriotic music and a slice of ...

Bought by KHNS, WVTF, WNMU-FM, KTXK, KSLU and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2019
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 33
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, the Midnimo Project partnership between SCSU, the Cedar Cultural Center, and Paramount Arts continues...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2019
  • Length: 29:17
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Reflection, Credit: Julia Meek
We're meandering along a wellspring of musical musings this week on our Folktale of Reflection--hope you can join us.

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), 'The Sea', 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 7
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Black opera singers have always contributed to the art form. In this Come As You Are we highlight their performances, featuring famous opera star L...

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Jan 04, 2019
  • Length: 01:51:56
  • Purchases: 1
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Leigh Hamilton is a dramatic soprano who has been based in Germany for more than 17 years. This episode follows Leigh’s story, which takes her from...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2018
  • Length: 23:25
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Opening is a piece of radio art that has as an axis an interview the English physicist Julian Barbour and his theory about time.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 41:12
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It’s been fun getting out into the state and city parks, into the woods to hike. It is a revival of sorts for me and I really enjoy it. There are l...

Bought by KTXK, GCR (Global Community Radio), WUAL, and KMFA


  • Added: Jun 19, 2018
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
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Some assume that the phrase “the luck of the Irish” means that all Irish have good luck. Others remember that the Irish had terrible luck with the ...

Bought by 'The Sea', KTXK, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, and KMFA


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Sorrow, Credit: Julia Meek
Author Paul Coelho said, "Tears are words that need to be written." We're adding music to the emotion this week, on the Folktale of Sorrow.

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), 'The Sea', WLPR , KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 20, 2018
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Saxophonist Charles Neville
Saxophonist Charles Neville was born into one of New Orleans' most famous musical families, and enjoyed a career spanning more than 60 years before...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Dec 14, 2017
  • Length: 51:59
  • Purchases: 1