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Radio Curious visits with local singer, songwriter Mary Buckley, who shares songs from her new CD “What Are You Afraid Of.”

  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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"In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn't like me. It's silly." - Janis Joplin. Interview by Howard Smith. This was the last interview she...

Bought by KALW, XRAY.fm, KZMU Moab Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KJZZ and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2013
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Marian Mc Partland, Credit: Yoshis Jazz Club
Jazz singer and radio host Melanie O'Reilly of "Jazz on the Bay" met with pianist and Piano Jazz host Marian McPartland in 2007 when Marian was 89 ...

Bought by WDCB and KCSM


  • Added: Sep 06, 2013
  • Length: 57:44
  • Purchases: 2
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Three short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, LORRAINE GORDON. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn abou...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 12
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Radio Curious visits with harpist Jessica Schaeffer, who teaches the instrument she loves and plays in symphonies and orchestras. She discusses the...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
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On November 12, 2012 Indie singer songwriter Kate Schrock became our 32nd castaway. Raised in the idyllic town of South Bristol on the coast of Ma...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2012
  • Length: 01:18:12
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On October 15th our 28th castaway was Portland Press Herald music columnist AIMSEL PONTI who has been obsessed with - and inspired by- music since ...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2012
  • Length: 01:28:32
Caption: Connie Evingson - "Sweet Happy Life"
Renowned jazz musician Sam Miltich interviews Connie Evingson about her career in Minnesota's music scene. We also hear music from Alison Scott, Ch...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Sep 04, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Our 20th show on August 20, 2012 features DEB GALLAGHER as our castaway. Deb is s popular on-air personality on WMPG Radio in Portland, Maine who i...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:28:22
Caption: Sena Ehrhardt
This week features an interview with blues singer Sena Ehrhardt produced by Travis Ryder. We also hear music from Red Lake Singers, Lamont Cranston...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Ceci Gilson has been a voice on numerous college radio stations since beginning her studies at the University of Massachusetts. She’s worked at 4 ...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 01:17:25
Caption: Joan Griffith
Renowned Jazz guitarists Joan Griffith and Sam Miltich join Charlie Pulkrabek for a conversation on Centerstage Minnesota. We also hear music from ...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 58:44
  • Purchases: 2
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For one Indian classical singer, a crowded little apartment in Queens--or even just the sound of a shruthi box (an Indian-style musical drone)--bri...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
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Intimate acoustic set by Rosanne Cash and her husband, John Leventhal in their living room (aka Zone C). Includes exclusive live recordings of son...

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KOSU, NPR Illinois, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Texas Music Matters revisits an award-winning documentary honoring "The Queen of Rock and Roll and Psychedelic Soul" Janis Joplin. Join Kris Kristo...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, Marfa Public Radio, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 57:31
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Sugar Pie de Santo, Credit: Chess Records
SUGAR PIE DE SANTO is a singer, dancer, band leader and song writer who is responsible for the hit with Etta James "In The Basement". She has recor...

  • Added: May 23, 2011
  • Length: 54:43
Caption: Sugar Pie de Santo, Credit: Chess Records
SUGAR PIE DE SANTO is a singer, dancer, band leader and song writer who is responsible for the hit with Etta James "In The Basement". She has recor...

  • Added: May 23, 2011
  • Length: 55:15
Caption: Sugar Pie de Santo , Credit: Chess Records
Sugar Pie de Santo is a singer, dancer, band leader and song writer who is responsible for the hit with Etta James "In The Basement". She has recor...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 55:18
Caption: Father Peter O'Brien and Mary Lou Williams - Monterey Jazz Fest., 1971, Credit: Paul Slaughter Photos
“My father forced me to go to dancing school and take accordion lessons. I was a lousy dancer, couldn’t play, but there was this yearning for that ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC, WNCU and more


  • Added: May 13, 2011
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Natalia Zukerman & Garrison Starr, Credit: Asia Kepka & Lindsay Byrnes
Singer-songwriters Natalia Zukerman and Garrison Starr sit down after a show to discuss life as indie musicians as well as their latest projects: N...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 17:34
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In this piece, you'll hear musician Erin McKeown talk about her most recent record, Hundreds of Lions (2009), and reflect on the decade since her d...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 16:34
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Elly Wininger on acousticSongs LIVE! from WNJR Studios.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2010
  • Length: 54:16
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Winner of the Grand Trophy 2011, International Radio Festivals! An intimate reconsideration of Janis' journey from a tiny Texas refinery town to t...

Bought by KCNP, Prairie Public, WRGY, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2010
  • Length: 57:31
  • Purchases: 20
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Neko Case's torch-like voice has won her fans. But her genre-defying style--as well as her take on love and nature--set her apart from her contemp...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 08, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
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"Blue Cathedral," written by Jennifer Higdon is one of the most performed contemporary orchestral works in the U-S. She composed it with her broth...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: :25
  • Purchases: 1