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Derek Smalls formerly of the band formerly known as Spinal Tap discusses new CD Smalls Change (meditations on ageing) Lukewarm Water tour in 2019 o...
- Added: Sep 16, 2019
- Length: 32:26
Yonder Mountain String Band has always played music by its own set of rules. Bending bluegrass, rock and countless other influences, Yonder has pi...
- Added: Feb 01, 2015
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 8
There's a music industry for pets out there. But what kind of music do animals like? A woman who studies how non-human creatures go mad throws conc...
Bought by ABC, KVNF, 'The Sea', New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE and more
- Added: Jan 10, 2015
- Length: 08:23
- Purchases: 6
Thao Nguyen grew up in Northern Virginia, and started playing music at age 12. Since then she has released three critically acclaimed albums, and s...
- Added: Mar 12, 2014
- Length: 08:13
This is a short profile on a few prominent DIY music promoters in western Massachusetts who host shows in their basements and living rooms.
Featu...
- Added: Dec 15, 2013
- Length: 06:11
- Added: Sep 24, 2013
- Length: 01:42
In The Rock House follows the band Zombie Crash, and explores the learning disable music scene in the UK.
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 14:29
Tired of the usual pundits? This program provides a unique
"take" on The State of the Union events--the seating, the speech by the President and th...
- Added: Jan 26, 2011
- Length: 49:38
For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...
- Added: Dec 31, 2010
- Length: :59
- Purchases: 4
The music by Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla is often charged with romantic and melodramatic urges. When it comes to playing Piazzolla, violi...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :24
On May 19, 100 handbell ringers will descend on Old South Church in Boston. Independent producer Jackson Braider offers the skinny on what listener...
- Added: May 13, 2009
- Length: 05:40
- Purchases: 2
By all accounts, composer Francis Poulenc was just a normal, average guy. No crazier than the next person. But his music could not be more schizop...
- Added: Jul 31, 2008
- Length: :20
When conductor Myung-Whun Chung teaches conducting students how to approach and interpret French music, his lesson consists of three words: "live i...
- Added: Jul 31, 2008
- Length: :27
There's an old saying in the music business: never turn down work. Composer Jennifer Higdon maintains a full schedule of commissions, and sometim...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: :31
- Purchases: 2
While Nicolo Paganini's violin playing brought him enormous prestige and adoration from his many female admirers, he also got around on the guitar....
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Sep 25, 2006
- Length: :29
- Purchases: 2
Percussionist Evelyn Glennie plays shoeless, but she says it's not to make a fashion or social statement. Use this 30 second clip to introduce any...
Bought by WITF, WEKU, and New England Public Media
- Added: Aug 31, 2006
- Length: :30
- Purchases: 3
Comedy and Jazz: Man on the Street, Mal Sharpe wanders around America looking for the "meaning of life."
Bought by KZYX, WYSO, WMNF, KRCB 104.9, WCPN and more
- Added: Jun 12, 2006
- Length: 58:25
- Purchases: 11