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This I Believe - Mel Rusnov
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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A civil engineer by profession but a pianist at heart, Mel Rusnov believes in cultivating hidden talents.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KJZZ, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 4
Nick Drake's Fans
From: Jeffrey Dugan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Fans of an obscure musician unite online - and then in person.

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Feb 18, 2006
  • Length: 08:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Bed and Bannock
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Most people move out of their parent's home as part of growing up. For Shae Morin coming home was exactly what he needed to do.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 01, 2005
  • Length: 13:22
  • Purchases: 1
Voice Box and Flute
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
Caption: CBC Radio's Outfront, Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/91545223@N00/2743081060/">Benson Kua</a>
Sarah Green was a professional flute player who came to learn that she had ALS.

Bought by WTIP and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2005
  • Length: 13:29
  • Purchases: 2
Dear Piano
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Dear Piano is a musical conversation, a duet perhaps, and certainly a love story.

Bought by WTIP, KXOT Public Radio, and WBEZ


  • Added: Oct 21, 2005
  • Length: 12:35
  • Purchases: 3
Long Time Home
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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For singer Michelle Rumball "the voice" is the person so when she lost her voice, she lost her sense of who she was.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Oct 21, 2005
  • Length: 13:35
  • Purchases: 1
Musicians on the Record: Buddy Guy
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Blues man Buddy Guy reflects on his favorite album, B.B King's "Live at the Regal".

Bought by Musicians' Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KDLG, Prairie Public, and KUT


  • Added: Oct 17, 2005
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 5
Musicians on the Record: The Decemberists
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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The Decemberist's frontman, Colin Meloy, says he discovered anyone could make music when he heard "Psychocandy" by The Jesus and Mary Chain.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and KWCW


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 2
Musicians on the Record: Liz Phair
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Rocker Liz Phair praises the Stevie Wonder classic "Songs in the Key of Life"

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and Prairie Public


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2
Musicians on the Record: Richard Thompson
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Acclaimed singer songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson says he learned about the guitar from listening to an album of piano jazz.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Prairie Public, WUAL, and KUT


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 4
Musicians on the Record: Steven Page of Bare Naked Ladies
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Bare Naked Ladies Steven Page discovered "Nilsson SingsNewman" during the group's first big tour. Playing big concerts every night made Page crave...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Oct 04, 2005
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Musicians on the Record: Steve Forbert
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Folk singer Steve Forbert muses about his favorite album, "Paris 1919". He says this John Cale record is very good for the subconscious.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and KUT


  • Added: Oct 04, 2005
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 2
Musicians on the Record: El Vez
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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El Vez calls himself the "Mexican Elvis". Still he found solace and inspiration in David Bowie's 1972 record, "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust."

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Sep 30, 2005
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1
Musicians on the Record: Lizz Wright
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Jazz and folk performer Lizz Wright discovered Abbey Lincoln's " A Turtle's Dream" at a critical juncture in her life. Lincoln's music gave Wright...

Bought by WSGE, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WJAB, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., and KUT


  • Added: Sep 30, 2005
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 5
Musicians on the Record: Francis Dunnery
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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As a boy musician Francis Dunnery found refuge in the Genesis album "Selling England by the Pound". It's other-worldly quality helped Dunnery esca...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Sep 30, 2005
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
Musicians on the Record: Erin McKeown
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Erin McKeown learned about the craft of record making when she discovered Liz Phair's "Whip Smart."

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
Musicians on the Record: Caitlin Cary
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Singer and fiddle player Caitlin Cary discovered that women can rock when she heard Ricki Lee Jone's 1979 self-titled debut album.

Bought by KISU, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., and KUT


  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
Musicians on the Record: Rodney Crowell
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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When he was thirteen, Rodney Crowell discovered Bob Dylan's "Bringing It All Back Home". The album irrevocably changed Crowell's view of the world.

Bought by WTIP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., and KUT


  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 3
Musicians on the Record: Ted Leo
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Punk Rocker Ted Leo reflects on the personal value of the Curtis Mayfield album, "Curtis"

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and KWCW


  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 2
Musicians on the Record: Alison Brown
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Banjo Player Alison Brown reflects on Flatt & Scruggs "Foggy Mountain Banjo", a work that launched her love affair with the banjo

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 1
In Praise of New Orleans Brass Bands
From: Eve Abrams
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This oral essay sings the praises of one of New Orleans' greatest gifts to the world: brass bands.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and WKMS


  • Added: Sep 25, 2005
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 2
Things I Love New Orleans
From: Eve Abrams
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is an homage to magnificent New Orleans.

Bought by WMNF, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WMPG


  • Added: Sep 22, 2005
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Music Will Help New Orleans Rebuild
From: WTMD
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A Commentary on Music and New Orleans

Bought by WNCU, WUAL, KTOO, KTOO, KVNF and more


  • Added: Sep 03, 2005
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 6
The Change In Farming
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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This story by Adam Goddard, a Toronto-based composer, is a celebration of the life and character of his grandfather.

Bought by WTIP, KFAI Minneapolis, KCUR, KGLT, WMPG and more


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 11:50
  • Purchases: 6
My Dad's Records
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Kent Hoffman draws an intimate portrait of his late father through the memories triggered by an inherited record collection.

Bought by XRAY.fm, WTIP, KFAI Minneapolis, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WBEZ and more


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 14:04
  • Purchases: 7