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On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we explore whistles and flutes through stories, poetry and music.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, WCNY and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Sunset Over the Province Lands, Cape Cod, MA, Credit: Brian Aust
Bluegrass, jazz and the usual sonic connective tissue in between, all inspired by time spent at Cape Cod & Point Reyes National Seashores

  • Added: Dec 10, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:40
Caption: Indigenous leader Paul Che-Oke-tan Wagner (Vancouver Island Saanis), founder of Protectors of the Salish Sea, speaking at a rally on the steps of the Washington State Capitol (Olympia), October 5, 2019, Credit: Barbara Bernstein
This series explores how communities are fighting the fossil fuel industry's push for fracked gas infrastructure projects in Washington and Oregon....

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 25, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Aug 16, 2019
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 1
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What in carnation's goin' ON out there in the wider world beyond the fences of the People's Republic of Vermont....

  • Added: Jul 29, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:40
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The Origins of JazzGrass continues with a first pass through the most influential guitar players in bluegrass, jazz, progressive acoustic and relat...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:40
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The Narcotic Farm and the Promise of Salvation

  • Added: Jun 04, 2019
  • Length: 32:11
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A whirlwind tour of musicians born in the month of February that play bluegrass, jazz and the music that stylistically blends the two together....

  • Added: Feb 09, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:40
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Brilliant music by brilliant bluegrass, newgrass, jazz, jam grass and new acoustic artists born in the month of November

  • Added: Nov 13, 2018
  • Length: 01:57:40
Caption: Album art for 75th Anniv, Credit: Michael Uhlenkott/Unknown
80 years ago, Orson Welles really did scare the pants off the nation with his radio broadcast "War of the Worlds." This is the backstory, from docu...

Bought by KUHF, KUHF, and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 11, 2018
  • Length: 49:29
  • Purchases: 3
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For MTPR’s Fall Fundraising Week 2018 Musician’s Spotlight will feature highlights from programs aired over the last year as well as sneak previews...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 07, 2018
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 1
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For MTPR’s Fall Fundraising Week 2018 Musician’s Spotlight will feature highlights from programs aired over the last year as well as sneak previews...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 07, 2018
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
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The start of a comprehensive new series showcasing each of the major musical components of what is referred to as "JazzGrass." Genre-defining artis...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2018
  • Length: 01:57:40
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Highlights to preview the 2018 Crown Guitar Festival and Workshop in Bigfork, Montana.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 25, 2018
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
From: WBAA
Series: What's New
Caption: Joshua Bell's new release, Credit: Sony Classical
We’ll hear interpretations from Rachel Barton Pine and Joshua Bell playing the same Bruch Violin Concerto on this episode of What’s New.

Bought by KMUN, WETS, KMUN, KWAX, WETS and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 7
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The best and brightest of what's new along the jazzgrass sonic spectrum.

  • Added: May 29, 2018
  • Length: 01:56:30
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This week, we'll take you on a road trip through Northern Ireland, 20 years after the peace agreement ended three decades of violence between Prote...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Apr 11, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In 1993, more than 1,000 levees broke along the Mississippi River, flooding thousands of acres. In most cases the floods were seen as an “Act of Go...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 09, 2018
  • Length: 30:08
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: My lovely wife Juliana Westcott, Credit: Brian Mohr/Embeer Photography
For the ladies, by the ladies fronting exceptional bluegrass, jazz and new acoustic ensembles.

  • Added: Nov 22, 2017
  • Length: 01:55:23
Caption: Kindergartners in an Ohio classroom learning letters. One in five American kids struggles to read, and many of them have dyslexia. But public schools are failing to identify or treat dyslexia, even though there are proven ways to help kids with dyslexia l, Credit: Emily Hanford
(9/11/17) Public schools are denying children with dyslexia proper treatment and often failing to identify them in the first place.

Bought by WUFT, WMUU-LP, KUER, KCBX, WOSU and more


  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: The King's Singers, Credit: kingssingers.com
Named after King’s College in Cambridge, The King’s Singers is a vocal sextet formed in 1968.

Bought by KMUN, WETS, KMUN, 'The Sea', WETS and more


  • Added: Aug 22, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 7
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The best jazz drummers ever to bash them skins and make rhythm are featured in the 10th installment of the JazzGrass' Origins Series.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2016
  • Length: 01:57:18
Caption: College students increasingly caught in remedial education trap, Credit: Lila Cherneff
A system meant to give college students a better shot at succeeding is actually getting in the way of many, costing them time and money and taking ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUER, KOSU, KFCF FM, WSKG and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
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A week-long look at the life and music of Danish composer Carl Nielsen, who rose from humble beginnings to become Denmark's greatest composer. We w...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 58:58
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Featuring music inspired by bucolic nature scenes, including Pastoral symphonies by Beethoven and Vaughan Williams, and Richard Strauss’ Alpine Sym...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 58:59