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The River Show
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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Songs about rivers by bluegrass artists, jazz musicians and the brave souls blending these genres into something other.....

  • Added: Nov 22, 2017
  • Length: 01:56:13
Lake Erie's problems set to music in 'Voice of the Lake'
From: Great Lakes Today
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It may be hard to imagine a composer being inspired by public hearings and court cases. But Lake Erie and its problems take center stage in a new o...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio and WBFO


  • Added: Nov 14, 2017
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 2
WoodSongs 896: The Looping Brothers with Si Kahn and Still on the Hill
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Caption: Master musician and storytelling from Still on the Hill.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes German bluegrass trio the Looping Brothers with folksinger icon Si Kahn p...

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


  • Added: Aug 24, 2017
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 6
Glacially Cool Music (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
Caption: Composer Matthew Burtner, Credit: Matthew Burtner
The Alaskan wilderness is experiencing a major meltdown, but not all will be lost. Thanks to a musician in Virginia, the sounds of Alaska’s glacier...

Bought by KENW and WOUB


  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 2
BSC #2135 - A Tribute to Bobby Blue Bland
From: Beale Street Caravan
Series: Beale Street Caravan
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This week we have Rodd Bland and the Members Only Band performing a tribute to his father, Bobby Blue Bland, recorded live at B.B. King’s Blues Clu...

Bought by KIYU-FM, KIYU-FM, KMUW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WTIP and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2017
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 6
The Sound of Science
From: Outside Magazine
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Why environmental scientists are transforming big data into music.

Bought by KWMR and KRZA


  • Added: Jun 01, 2017
  • Length: 19:40
  • Purchases: 2
The Mountain Show
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
Caption: Presidential Range, NH, Credit: B. Aust
Born in and among the mountains of Vermont, this show is an ode to and from the high lofty places on Earth.

Bought by Bandon Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 28, 2017
  • Length: 01:56:15
  • Purchases: 1
For Kindred Spirits
From: Paul Messing
Series: For Kindred Spirits (and separate elements)
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This is a beautiful audio production about the more profound nature of our relationships with animals and the natural world. Hosted by NY Times bes...

Bought by WCPN and WFSU


  • Added: Mar 31, 2017
  • Length: 47:22
  • Purchases: 2
Paul McCartney's Flowers in the Dirt: All Access
From: Dan Neer
Series: All Access World Premieres
Caption: Flowers in the Dirt
On March 24th, Paul McCartney releases the 10th in his grammy-award winning archive series, "Flowers in the Dirt," complete with 5 previously unrel...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 23, 2017
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 2
Cloudburst
From: Wind & Rhythm
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That sweet spring shower can become a howling storm with very little warning. It might be the soaking rain that replenishes the land or there may b...

Bought by KTXK, KMFA, and WUAL


  • Added: Mar 05, 2017
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 3
WinterFest
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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Ol' Man Winter has become something of a quaint anachronism from another time's forgotten space. This show celebrates the clear and necessary seaso...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2017
  • Length: 01:55:08
BSC #2119 - Watermelon Slim and Terry "Harmonica" Bean
From: Beale Street Caravan
Series: Beale Street Caravan
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This week’s episode showcases two bluesman whose music can be heard at blues festivals around the world, in documentary films, or performing at juk...

Bought by KIYU-FM, KIYU-FM, WTIP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WOMR


  • Added: Feb 16, 2017
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
1. Turtle Island (Part I)
From: tenali hrenak
Series: Muddy Boots (2017)
Caption: Turtle Island, Credit: Aaron Paquette
Inspired by my time at Standing Rock, I wish to begin this series of episodes with an ode and celebration of our Mother Earth. In the words of Edwa...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2017
  • Length: 01:48:40
1618 Daniel Champagne, Muriel Anderson (Preview), Jon Hatchett Band
From: WDVX
Series: The Blue Plate Special®-Real Live Music
Caption: Muriel Anderson on the Blue Plate Special, Credit: Grace Leach (WDVX)
Daniel Champagne, Muriel Anderson, and the Jon Hatchett Band perform on this edition of the WDVX Blue Plate Special.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 56:01
Musician's Spotlight Promo - The Indigo Girls- 637
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight MTPR Promos
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Amy Ray and Emily Sailers have spent the last 35 years performing together, produced fifteen albums (seven gold, four platinum, and one double plat...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2016
  • Length: :45
Musician's Spotlight - The Indigo Girls- 637
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Amy Ray and Emily Sailers have spent the last 35 years performing together, produced fifteen albums (seven gold, four platinum, and one double plat...

Bought by WZRE, KGLT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 25, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Jack Johnson
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Did you know that for the past few years, Jack Johnson has donated 100% of his tour proceeds to charity? 100%! He’s as much of an environmental act...

Bought by KUCB, WLPR , WOUB, KRCB 104.9, and KSUT


  • Added: Oct 03, 2016
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 5
The Guestlist: Kurt Vile and Bobcat Goldthwait
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Guestlist With Sean Cannon
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Kurt Vile reveals his ultimate professional goal and discusses the first time he realized music could be his life. Comedian and director Bobcat Gol...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Aug 18, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Music of the Glaciers (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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The Alaskan wilderness is experiencing a major meltdown, but not all will be lost. Thanks to a musician in Virginia, the sounds of Alaska’s glacier...

Bought by KENW, WEZU, WABE, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 5
The Music of the Glaciers (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Matthew Burtner spent much of his childhood near glaciers in Alaska. Now he is creating music from the sounds of the melting glaciers to raise awar...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: :29
The Music of the Glaciers (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-An electronic musician uses the sounds of melting glaciers in his composition to raise awareness of climate change. -Documenting 1,000 years of mo...

Bought by WCNY, Raven Radio, WMUU-LP, KRDP, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 7
The Live Feed Presents: Autumn Kid
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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We will visit with a Minneapolis based band “Autumn Kid” at Broken World Records. Two members of the band will share with us more about how they s...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 34:43
The Live Feed Presents: Little Fevers
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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KQAL’s Mohammed El-Rous talks with pop-rock band Little Fevers about their rise to success and most memorable moments on stage and they discuss the...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 29:59
The Live Feed Presents: Heiruspecs
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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KQAL’s Muhammed Al-Rous talks with Felix from hip-hop group Heiruspecs. Learn more about the band's roots and developments and hear their live perf...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 35:05
Debbie Duncan, Defining Jazz Vocalist
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Debbie Duncan, Credit: Nathan Youngerberg
When Debbie Duncan sings and lets her imagination run on a song melody, you are in the presence of someone who is a master of her craft. Debbie’s i...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2016
  • Length: 07:58

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