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Full Moon Hacksaw #1817 (Hour 1 & 2) - 11/25/2021
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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More previously unreleased 2018 material from the late Harold Mabern is being released, and we bring in Charles Neville from the famous New Orleans...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KHNS, WYAP, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 23, 2021
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 8
The Mixtape Episode 88 - Rock & Roll Lullabies with Eleanor Brickson
From: Patrick Brickson
Series: The Mixtape with Pat Brickson
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Eleanor Brickson's favorite bedtime songs from her childhood

  • Added: Nov 16, 2021
  • Length: 56:20
Violinist Raycurt Johnson and Guitarist Elgin Foster Have Broad Backgrounds and Broad Repertoire
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The pandemic severely curtailed Raycurt Johnson’s music lessons, so he moved from Washington, D.C. to Minneapolis. Raycurt met guitarist Elgin Fost...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Sister Species: Light Exchanges
From: KQAL
Series: The Sound
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Tonight on The Sound we check out the latest release from Sister Species called Light Exchanges. Sister Species is a Minneapolis band that mixes tr...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 45:41
Ben Eaton’s Covid-Caused Isolation and Inactivity Spur Psychological Songwriting
From: KBEM
Caption: Ben Eaton, Credit: Ben Eaton
Songwriter Ben Eaton focuses on what he thinks others are thinking of him. And with the layoff and isolation caused by Covid, Ben has plenty to thi...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Episode 7 - Teenagers
From: This Land Press
Series: This Land Radio
Caption: The White Dove Review
This week, we meet a rock star on our paper route.

Bought by KGOU, KBGA 89.9 FM, and KOSU


  • Added: Jul 13, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 3
Lives in Music: Stewart Johnson, UK Pedal Steel legend
From: Robin Valk
Series: Lives in Music
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Stewart is the founder of a Birmingham music dynasty. There are many sons and daughters who follow their parents in music, but a family band is rar...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2020
  • Length: 23:12
Odd Measures Evening Showcases Brilliant Oddities of the Twin Cities Music Scene
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Ritika Ganguly, Credit: Vinod Srinivasan
Thursday November 14 at 7:30, the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis presents Odd Measures Evening. The show brings to the public a group of seve...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Oct 17, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Michelle Kinney’s Unique Composing Style at Jazz Central in Minneapolis, Friday November 16
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Michelle Kinney, Credit: Kevin Odegaard
Michelle Kinney leads her group What We Have Here into jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis, Friday November 16 at 8:30. Michelle plays the cello an...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
We Sing
From: Margaret Poethig
Caption: Eunice Blanchard Poethig at her 80th birthday celebration in 2010.
A documentary about a family hymn-singing tradition

  • Added: Apr 14, 2018
  • Length: 22:58
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1626 (Hour 1 & 2) 03/29/2018
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Keeping our hashtags consistent all thru the broadcast (our third in a row on the road), trending are #radiophoenix, #phoenixbluessociety and #blue...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WEJP-LP 107.1, WYAP, WVBI-LP, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 01:59:57
  • Purchases: 10
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1616 (Hour 1 & 2) 01/18/2018
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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From a pensive perspective comes Dizzy Gillespie bowing to Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald live at the Cote d’Azur. We notice the barometric sax...

Bought by WMOT, WYAP, KMXT, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2018
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 9
THE HEART WANTS WHAT IT WANTS
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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I believe that all human history, all of our desires, decisions and disasters, can be summed up in one simple sentence - six small words! The Heart...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1584 (Hour 1 & 2) - 06/08/2017
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Poncho’s Latin Spirits break the ice so Guy Davis can make a blues home. Pianist Jay McShann represents another KC pianist Mary Lou Williams, and P...

Bought by WMOT, WVBI-LP, WOUB, WJSU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 7
Jose Serebrier
From: WBAA
Series: What's New
Caption: Jose Serebrier and John Clare, Credit: Casey Houtz
Jose Serebrier is an internationally respected conductor and composer. We'll speak to him about his artistry and some new recordings.

Bought by KMUN, KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), WETS, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
The Live Feed Presents: Greenfingers
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of The Live feed, KQAL’s Michael Pelly visits with a local act who has become a Staple at Broken World Records in downtown Winona. ...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2016
  • Length: 27:29
Show 530 Summer Grilling
From: Thomas Florek
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This week, Tom and Doug are outside enjoying a nice end-of-summer grilled meal.

  • Added: Sep 14, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
King Buzzo, Godfather of Sludge
From: Elias Schutzman
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Elias Schutzman talks with Melvins frontman Buzz Osbourne a.k.a "King Buzzo"...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2015
  • Length: 09:33
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1485 (Hour 1 & 2) - 07/16/2015
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Size matters in band sound, brass on woodwinds on rhythm from little big to Twilight, blues in vintage Woody Herman, and twelve tone too with Bill ...

Bought by KPVL, WYAP, WVBI-LP, and WOUB


  • Added: Jul 14, 2015
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 4
ASKING FOR TROUBLE
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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There's a difference between taking risks and just asking for trouble, right?. One is a bold and confident affirmation of one's talents. The other ...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
The Icy Winds of Lovecraft (Promo)
From: Iain Wilson
Caption: Antarctic explorers discover a creature in a cavern, Credit: Astounding Tales, February 1936
On the 35th Anniversary of Alien, "The Icy Winds of Lovecraft" looks at how Alien and John Carpenter's The Thing were both influenced by the strang...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: :58
Celine & Me
From: Nick Jaworski
Series: Music and The Moment
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In this humorous piece, Nick, a music teacher, tells the story of two Celine Dion songs and how they have helped him understand the value of music ...

  • Added: May 09, 2014
  • Length: 06:38
Day Job 2: Pi Day
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job: How Musicians Pay The Rent (2014 Series)
Caption: Pi Day at Pies and Pints, Credit: Joshua McNichols
Kennith Darling played bass with Seattle band The Trouble Starts. That is, he used to, until the band broke up. "I feel like I lost three really cl...

Bought by KUOW and Delmarva Public Media


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 11:06
  • Purchases: 2
Day Job 1: Bitter Barista
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job: How Musicians Pay The Rent (2014 Series)
Caption: Matt "Spek" Watson at The Station, Credit: Joshua McNichols
Seattle's Matt Watson performs as a rapper and producer under the name Spekulation. He used to hate his day job serving espresso. After being outed...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, XRAY.fm, Delmarva Public Media, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 13:13
  • Purchases: 4