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Caption: Nicholas Rodriguez
Nicholas Rodriguez brings classic American musical theater into the 21st century

Bought by KZUM, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 09, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Sadler Vaden cover
Sadler Vaden left South Carolina on the brink of his band's national success, in search of more collaboration for his guitar playing and more outle...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2016
  • Length: 58:01
Caption: Ted Nash
With Presidential Suite,Ted Nash transforms iconic political speeches into an inventive jazz composition.

Bought by KMUW and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Nov 08, 2016
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Alex Lacamoire Hamilton rehearsal, Credit: Joan Marcus
Alex Lacamoire talks about bringing Hamilton and In the Heights to life on the stage.

Bought by WCPN, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Oct 01, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Brace Yourself (album cover) , Credit: Joshua Mark Levy
After 2 members of the Allen Thompson Band broke their backs in separate freak accidents, the band re-evaluated their personal lives and the direct...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
Caption: Town Mountain, Southern Crescent, Credit: Official Album Cover
Members of Town Mountain, the award-winning bluegrass band from North Carolina, chat in a coffeeshop with Sloane Spencer, about their new album, So...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
Caption: James Hunter 6, Credit: Press Photo
James Hunter joined Sloane Spencer in South Carolina for a conversation about soul music, his new album Hold On!, and discovering new, old songs.

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Aug 25, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
Old Crow Medicine Show founder Willie Watson performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with W...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
National mountain and hammered dulcimer champions past & present perform live at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, Brooks Bl...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Billy McComiskey, Credit: Edwin Remsburg, Remburg Inc.
Button accordionist and 2016 National Heritage fellow billy McComiskey plays beautifully and builds a community for irish music.

Bought by WNJR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 06, 2016
  • Length: 29:23
  • Purchases: 2
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McBride’s latest book looks to understand what shaped James Brown-- one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

Bought by WABE and WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 2
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1st segment: Pepe Willie (the man who discovered Prince) is interviewed. 2nd Segment: Chris Moon (the man who gave the keys to his studio) is inte...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 06, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Steve, Libby Rae, Bill and Wes
The Jericho Road Show stops into Peggy Lou''s Show for a live broadcast of Americana as deep and as long as the Mississippi River. Featuring: htt...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Apr 10, 2016
  • Length: 01:50:48
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Wendy Oxenhorn, Credit: Francisco Pini
2016 NEA Jazz Master and Executive Director of the Jazz Foundation of America, Wendy Oxenhorn: Keeping the music alive and the musicians playing.

Bought by KZUM, WABE, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 07, 2016
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
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Neil Golden is more known for his keyboard and bass playing for other bands from Athens, Georgia, but this South Carolina native has finally releas...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
Caption: Archie Shepp: I  Hear the Sound, Credit: Created by WOZNIAK
Archie Shepp shares his musical biography—and his thoughts about the legacy of African-American music.

Bought by KMUW, WMUU-LP, WNJR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Mar 02, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Kevin Gordon, Credit: Official Press Photo
Kevin Gordon‘s latest album, Long Gone Time, continues his thoughtful, critical examination of reconciling your love for family with deeply held in...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 27, 2016
  • Length: 58:06
  • Purchases: 1
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NOTE: The :48 intro CAN be removed without prior permission. Ninety-year-old Nova Scotian, Aggie Barkhouse, reminisces about the hard life of the...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2016
  • Length: 29:59
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In his memoir Soul Serenade, Rashod Ollison describes how music was a lifeline during a difficult upbringing.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WNJR


  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Jeffrey Foucault, Credit: Official Press Photo
Jeffrey Foucault’s (pronounced Folk-alt) latest album, Salt As Wolves, brings the #CFRalum (previously featured on CFR) back to his rock and blues ...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
Caption: Jeffrey Foucault, Credit: Official Press Photo
Jeffrey Foucault's latest album, Salt As Wolves, brings him back to his blues and rock roots.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2016
  • Length: 10:39
Caption: John Adams, Credit: Deborah O'Grady
Composer John Adams reflects on his creating American music that’s intense, sensual and meaningful.

Bought by WABE, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Caleb Caudle will release Carolina Ghost on 2/26/16 via This Is American Music, a label featuring the best in Southern Independent songwriting.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jan 26, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Official Album Cover, El Scorpion
Adam Landry produced critically acclaimed albums by Deer Tick, Lilly Hiatt, Diamond Rugs, Rayland Baxter, and T. Hardy Morris, as well as recently ...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
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Music producers in roots rock are not usually household names. In the middle of the fourth interview with a songwriter whose album he produced, it...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2016
  • Length: 20:51