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On this episode, we talked about the book "Subcontinental Synthesis," a collection of essays that document a brief period where a Moog Synthesizer ...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Mar 16, 2024
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode, we discussed the book "Squeeze This! A Cultural History of the Accordion in America," which investigates the rise, fall, and retur...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 17, 2024
  • Length: 28:28
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we discussed a new book that delves into the discography of Aphex Twin, a pioneer in IDM and dril...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2023
  • Length: 27:47
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we talked about the music of Beck, which is discussed song by song in a new book that you can bor...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Sep 09, 2023
  • Length: 28:42
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode, we talked about the great new book "On Minimalism," a reassessment of this musical movement full of primary-source documents and r...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:27
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we responded to a listener request about trees by looking at environmental soundscape recordings,...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2023
  • Length: 28:35
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we talked about International Drum Month, and discussed just a few of the many books we have at t...

  • Added: May 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
Caption: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass, Credit: Steve Martin
We are joined by Andy Hall of the Infamous Stringdusters . Andy just released a new CD with Roosevelt Collier " Let the Steel Play" which combines ...

Bought by Southern Branch Bluegrass


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 02:52:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
Unreal Bluegrass is joined by Jamie Deering of Deering Banjos to discuss the Deering position in the world of banjos.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2017
  • Length: 02:57:51
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Tuning an accordion isn't just a matter of intonation. The sculpting of the reeds makes all the difference between those classic sounds, from Texas...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Length: 07:22
Caption: Century Jazz Ensemble, Credit: Don Jackson
The Century jazz Ensemble is a group of community members who just can’t enough of big band playing, and as a result the whole community benefits. ...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2016
  • Length: 07:34
Caption: Century Jazz Ensemble, Credit: Don Jackson
The Century Jazz Ensemble is excited to play its biggest bash of the year this weekend. They’ll be playing the highlights from its repertoire, and ...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Dean Sorenson in his UMN Office, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
The University of Minnesota Jazz Festival is a great event in scholastic jazz. It’s where high school kids make college choices, and where the whol...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
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How do musicians recover from the Colorado flood, Sandy and Katrina? Creatively! Hear from a songwriter going pro in the Colorado flood's wake, a r...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 58:46
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas, Host of Keeping Score
Keeping Score" is the PBS television program that has redefined "music appreciation" and "music education" as we know it. Use this 3:07 feature to...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2009
  • Length: 03:07
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas, Host of Keeping Score
A Preview of Season 2 of the PBS program series, "Keeping Score" with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Use this 5:17...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 1
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Mahler creates the New York Philharmonic but he's still considered a failure.

Bought by PRX Remix and PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Mar 25, 2008
  • Length: 08:48
  • Purchases: 2
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Interview with two members of The Ames Piano Quartet from Iowa State University.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 20:59
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North Carolina based hip-hop artist and his student-run label

  • Added: May 21, 2007
  • Length: 04:41
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What music is most conducive to writing - the answer might surprise you

  • Added: Apr 15, 2007
  • Length: 02:52
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Do you know your state song?

  • Added: Dec 15, 2003
  • Length: 03:21