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The Austin Aces
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
Caption: Stephen Bruton, of the 10 Austin Aces
Janis Joplin. Roky Erikson. Doug Sahm. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Names like these helped establish Austin’s global reputation as hothouse for great music...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
Gems of Bluegrass 1126
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Old time fiddling in North America is different wherever you go. In some places in the southwest, old fiddlers play the waltzes and polkas that cam...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Jun 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:49
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1123 Reflections
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan yun
You do something in the present and it has a consequence. Obviously. You cannot tell any kind of story without one event leading to another. Like i...

Bought by KUCB and WAMU


  • Added: May 21, 2011
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 2
Gems #1117 Evolution of Bluegrass Rhythm
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
For regular users, piece for April 23-29, 2011. Others use anytime. Piece reflects of the basics of bluegrass rhythm, and tells a little about how ...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Apr 09, 2011
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass 1107 Heavy Bluegrass Burdens
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Claire Nusbaum
Many bluegrass songs depict heavy burdens borne by characters in songs, and by us listeners. That's the subject of this Gem of Bluegrass.

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass # 1106 Bluegrass History and Bluegrass Culture
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Karen Van Norman
To folk music scholars, a style of folk music represents a specific group of people, but also has relationships with surrounding cultures. For a lo...

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and WAMU


  • Added: Jan 23, 2011
  • Length: 09:29
  • Purchases: 2
Shark Spot Sounds
From: Richard Paul
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The person who makes all the sounds in the commercials you hear

  • Added: Dec 07, 2010
  • Length: 14:28
Gems #1102 Traditional Tunes into Performance Music
From: Philip Nusbaum
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
for regular users, piece for Jan 8 - 14, 2011. Others use any time.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2010
  • Length: 05:58
Gems of Bluegrass # 1053 Dumb Guys
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
for regular users, piece for Jan 25 - 31, otherwise use anytime

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1052 Jimmy Martin
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
for regular users, show for Dec 18 - 24, 2010. For othrs, use any time.

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Nov 21, 2010
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 1
Genms of Bluegrass #1047 Interesting Demises
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
for regular users, program for Nov 13 - 19, 2010. For all others, use anytime.

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Oct 29, 2010
  • Length: 08:18
  • Purchases: 1
Gems #1046 Banjo breakdowns role in creating progressive acoustic music
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
for regular users, piece for Nov 6 - 12, 2010

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Oct 24, 2010
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1045
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
for regular users, piece for Oct 30 - Nov 5, 2010. For others, use any time

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Oct 15, 2010
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 1
Halftime
From: Richard Paul
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The history of the football halftime show

Bought by KPIK-LP, KVNF, and WXDU


  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 14:05
  • Purchases: 3
Film & TV
From: Richard Paul
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The music that goes with sports highlights

  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 15:49
Gems of Bluegrass # 1043 The Evolution of Little Cabin Home
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
for regular users, piece for Oct 16 - 22, 2010. FOr others, use anytime

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Oct 03, 2010
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1041 Heavy Burdens
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
for regular users, piece for Oct 2 - 8, 2010

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Sep 11, 2010
  • Length: 09:40
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass 1040 Duet singing passion
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
for regular users, piece for Dept 25 - Oct 1, 2010

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Sep 09, 2010
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 1
Don Was on Art of the Song Creativity Radio
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
Caption: Don Was , Credit: Berklee Press Photo
Recorded live with an audience at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Don Was talks about the creative process involved in producing, playing and m...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and WETD


  • Added: Aug 14, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Graham Parker
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Veteran songwriter Graham Parker joins Tracey Tanenbaum on this edition of "A Musician's Life". Early in his career, critics in his native Britain...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Gems #1028 tenor voice passion
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
for regular users, show for July 3 - 9, 2010. For others, anytime.

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Jun 20, 2010
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Wendell Holmes (of the Holmes Brothers)
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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The Holmes Brothers have been entertaining audiences with their uplifting blend of gospel, blues and R&B for three decades. Their latest album "Fe...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Shelby Lynne
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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On this edition of "A Musician's Life" Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with Shelby Lynne. In 2001 she won a Grammy for best new artist. At the time, Lynne...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Gordon Gano (of Violent Femmes fame)
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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The son of a minister, Gordon Gano hardly seemed like an obvious candidate to front the 1980's post-punk band, The Violent Femmes. But his smart ly...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 18, 2010
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: The Swell Season
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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On this edition of "A Musician's Life" Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova of The Swell Season. Most people will remembe...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 17, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2