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A Fireside Christmas 2014: Part Three
From: Will Duchon
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An intimate program of classical and jazz Christmas music.

Bought by WVRU


  • Added: Dec 28, 2014
  • Length: 59:07
  • Purchases: 1
Altamont Free Concert - Night Before - 45th Anniversary
From: Susan Doran
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Author Stanley Booth recounts little-known tales from the night before the Altamont Free Concert (December 6, 1969), when Booth accompanied Mick Ja...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 27:44
The Music of Conversation
From: Hold That Thought
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Even casual conversations have surprisingly musical qualities. Linguist Brett Hyde delves into the rhythms behind language and the principles that ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 12:30
  • Purchases: 1
Liner Notes: Charlie Rouse
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist and much sought-after sideman. He is known primarily for his collaboration with Thelonious...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Gyuto Monks: No Ordinary Experience
From: Sallie Bodie
Caption: A young apprentice tries his hand at making a mandala.
The Gyuto monks, followers of the Dalai Llama, live in cultural exile in India. They teach love, wisdom and kindness by performing programs of thei...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
Classical Winter Travels
From: D. Christine
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A winter's journey from the Arctic to the Antarctic, with familiar works by Mozart, Prokofiev and Debussy along with surprises by newer composers f...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WCQS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 3
Caitlin Cary of NC Music Love Army PODCAST/No Music
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock PODCASTS
Caption: NC Music Love Army We Are Not For Sale, Credit: Skillet Gilmore
Caitlin Cary may be known for her days in Whiskeytown, but the songwriter has forged strong bonds in North Carolina and recently joined with a scor...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2013
  • Length: 17:21
Jelly Role Morton
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Jelly Role Morton
Born Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe in New Orleans right before the turn of the 20th Century, Jelly Role Morton is credited as one of the founding father...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 1
Dizzy Gillespie
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Dizzy Gillespie
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe explores what Gillespie's legacy can teach us about the revolutionary aspect of humor, and how we can live...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Dead Man Walking (With Brian Vander Ark)
From: Ian Lawton
Series: Soulseeds Radio
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In the movie The Interpreter, the character played by Nicole Kidman says, "Vengeance is a lazy form of grief." If we're honest, most of us have mo...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 16, 2013
  • Length: 30:08
  • Purchases: 1
VoiceBox: Singing Without Sight
From: VoiceBox
Caption: Laurie Rubin
Acclaimed mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin discusses what it takes to lead a successful career as a singer when you're blind and how other sight-impaired...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
Amnon Weinstein's Violins of Hope - Live in Charlotte
From: Sam Van Hallgren
Caption: Amnon Weinstein, with a Violin of Hope, Credit: Ken Lambla
Master violin maker Amnon Weinstein has spent the past two decades finding and restoring violins that survived the Holocaust. In April, 2012, he br...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
VoiceBox: It Takes Two, Baby
From: VoiceBox
Caption: Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston's "It Takes Two"
Husband and wife vocal artists Nicki and Tim Bluhm talk about what it takes to sing and live as a duo and explore the history of famous duetting co...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
The Christmas Story through Carols Old and New
From: Kimberlea Daggy
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An hour long choral music show telling the Christmas story through familiar and lesser known carols.

Bought by KUAT, KTSW 89.9, WHRV, KSLU, KUCO and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 33
THE LAST SHUTTLE ( May 2012 Update/Remix)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
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On April 27th, 2012, I stood on the banks of the Hudson River in NYC.. and watched Space Shuttle Enterprise make a fly-by, strapped to the back of...

  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 57:37
Savannah Music Festival LIVE Presents: Shannon Whitworth
From: Savannah Music Festival LIVE
Series: Savannah Music Festival LIVE - Season Three
Caption: Roby Lakatos at SMF 2010, Credit: Frank Stewart
Tune in to this episode for a 2010 SMF performance by the unmistakable multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Shannon Whitworth.

Bought by WAMU and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Jan 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Peace Message in Classical Music (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00 / 54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Composer Karl Jenkins, Credit: www.karljenkins.com
A music historian tells stories about how classical composers have been influenced by the threat of war and the hope for peace in their works. Mus...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, WFIU, KHNS, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 02, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Mikie Show #30, Charla
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Episode thirty, holy mackerel! Thirty is a lot if you’re counting episodes (not so much when counting bacteria but we’re not counting bacteria toda...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 03, 2011
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
Winnipeg Folk Festival Day 3 Hour 2
From: KVSC
Series: KVSC at the Winnipeg Folk Festival
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With help from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund, KVSC has sent Wayne Bergerson, host of Frets on Saturday mornings, and long-time KVSC d...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2010
  • Length: 55:47
Autumn Show on FM Odyssey
From: FM Odyssey
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This show puts together familiar and not so familar songs, and lots of surprises to rekindle that familiar magic of Autumn.

  • Added: Oct 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:55:50
Inside Islam - Heavy Metal Islam (:20 Promo)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders
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Preview "Inside Islam," a new series from the producers of "Here on Earth." In this edition: Scholar Mark Levine and journalist Suroosh Alvi catal...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2009
  • Length: :20
Inside Islam - Heavy Metal Islam (Billboard)
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders
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Preview "Inside Islam," a new series from the producers of "Here on Earth." In this edition: Scholar Mark Levine and journalist Suroosh Alvi catal...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2009
  • Length: 01:00
Inside Islam - Heavy Metal Islam
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders
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Preview "Inside Islam," a new series from the producers of "Here on Earth." In this edition: Scholar Mark Levine and journalist Suroosh Alvi catal...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2009
  • Length: 52:35
Turn Out the Stars: Jazz Elegies
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, paying tribute to departed musicians.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Radio New Zealand, WPTC, and KUNR


  • Added: May 26, 2009
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 4
Practicing Awareness
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: Phil Nyokai James playing the shakuhachi
Students of the shakuhachi flute learn about music, listening, and presence in their daily lives.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2008
  • Length: 06:37