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Blue Dimensions F47: Music Of The Bassist Sort (from bands led by bass players)
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music from bands led by bass players, including Kent Miller, Kyle Eastwood, Nathan Brown, and Charles Mingus

Bought by WMOT, GCR (Global Community Radio), KEOS, KKRN, WRGY and more


  • Added: Nov 15, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Another Look at Evolving With Body and Soul
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Bluegrass music is in a constant state of evolution. Bluegrass artists are drawn to the catalog of songs by the Father of Bluegrass music, Bill Mon...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2017
  • Length: 06:44
Gems 1741 Early Bluegrass “Banjofies” the String Band
From: Philip Nusbaum
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
The banjo was not in style in the 1940s. But that situation changed a short time after the end of World War II when Earl Scruggs showcased his styl...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 1
Playing Off the Melody
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
You keep hearing about sticking to the melody when you play. But every player knows that there are times to build off the melody of a song or time....

  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 07:35
Blue Dimensions F37: Mike Boone Has An Inner Urge To Build A New Song From An Old One
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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On new albums, bassist Mike Boone re-invents Joe Henderson's "Inner Urge," while guitarist Russell Malone explores Bobby Hutcherson's "Little B's P...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WRGY, KKRN, WMHT, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions F27: Traveling many "Miles" with the SF Jazz Collective
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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SF Jazz Collective plays the music of Miles Davis

Bought by KEOS, WMOT, WMHT, Royalton Community Radio, WRGY and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Blue Dimensions F24: A symphony in a parking lot with Trombone Shorty, and Nicholas Payton explores relexification
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new funky jazz from Trombone Shorty on his new album "Parking Lot Symphony" and new music from trumpeters Sean Jones and Nicholas Payton, and more

Bought by WMOT, Royalton Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRGY, KKRN and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Gems 1727 Further Thoughts about Bluegrass and America
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Bluegrass is American. Bluegrass and America are obviously connected. But there are few songs about the connections. The strongest connections lie ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2017
  • Length: 07:07
Gems 1726 Further Thoughts on What is Traditional About Bluegrass
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
We know that bluegrass is not a ritual, nor a catalog of rules that have to be followed. But still bluegrass fans, business people, players and sch...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2017
  • Length: 07:59
Gems of Bluegrass #1725. A Look at Bluegrass Modernity
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
There is always a group of fans and music industry people who proclaim that the future will be won by bluegrass groups that become more like Progre...

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 08:47
Gems of Bluegrass #1724. Drums in Bluegrass
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Gems of Bluegrass are 5 - 8 minutes drop-in modules that look at bluegrass / old time history, aesthetics and culture, conceived broadly. Each Gem ...

  • Added: May 23, 2017
  • Length: 04:36
Old-Time Fiddle Tunes and Classical Music
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Old Time Fiddle Music is a highly developed form, but the world surrounding bluegrass and old time music don’t always treat it that way. Today’s Ge...

  • Added: May 03, 2017
  • Length: 06:29
Gems of Bluegrass #1719. Update on the Bluegrass-Blues Connection
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Most musical idioms in the United States are touched by the blues. That includes bluegrass of course, Many consider the combining of African Americ...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2017
  • Length: 05:12
Blue Dimensions F16: "Made In America" - Bobby Watson's tribute to the accomplishments of African-American innovators
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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featuring: Bobby Watson's album "Made In America" that celebrates some high-achieving African-Americans and their accomplishments. Also new music f...

Bought by WMOT, GCR (Global Community Radio), Royalton Community Radio, WRGY, KKRN and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Gems 1713 What is Traditional in Bluegrass Lyrics
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
What is traditional about bluegrass lyrics? The definition of tradition usually has to do with continuing something over time. Some bluegrass songs...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2017
  • Length: 07:47
Gems of Bluegrass 1710. Who Likes Work?
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Who enjoys work? Old-time farmers? That was a work all the time existence on the family farm. It had its satisfactions such as working with nature ...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2017
  • Length: 07:18
Gems 1709. Work: The Drudgery Will Kill You
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Back in the 1930 era, farm work engaged most members of the old time music audience, and it of course was hard work, and it could be 24/7. The sin...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2017
  • Length: 07:57
Gems of Bluegrass #1707 Bluegrass interactions with other Forms
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Some view traditional music styles as singular, insulated from other styles. And that has been true at certain times in certain places. But owing t...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2017
  • Length: 06:03
Bluegrass, Blues and Sitting on Top of the World
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Sitting on top of the world has been around a long time. The song was written by Walter Vinson and Sam Chatmon, members of the blues group, the Mis...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 05:55
Gems of Bluegrass #1704 The Evolution of Old Joe Clark
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Old Joe Clark has been around forever seemingly. It’s used as a square dance tune, so that helps keep it around. That it crooked and difficult to l...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2016
  • Length: 07:21
The 2016 Musician Memorial Special
From: Paul Ingles
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There's no getting around it. 2016 seemed like an especially costly year in the world of music with the deaths of far too many favorites. Music p...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WUTC, KGLP, KHNS, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 9
Gems 1651 Old-Time Music and Modernity
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
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Old time music has the reputation of looking at it’s own history for inspiration. But it has also has a cutting edge. In general, cutting edges in ...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2016
  • Length: 05:15
Gems of Bluegrass #1649 Bluegrass Substyles Have long Lives
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Much of the heated dialog among bluegrass fans concerns new approaches that are evolving. But when new approaches evolve, it does not mean that the...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2016
  • Length: 05:38
Blue Dimensions E45: Two Non-alphanumeric Philadelphia Pianists
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Featuring the new albums" #knowingishalfthebattle" from Orrin Evans and "The Truth Of What I Am > The Narcissist" from George Burton

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Royalton Community Radio, WRGY, KKRN, WMHT and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Why Bluegrass Fans Love Late Country Song Singer and Writer Merle Haggard
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Merle Haggard. His dates are 1937 to 2016. He was not a bluegrass performer, but he was loved by bluegrass artists and people. Now that he is gone,...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2016
  • Length: 06:41