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Up Close And Acoustic with Jessica Smucker
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Jessica Smucker, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic
Jessica Smucker is a singer/songwriter, poet, and essayist based in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She cares about big issues and big picture poli...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Oct 15, 2022
  • Length: 56:53
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with Arielle Silver
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Arielle Silver, Credit: Arielle Silver Music Facebook
Arielle Silver, based out of Burbank California, is a singer/songwriter of the highest caliber. Maybe it's an innate ability, maybe it comes down t...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Aug 20, 2022
  • Length: 56:28
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with Jessica Graae
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Jessica Graae by Carolyn Miller, Credit: Jessica's Facebook
What do you get when you blend a folk-rock style with classical training? You get Jessica Graae! Her latest album is 'Wild River', and to me, many ...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2022
  • Length: 58:10
Up Close And Acoustic with Amanda Page Cornett
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Amanda Page Cornett, Credit: amandapagecornett.com
Amanda Page Cornett is a singer/songwriter and actress based in Nashville, TN. She was born and raised in South Carolina, went to the University of...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Jul 05, 2021
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 1
Singer Songwriter Annie Mack Finds Her Truth in The Blues
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Singer Songwriter Annie Mack, Credit: Shelly Mosman
African American singer songwriter Annie Mack does it all, from powerhouse blues to New Americana and beyond, highlighting her unique vocal presenc...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 27, 2020
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with Melody Walker and Jacob Groopman
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Melody and Jacob, Credit: Melody Walker Facebook
Melody Walker and Jacob Groopman boil down their stories of travel into a concoction that Up Close and Acoustic christens Calicana. Melody says she...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2020
  • Length: 56:32
Up Close And Acoustic with Carola Baer
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Carola Baer, Credit: Carola Baer Facebook
I came across Carola Baer from Woking, England giving an online concert on Facebook from her 'she-shed' in her back yard. It was different enough f...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2020
  • Length: 57:40
Up Close And Acoustic with Louise Patricia Crane
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Louise Patricia Crane, Credit: Louise Patricia Crane Facebook
Louise Patricia Crane is not a newcomer to the music scene. But after a stint in the Goth rock band Solemn Novena, and more time spent in a band th...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2020
  • Length: 56:01
Up Close And Acoustic with Liz De Lise
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Liz De Lise, Credit: Liz De Lise Facebook
Liz De Lise discovers Portland, OR is weird, but maybe not as funny as in Portlandia. Liz, a singer and songwriter based out of Philadelphia, is a...

  • Added: May 30, 2020
  • Length: 58:16
Up Close And Acoustic with Emily Mure
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Emily Mure, Credit: Emily Mure Facebook
Emily Mure has led a full and exciting life! ... And it's just getting started. Emily is a singer and songwriter currently based in Boston. She gre...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: May 24, 2020
  • Length: 57:14
  • Purchases: 1
Genre Bending Music By A Constant Cough
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: A Constant Cough, Credit: (Photo courtesy of the artist)
“A Constant Cough” is a Minneapolis duo that plays an eclectic array of music. Their unique electric, reverb, bending sound features Victoria Carpe...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 04, 2020
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with Nancy Curry (Micciulla)
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Nancy (Micciulla) Curry, Credit: Nancy Curry Songbird on Facebook
What is the life of a gigging musician? Nancy (Micciulla) Curry can tell you what it takes, both in time and in playlists. Can you make a living pl...

  • Added: May 02, 2020
  • Length: 57:17
Up Close And Acoustic with Janie Barnett
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Janie Barnett, Credit: janiebarnett.com
If you are seeking to make music your life and career, the path that my guest Janie Barnett has navigated through the 'music biz', should demand yo...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2020
  • Length: 58:12
Aurora, in the Village
From: Rae Solomon
Caption: The Beloved Community Village at its new home, Credit: Rae Solomon
Aurora has finally found a stable home, after 14 years, at the Beloved Community Village, a tiny home colony for people experiencing homelessness i...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2020
  • Length: 17:12
The Evolution of Singer-songwriter Gaelynn Lea
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Caption: Singer-songwriter Gaelynn Lea, Credit: Paul Vienneau
Duluth-based indie musician Gaelynn Lea made headlines when she won National Public Radio’s Tiny Desk Contest in 2016. But she almost didn’t enter ...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2020
  • Length: 08:41
Thunder Chases LIghtening: Vicky Emerson's Music and Mentorship
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Singer Songwriter Vicky Emerson, co-founder of Front Porch Group, Credit: Katie Cannon
Vicky Emerson is a Minneapolis based singer/songwriter/producer of Americana music. She co-founded Front Porch Music Group and mentors women with p...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 21, 2019
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 2
Up Close And Acoustic with Rj Cowdery
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Cover to In This Light, Credit: rjcowdery.com
Rj Cowdery has solidified her place in the world of performing singer-songwriters, garnering accolades at Mountain Stage NewSong, Kerrville, Falcon...

  • Added: May 11, 2019
  • Length: 57:59
The Double Life of Catarina Avelar
From: Barbara Paulsen
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She gave up her dream of being a Portuguese pop star to become a social worker. Now she finds that her day job has made her a better singer.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Nov 30, 2016
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Trista James, Tanya James and Michelle Paugh
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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In 1979, Tanya James went to work in the West Virginia coal mines. She came to StoryCorps to share her experiences from those early days.

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WRIR, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WEZU, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and more


  • Added: Mar 18, 2016
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 6
Becoming a doula for those who may need one most
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Client of doula Traver Riggins, 7 months pregnant., Credit: Leila Day
A doula is a woman who helps another woman through the process of childbirth. Traver Riggins says when she learned about how a doula could help, sh...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 15, 2015
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 2
What Minnie Mouse Knows
From: Katie Klocksin
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Debby Wurster is having a ball at her new home in a retirement community. She's got a full calendar of activities, she's making new friends, and......

Bought by Wisconsin Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 02, 2015
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
A pastor teaches unaccompanied migrant girls to sew
From: Bending Borders
Series: Between Homelands: Hope, Fear and Longing in America
Caption: Pastor Monsalve preaches from her storefront church in Torrance, California., Credit: Phoenix Tso
Margarita Monsalve operates a sewing circle in Torrance, California, where unaccompanied migrant girls from Central America find a strong community...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 1
Embracing the Elements: Curanderismo
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Producer Erica Hellerstein takes us on a journey to identity through an ancient medicinal practice known as “curanderismo”.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
The Calling Voice - Moira Smiley and Voco
From: Anny Celsi
Caption: Voco performing live: April Guthrie, Moira Smiley, Sally Dworsky , Credit: Simone McSparran
VOCO sings folk music - but not the usual coffeehouse fare. It’s music that's steeped in generations of tradition, from far-off, tucked-away corner...

Bought by American Voices


  • Added: Dec 02, 2013
  • Length: 07:45
  • Purchases: 1
Episode # 28 - Castaway: Aimsel Ponti
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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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