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Caption: Caleb Ryan Martin
Ozark original singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Caleb Ryan Martin recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkans...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Dan Bazile, Credit: Shefik
Geography - In March 2004, Dan Bazile joined the news team at WNYT (a television affiliate of NBC), where he anchors "Weekend Today". Prior to that...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2021
  • Length: 01:28
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The story of Canarsie in reverse, from the racial unrest in the 1990s, to the anti-integration school boycotts in the 1960s, the community of Canar...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 26:41
Caption: Becky Buller
A boisterous bounty of Bluegrass bands both regional and international recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. A...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
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In the early 1900s, if you walked around Sunset Park, you might have heard Finnish being spoken on the streets. That's because the neighborhood was...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 18:31
Caption: The Quebe Sisters
OHR celebrates the singularly American musical art form, Jazz, with a mélange of both regional and nationally renowned artists recorded live at Oza...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Savoy Family Cajun Band
Distinguished traditional Louisiana Cajun music connoisseurs The Savoy Family Cajun Band recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain ...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: John McEuen
World renowned Grammy award winning musician, producer, writer, filmmaker, and founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John McEuen with his ...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Dr. Charles Drew, pictured in a lab at Howard University in 1942, was known as the father of blood banking for pioneering the way we store and transport blood today., Credit: Dr. Charlene Jarvis
In the 1940s, Dr. Charles Drew was a surgeon and blood scientist, and today he is known as the “Father of Blood Banks.” His daughter, Dr. Charlene ...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 09, 2021
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Antsy McClain
Songs not so serious, both modern and traditional, performed by various artists recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Ark...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Newberry & Verch
International old-time string band and Ottawa Valley step dance duo Newberry & Verch recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Mighty Fine Times
Fayetteville, Arkansas Ozark original old time acoustic quartet “Mighty Fine Times” recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View,...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Spencer & Rains
Old time fiddling husband and wife duo “Spencer & Rains” recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interview...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
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In this inspiring Juneteenth conversation, abolitionist Mariame Kaba joins Laura and the Reverend Dr. Jacqui Lewis, to discuss how each of us—paren...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and KWMR


  • Added: Jun 16, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Swamp Canoe: Early season canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota, Credit: Matthew Baxley
In wilderness settings, there are connections people can make to the land, regardless of their age, race or gender, by walking in the footsteps of ...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2021
  • Length: 29:59
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Topic 1: America the Beautiful: A Story in Photographs; Topic 2: Legendary Photographer, Steve McCurry

Bought by KETR-FM, KSTK, WPCA-LP, Troy Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2021
  • Length: 55:02
  • Purchases: 7
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Playing some of the great stuff I found on my recent buying trip to to Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas

Bought by KIYU-FM, KSTK, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 09, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
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In the wake of the police murder of George Floyd, expectations were high that if systems-change around policing were possible anywhere, it might b...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KWMR


  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: David Holt & Josh Goforth
Grammy Award winning old time musician and TV personality David Holt recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Per...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Muriel Anderson
World renowned finger style and harp guitar phenom Muriel Anderson recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also,...

  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: The Creek Rocks
Springfield, Missouri based modern folk minstrels and Ozark originals Cindy Woolf and Mark Bilyeu perform as The Creek Rocks live at Ozark Folk Cen...

  • Added: May 19, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: The Howlin' Brothers
Unconventional folk-blues-rock-bluegrass trio “The Howlin’ Brothers” perform live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also...

  • Added: May 11, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Roe Family Singers, Credit: John Noltner
Minnesota Old Time quartet “The Roe Family Singers” perform live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Wil Maring & Robert Bowlin
Accomplished modern folk performers and songwriters Wil Maring & Robert Bowlin perform live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkan...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
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In this special episode marking Memorial Day, we learn about an effort to write the stories of every American service member who died in World War ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WLPR , WYPL, KRWG, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 51:36
  • Purchases: 18