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JazzFest edition with a focus on Louisiana music - just in case you don't get any of that at the fairgrounds.

  • Added: May 01, 2016
  • Length: 02:55:48
Caption: Steve, Libby Rae, Bill and Wes
The Jericho Road Show stops into Peggy Lou''s Show for a live broadcast of Americana as deep and as long as the Mississippi River. Featuring: htt...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Apr 10, 2016
  • Length: 01:50:48
  • Purchases: 1
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With daylight savings time taking the last hour of my show, I figured I would build a time machine during the show. Give it a test at 2am to see i...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:42
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Music from the golden age of Americana, the 1950s to the 70s. Every Saturday night it's the music you've never heard by musicians you've never hea...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2016
  • Length: 02:53:53
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Every year at Mardi Gras the city and I reflect on what it means to be from New Orleans. First hour and half is New Orleans music and commentary....

  • Added: Feb 07, 2016
  • Length: 02:52:25
Caption: CURE FOR GRAVITY, Credit: CURE FOR GRAVITY
Today it’s the return of the much-loved feature INTO AN INTERVIEW where we’ll hear from JOE MARKERT of the wonderful BERKELEY band CURE FOR GRAVITY...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2015
  • Length: 35:45
Caption: MIKE AND BASIL AT THE BEACH, Credit: MIKE MATTHEWS
Today it’s the return of the much loved feature INTO AN INTERVIEW where I’ll be speaking with the EXTREMELY talented Nashville-based singer/songwri...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2015
  • Length: 20:34
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Ok, let's dispense with the obvious wisecrack I know you're thinking and dying to say: How can I have insomnia when I'm so good at putting audience...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Tent Show Radio
Yonder Mountain String Band has always played music by its own set of rules. Bending bluegrass, rock and countless other influences, Yonder has pi...

Bought by KALH, KMSU, WRNC-LP, KSRQ, WUMB and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2015
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 8
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I get to interview Progressive Rock guitar god Steve Howe, which musically transports me back to the 1970s when I first heard his band YES as a tee...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2014
  • Length: 06:53
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Remember the old question, Would you rather be invisible or able to fly? My answer always was: who cares? All I've wanted since I was a kid was to ...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
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Want to play a game? Every time I play a song, you take a drink. Wait, bad idea. You won't last the whole hour. Ok, how about this instead? Every t...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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I'll show you mine if you show me yours - best day ever, that is. And lucky for you Ella, Frank, Stacey Kent, Eugenie Jones, Tony Bennett, Bill Eva...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
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Lots of singers are good at keeping time. This week I'm featuring about a dozen singers who were also great at doing time. They not only made recor...

Bought by WTJU and WMNR


  • Added: Oct 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Someone knocking at my door? Trick or Treat? How about Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross, Nina Simone, Carmen McRae, Tom Rust, Sinatra, and more in your...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 20, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Wish you had studied more and listened to the radio less? This week you can do both. It’s part of my “Make Grammar Great Again” series and I’v...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
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Yes, it’s a paternity test, but this one is especially fun because it doesn’t involve Charlie Sheen. I’ll play about a dozen jazz singers and ...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with about a dozen Irish jazz singers, including some popular singers who live and work in Ireland today. And to m...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Turntable For One knows that you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar, though I have no idea what you’re going do with all those flies...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
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Hello, you've reached the "Turntable For One" Complaint Department. Your call is very important to us. Please stay on the line and maybe you'l...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Blind Pilot, Credit: Jennie Baker
Musical guests Blind Pilot, Radio host Adam Klugman, Poetic force of nature Anis Mojgani.

Bought by KUOW and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Sep 15, 2011
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Dead Cassette, Credit: Moff/Flickr
A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities, this week obsolete technologies like the Theremin and the cassette tape are enjoying a res...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 19, 2011
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
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Musicians often have trademarks. Elvis had a snarl, Michael Jackson had a glove, and Bret Michaels has bandanas. For Dan Knudsen, it’s a fanny pack...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2011
  • Length: 07:07
  • Purchases: 4