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Caption: Nitsuga Mangore (Agustin Barrios Mangore)
In honor of the 131st anniversary of his birth, this week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive features a tribute to Paraguayan guitarist-composer A...

Bought by Ohm Radio , New Hampshire Public Radio, WKMS, KXIQ , KTXK and more


  • Added: May 04, 2016
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 42
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History of Thanksgiving celebration (bye bye Jack-O-Lantern)...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2015
  • Length: 02:31:19
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First hour is distinguishing the music from the usual 50s to 70s music by removing the usual 500 songs from the library of millions....

  • Added: Apr 05, 2015
  • Length: 02:54:28
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A journey rebooting radio for 2015: From Boston moving south, traveling light from Brazil, hit blues revisited and looking forward. Guitar prowess...

Bought by WOUB, WVBI-LP, and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Voices of 2014
A retrospective of 2014, mixing the sounds and emotions of an incredibly explosive and confrontational year into a hour long montage. A historical...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KHEN-LP, KZYX and more


  • Added: Dec 23, 2014
  • Length: 57:52
  • Purchases: 9
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Author/music journalist Allan Kozinn discusses The Beatles' remastered mono LPs, the "Paul is Dead" rumor/phenomenon, and other things Beatle-related.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:39:42

  • Added: Oct 24, 2014
  • Length: 27:58
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode of CLASSICAL DARK ARTS, we look at Satan’s cabal of classical composers, players and theorists — a sleeper cell run by Liszt, Pagan...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2014
  • Length: 23:51
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In this episode, we explore songs about fireworks.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2014
  • Length: 09:58
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Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of.... Some call it R&B or early R&R. I'm looking for those songs from the 1950s to 70s ...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2014
  • Length: 02:53:39

  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 11
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Bassist Dave Holland started his performing career in London. One night, he received word that a visiting musician from the states wanted to hire ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 09:46
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg. Wide ranging discussion from his relationship with Bob Dylan to the potential of viral video...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 16:54
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Interview with rhythm guitar player from the Grateful Dead. Ranges from stories about The Reverend Gary Davis to Garcia's addictions.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 07:49
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg with Roots Music Icon Taj Mahal. A discussion about the genesis of roots music and the music ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 11:13
Caption: Julie Johnson & the No-Accounts, Credit: Peter Lee
If you want to play the flute professionally it will, almost without variation, means you will be the caretaker of revered tradition, and you will ...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 53:42
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Jun 25, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
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"Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of" presented in esoteric themes and highlighted with interstitial sound clips from the t...

  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 02:53:25
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Music from before David Bowie, Lou Reed, Harry Nillson, Vanilla Fudge and others found their commercial sound. Guess what? It sounded like what w...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:02:24
  • Purchases: 1
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Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of... A night of great interstitials from the Firesign Theater and a reading and music ab...

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 02:48:30
Caption: April 15th, 2013
April 15th came with an explosion this year at the Boston Marathon, this mix blends sounds from that afternoon with the ongoing bad history on that...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:47
Caption: Aliah Rosenthal
Bobby speaks with Aliah Rosenthal about life growing up on the mean streets of the East Village, an area once generally considered to be the epicen...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 01:06:57
Caption: George McGovern
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama completely mixed up in a special "Election Shortcut". The first Shortcut was broadcast in November of 1972 in reaction...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 24, 2012
  • Length: 59:56
  • Purchases: 1
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Progressions and firsts (and a whole lot of 1967)

Bought by KWMR, KHNS, KKRN, KPVL, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Sean Wilentz discusses his biography, Bob Dylan in America.

Bought by Prairie Public and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 2