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A Musician's Life: The Proclaimers
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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The Proclaimers are Scotland's Charlie and Craig Reid. Here in the States they're best known for the tune "I'm Gonna be (500 miles) popularized in ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 05, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Children's rock musician Ralph Covert
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Ralph Covert doesn't see much difference between the music he made with his Chicago indie-rock band The Bad Examples and the songs he churns out fo...

Bought by WGDR and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 21, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: C.J. Chenier ( the prince of Zydeco music)
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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As a young sax player, C.J. Chenier planned to pursue a career in jazz. Then his father Zydeco great Clifton Chenier, recruited his son to play in...

Bought by WGDR


  • Added: Nov 20, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Justin Townes Earle
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Justin Townes Earle talks about his childhood as the son of songwriter Steve Earle, his teenage infatuation with drugs and alcohol and why he prefe...

Bought by WGDR and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Liam Finn
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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In New Zealand Liam Finn's dad Neil Finn (of Split Enz and Crowded House) is royalty. Both in the U.S. and at home Liam is trying to establish him...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Paul Thorn
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Songwriter Paul Thorn believes religion and faith in God should come without fear and intimidation.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 3
A Musician's Life: Sam Phillips
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Most people confuse Sam Phillips with the man who discovered Elvis Presley and Jonny Cash. But the Sam Phillps on this edition of the feature was ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KMXT, KXOT Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 4
J-Kronic- She's on It!!
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This piece is about J-Kronic's life, her struggles, her little boy!

  • Added: Jun 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:56
Enter Night Audio Montage
From: Deanna Neil
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A collection of stories, dreams, nightmares and lullabies

  • Added: May 23, 2008
  • Length: 04:55
Sly Crooner Episode #10 The Bass
From: Geoffrey Tozer
Series: Sly Crooner
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A long journey ends where it started, back at home.

  • Added: Feb 13, 2008
  • Length: 28:30
Arts on the Air - Diane Sloan
From: Vanessa Finney
Series: Arts on the Air
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Interview with classical singer Diane Sloan

  • Added: Oct 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:48
B-Side: Clues
From: B-Side Radio
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B-Side's Tamara Keith plays "Clue" with a couple of friends as we explore mysteries and clues.

  • Added: May 11, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
Morning Stories, Time Will Tell
From: WGBH Radio Boston
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Morning Stories, Show Three expands on and samples from WGBH's popular Morning Stories podcasts, which contain stories from everyday people about a...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Mar 21, 2007
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Wayne Coyne
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Rock musician Wayne Coyne believes happiness isn't coincidence, but something we make within ourselves.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, WBHM, and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 22, 2007
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Bela Fleck
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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In life and in music, banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck believes in figuring out his own way of doing things.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jan 30, 2007
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 3
Ricky, The Banjo, and Me
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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David Barber-Callaghan grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, listening to his parents and their friends play old-time music on sticky summer nights. Thes...

Bought by WMMT, PRX Remix, Troy Public Radio, WMPG, Remix Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 23, 2007
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 10
For Valentine's Day ... Trudy Pitts and "Mr C," in their own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Partners in music, and in life, for somewhere around 50 years ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KGLT, and KGLT


  • Added: Jan 17, 2007
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 3
B-Side: Piece of Cake
From: B-Side Radio
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Have you ever started out on a project thinking it will be easy - a piece of cake - only to find that it is way more difficult than you could have ...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2007
  • Length: 29:02
Marie's Crisis
From: Kevin T. Allen
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A relationship between Man, Father, God, and Piano Bar.

Bought by Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), KFAI Minneapolis, and The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Dec 13, 2006
  • Length: 09:42
  • Purchases: 3
Cool Yule
From: WFUV
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One hour holiday special.

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KBBI Alaska, KTSW 89.9, WDSE, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2006
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 28
Sacred Harp
From: Tanya Ott
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a centuries-old, uniquely American music genre continues to thrive

Bought by KUT-HD


  • Added: Nov 14, 2006
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 1
That's My Song: Thanks A Lot!
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
Series: That's My Song!
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Leslie Wise reminisces about loving Ernest Tubb's song "Thanks A Lot" as a child, and what it means to her.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 03, 2006
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 1
The Tribal Beat 9/17/06
From: KSUT
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Half Hour Native News Magazine

  • Added: Sep 14, 2006
  • Length: 29:01
Cowboy Story
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A recounting of an imagined classic Western.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:40
This I Believe - Colleen Shaddox
From: This I Believe
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NPR listener Colleen Shaddox believes jazz music has united her family across the generations.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 1

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