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Alaska's Fresh Catch (week of 2/12/24)
From: Dave Emmert
Series: Alaska's Fresh Catch
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Celebrating female artists & women's voices on the show this week w/ AK artists Melissa Mitchell, Emily Kurn, Whiskey Class, and the Wool Pullers -...

Bought by KHNS, KNBA, KTNA, KSTK, KMXT and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Alaska's Fresh Catch (week of 1/29/24)
From: Dave Emmert
Series: Alaska's Fresh Catch
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Well, golly - what are we going to do with all this music? Guess we will just have to listen to ALL of it! :) Listening to tunes from AK artists l...

Bought by KHNS, KNBA, KTNA, KSTK, KMXT and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Spanish Hour 2404: The Genius of Isaac Albéniz
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual
Keyboard masterpieces by the Spanish compsoer and piano virtuoso Isaac Albéniz, performed by Miguel Baselga and Judith Jáuregui

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSJE, WRTI, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jan 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 36
Rose Droll & Boy Scouts: Central Valley Folk
From: Samuel Robinson
Caption: Rail crossing, Credit: Samuel Robinson
Taylor Vick, known as Boy Scouts, and Rose Droll are San Francisco musicians based in the fog-kissed Sunset District. They craft original songs, bl...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 10:45
Folk Salad airing 8-15-2021, Ladies Night on Folk Salad
From: SCOTT Aycock
Series: Folk Salad- Certified Organic Music
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On this edition of Folk Salad we celebrate the ladies of song. We will play songs from Sarah Jarosz, Wailin' Jenny's and then shift gears to Areth...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:57
Aretha Franklin Lady Soul!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Music Lecture
Caption: Aretha Now, Credit: Atlantic Catalog Group
"Lady Soul! - The Music of Aretha Franklin" is a musical view of Aretha Franklin's career with Atlantic Records.

Bought by WJCT and KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Oct 27, 2021
  • Length: 56:46
  • Purchases: 2
Wordless and Riveting, “felt / not said” by Mankwe Ndosi and Body MemOri Comes From the Body
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Mankwe Ndosi, Credit: Sally Nixon
The album "felt / not said" by Mankwe Ndosi and Body MemOri features cello, contrabasso, percussion, wildly versatile vocals by Ndosi, but the albu...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 17, 2021
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 1
A New Territory of Dance Party
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Mpls Adonia & DJ Shannon Blowtorch, Credit: Photo Courtesy of DJ Shannon Blowtorch
DJ Shannon Blowtorch & Host Mpls Adonia have years of experience working the crowds and pumping up the energy in the room. Keeping their love for e...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 25, 2020
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 2
Connie's Kitchen
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Women in the Austin Music Scene
Caption: Participants Elizabeth Maldonado and Ezra McPherson in Connie's Kitchen, Credit: Danea Johnson, Texas Folklife
Musician Connie Jo Kirk uses food to share her legacy and love. This story was produced by Elizabeth Maldonado, Taylor Prewitt, and Ezra McPherson,...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2019
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
Blues America 171 - Keeshea Pratt
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Rising Houston native, Keeshea Pratt talks about the blues.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WSLR, Raven Radio, WLPR , KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2019
  • Length: 58:11
  • Purchases: 12
Dawn Avery - Cellist, Composer, Vocalist, Educator - Mohawk and Sufi - Our Fire, Crane/Ajijaak, and Beloved
From: MergingArts Productions
Series: MergingArts Conversations
Caption: Dawn Avery, Credit: Deborah Martin
Dawn Avery - Cellist, Composer, Vocalist, Educator - Mohawk and Sufi - Our Fire, Crane/Ajijaak, and Beloved

  • Added: Feb 02, 2019
  • Length: 26:30
Jazz Women All-Stars Return to the Dakota in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Patty Peterson, Credit: Jennifer Bong
The Jazz Women All-Stars are back in a big show coming soon. Phil Nusbaum tells us about it.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Patty Peterson, Minnesota Singing Icon
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Patty Peterson, Credit: Jennifer Bong
Patty Peterson is one of the bright lights on the Peterson jazz family tree. Her family inspired her to get involved in music. And what they taught...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2016
  • Length: 09:37
Jazz Women All Stars in Two Shows at the Dakota in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Patty Peterson, Credit: Jennifer Bong
Is the Jazz scene some kind of men’s club? No, and especially not in this day and age. So why not get some of the women long-time luminaries of the...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
The Speed of Sound: Lisa Loeb
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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So you say you haven’t been paying attention to Lisa Loeb since the 90s? Why not? She’s kept things interesting with her own TV shows, her own li...

Bought by KUCB, KRCB 104.9, and KSUT


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Sylvan Esso
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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For Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, Sylvan Esso came about as a fluke as much as necessity. Both of their previous bands, Mountain Man and Megafaun,...

Bought by KSUT, KUCB, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 17, 2015
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 3
Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten: An Unlikely Folk Hero
From: Matthew Cochran
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Elizabeth “Libba” Cotton’s “Freight Train” was the unofficial anthem of the 1960’s folk music revival. Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, and Jerry Ga...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Aug 11, 2015
  • Length: 12:12
  • Purchases: 1
I Joined the Band
From: City High Radio
Caption: Angelique After She Joined the Band, Credit: Courtesy of Angelique
Sixteen-year-old Angelique explains how she went from total dork to pretty cool after she joined a local hip hop band.

  • Added: May 30, 2015
  • Length: 11:53
Reclaimed Soul: Women Behind Megastars
From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents
Caption: Betty Davis, former wife of Miles Davis
This week, Ayana Contreras brings us vintage music from women whose careers were overshadowed by their associations with megastars. From the ex-wif...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 13:30
  • Purchases: 1
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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When we think of early rock and roll most of us think of musicians like Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash. But all these legends grew ...

Bought by KENW, New Hampshire Public Radio, Radio Newark, and KUOW


  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 4
Summertime!
From: Jen Towner
Series: Radio Go Girl!
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Entertainment, car care, talk for women!

  • Added: Aug 06, 2010
  • Length: 51:54
Tango!
From: Evan Roberts
Caption: PRX default Piece image
There once was a woman who loved the tango so much, she married it.

Bought by WBHM, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZYX, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Feb 17, 2004
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 5