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NEA Jazz Moments with Eddie Palmieri
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, EDDIE PALMIERI. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn about...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 12
Bill Fischer, The Dance Caller
From: Cuchulain Kelly
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Bill Fischer grew up in Connecticut, went to Columbia medical school, and then moved back to Bethany, Connecticut in the seventies to practice gene...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:24
Dave Matthews Band: Away From The World
From: Joyride Media
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Dave Matthews talks about returning to the studio, getting older and what music means to him 20 years into his career.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, WCWP, KBYS 88.3 FM, KPVL and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
What's What: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning?
From: Paul McCarthy
Series: What's What Radio
Caption: Bertie Pearson, Credit: Rama Hughes
Bertie Pearson is an Episcopal priest in San Francisco. Before becoming a priest, he led two lives: one as a churchgoer, one as a rocker. So he w...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 46:31
A Tuba Christmas
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ron Keller, Director of the Naperville Municipal Band and the Naperville Tuba Christmas, talks tubas, the holidays, and his lifelong love of music.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Marc Scorca
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Opera America President Marc Scorca celebrates opera in America and the 2011 NEA Opera Honorees.

  • Added: Oct 27, 2011
  • Length: 31:03
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Michael Wallenfels discussing Shel Silverstein
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Michael Wallenfels, Credit: Mark Blasco
Songwriter Michael Wallenfels discusses his song inspired by Shel Silverstein's My Moon Catchin' Net.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 19, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
Lady E: Two Times A Child
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: Lady E. aka
Lady E tells me that some nights when she’s finished singing and returns to her apartment and is having trouble with the zipper on her dress, she’l...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
  • Length: 56:36
Elvis Presley: Young Man With The Big Beat
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
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A look into the year that Elvis became a national star.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 11
directions
From: [redacted] [redacted]
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so close to the poles that my compass won't work!

  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 03:22
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From: [redacted] [redacted]
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new pioneers of the open urban

  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 02:22
Virtuoso Voices: Funders - Stephen Hough (Miracle Resource)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm): Funders
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For your Fundraising campaign, pianist Stephen Hough talks about the value and benefits of having classical music on the radio everyday, reminding ...

Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WKCP, WMNR, Kansas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :24
  • Purchases: 23
Our Polish Heritage Part 1
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Tradition Polish Kashubian Costume worn during the Polish Mass at St. Stanisulaus Kostka Church in Winona Minnesota, Credit: Terese Tenseth
Over the next couple of weeks, we take a look into the Polish Heritage of Winona MN. On Saturday, May 1st the Polish community celebrated Polish He...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 28:29
Paul McCartney & Wings: Band on the Run
From: Joyride Media
Caption: Paul McCartney records drums, Credit: Linda McCartney
The Jailor Man and Sailor Sam thought the major was a little lady Suffragette with a heart like a wheel.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19
Virtuoso Voices - Yuja Wang (Being Present)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Caption: Yuja Wang
After a performer learns the notes and digs deep to find out what’s at the heart of the music, he or she is ready to go on stage. But there’s one ...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2010
  • Length: :23
Virtuoso Voices - Kristjan Jarvi (Part Peace)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Caption: Kristjan Järvi, Credit: Peter Rigaud
The music by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt* resonates with many people well beyond Estonia. Conductor Kristjan Järvi says the secret to his succ...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2010
  • Length: :27
Virtuoso Voices - Robert Spano (Words, Fabric and Soul)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Robert Spano
When asked to write music for the first anniversary of 9-11, composer John Adams wrote a work for orchestra and chorus - and included everyday soun...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: :23
Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (300 Year Miracle)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Gil Shaham
There’s been some conversation and concern recently about the future of classical music and the future of the symphony orchestra. From the classic...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: :25
  • Purchases: 1
Milling About with Andy Garcia
From: Robin Milling
Series: Milling About/Let's Do Lunch!
Caption: Andy Garcia
Movie star Andy Garcia, currently starring in City Island is Milling About with Robin Milling.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 12:01
Virtuoso Voices - Till Fellner (Life Sentence)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Till Fellner
It's not unusual for performers to devote themselves to a short list of composers. Some have even taken a year off to only study and play one comp...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: :23
Virtuoso Voices - Robert Spano (Cliff Diving)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Robert Spano
Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings has become the American anthem for peace and comfort during times of national sadness and loss. Barber also wro...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: :20
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Vadim Repin (Hopeful Leader)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Vadim Repin
Tchaikovsky wrote his piano trio as a memorial tribute to a colleague, friend and mentor – Nicolay Rubinstein. In this musical memorial, violinist...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell (Music is One Language)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Joshua Bell
Violinist Joshua Bell's CD "At Home with Friends" is an eclectic mix of classical music, Blue Grass, Jazz, Indian music and more. In a sense, this...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: :26
Virtuoso Voices - Angela Cheng (Mozart's First and Last)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Angela Cheng, Credit: Lisa Kohler
Pianist Angela Cheng, like many people, has a thing for Mozart -- his symphonies, his piano concertos and his uncanny ability with first drafts. S...

Bought by WHRV


  • Added: Jul 27, 2009
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Brian Eno
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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English musician Brian Eno believes group singing is good for the mind, body, spirit and community.

Bought by WEZU, Marfa Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2009
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 8