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Barbaro
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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This episode of The Live Feed, we talk to Barbaro, a Minneapolis band that describes their style as music for films about cooking. We caught up wit...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2017
  • Length: 35:19
WoodSongs 892: The Railsplitters and David Childers
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Our WoodSongs Kid Maddie Carbary performs on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes the high-energy bluegrass and americana band The Railsplitters plus North...

Bought by KDLG, WLIW, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WOUB, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2017
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 8
WoodSongs 840: Alison Brown, Frank Solivan and Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Master banjoist Alison Brown on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon celebrates Compass Records with master banjoist Alison Brown, monster mandolin and...

Bought by KENW, KENW, KDLG, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WETS and more


  • Added: May 06, 2016
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 11
Pioneers of Punk: A Tribute to The Ramones
From: Amina Lovell
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The classic punk band The Ramones is being honored at The Queens Museum with a new exhibit “Hey! Ho! Let’s go! Ramones and the birth of punk.” Dubb...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2016
  • Length: 04:42
An Hour of Jazz (Latin Jazz Percussion)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
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An Hour of Jazz (Latin Jazz Percussion) is an enjoyable program for all listeners of all ages. It will keep your toes tapping.

Bought by KZYX, WSLR, and WTIP


  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 59:12
  • Purchases: 3
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #56: Modal, Free Bop, Piano Jazz and more...
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Modal, Free Bop, Piano Jazz Hour!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
Jazz-O-Rama Hour was recorded live on the air at Pawling Public Radio in Pawling, New York, on January 5, 2016. It is an evergreen that can run any...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:44
  • Purchases: 1
The Jazz Brunch: Six String Jazz (Best of the Jazz Guitar)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
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This program features eleven examples of some of the greatest JAZZ GUITAR recordings of all time. This play-list includes George Benson, Wes Montgo...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 58:21
  • Purchases: 1
Listen to a Bucketful of Minnesota Bands at the Winter Bluegrass Weekend. Piece for Feb 24-27, 2013
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Rick Anderson, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Tells about Minnesota Bluegrass and samples three of the 30+ bands performing at the Winter Bluegrass Weekend, Seb 28-March 2, Crowne Plaza Minneap...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
Remembering Bebo Valdes
From: Tony Vasquez
Series: Latin Perspective - Latin Jazz Hour (weekly)
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A tribute to legendary Cuban pianist and Latin Jazz Artist, Bebo Valdes (1918 - 2013) Latin Perspective weekly edition featuring the best in contem...

Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WJAB, and KRZA


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
From The Roots Came The Rapper (A Tribute to Joe Tex)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
Caption: Joe Tex "The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)" 1966 45 rpm picture sleeve, Credit: Atlantic Records
Joseph Arrington, Jr. better known as "JOE TEX", was one of the greatest soul singers in history. His style was different from a James Brown, a Wil...

Bought by KFCF FM, KPIP-LP, Prairie Public, KPIP-LP, and KHNS


  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 54:54
  • Purchases: 5
Remember the Bird! (The Music of Charlie Parker)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: 1995 32 cents Commemorative stamp, Credit: U.S. Postal Stamps
CHARLIE PARKER was one of the most influential improvising soloists in JAZZ, and a central figure in the development of BOP in the 1940s. A legenda...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2012
  • Length: 50:43
  • Purchases: 1
Kenny Endo
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Designing a Creative Life
Caption: Kenny Endo
Kenny Endo is one of the leading artists in contemporary percussion and rhythm. He is a consummate artist, blending Japanese taiko with rhythms inf...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2012
  • Length: 52:59
Afro-Rican Jazz
From: Tony Vasquez
Series: Latin Perspective - Rhythms and musical styles of Latin Jazz
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As part of our series on Rhythms and Styles of Latin Jazz. This edition focuses on Afro-Rican Jazz

Bought by WSLR


  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:19
  • Purchases: 1
Auto-Tune
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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Auto-Tune has become an overwhelmingly familiar effect across nearly every genre.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 1
Breaded Pork Tenderloin
From: Jon Kay
Series: Second Servings
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One of Indiana's most decadent prides is the breaded pork tenderloin sandwich. For a closer look at this Hoosier staple, we hauled in a few experts...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2011
  • Length: :00
A Few Good Women
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Gardeners on the ground, Credit: Beatrice Murch
From the philanthropic women of Washing to DC to a group of international environmentalists in Buenos Aires, A few good women can make a difference...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 1
SOUL TIME (Part A)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
Caption: Labelle (Nona Hendrix, Patti Labelle & Sarah Dash)
From The Jackson Five to Labelle. From Quincy Jones to The Soulful Strings. From Jr. Walker & The All-stars to Etta James. This should tell you wh...

Bought by KFCF FM, WUFT, KZYX, KPIP-LP, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2010
  • Length: 59:32
  • Purchases: 7
What Ever Happened to the Buena Vista Social Club?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The "Buena Vista Social Club" CD and documentary film were hits, but may have created some myths about Cuba and the musicians themselves. Independe...

Bought by KQED, KRZA, WGBH Radio Boston, and KGLT


  • Added: Apr 13, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
A Horse Named "Buckwheat"
From: Rogi Riverstone
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What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
Geekhouse Bicycles: Federal Loan Gets Business Rolling
From: Cathy Corman
Caption: Marty Walsh hangs his sign at Geekhouse Bicycles., Credit: Jonathan Simmons
Marty Walsh of Boston's Geekhouse Bicycles received $70,000 in state-monitored federal money in November. Geekhouse is thriving, giving listeners ...

Bought by The Neighborhood


  • Added: Mar 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1
Building Community Through Soccer
From: Adam Allington
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Migrant farm workers in Michigan establish their own soccer league

Bought by KCUR, Here and Now, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 08, 2006
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 3
Casey Jones
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Hal Cannon of the Western Folklife Center tells the story of Casey Jones, an engineer who became a folk song legend.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, Marfa Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KRCC-FM and more


  • Added: Jun 30, 2005
  • Length: 09:50
  • Purchases: 6