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I spoke with blues woman Marcia Ball about her early career and her latest recording - words and music.
- Added: May 16, 2013
- Length: 14:07
Jana Wilson introduces us to her 5-day-old Sicilian Buttercup chicks, Didi Emmons loves cooking wild edibles, and strawberry shortcake for dessert!
- Added: May 11, 2013
- Length: 29:00
This time around, Up Close And Acoustic features 2 singer/songwriters from New Jersey. Specifically South Jersey.
First, Camille Peruto who is maki...
- Added: May 05, 2013
- Length: 56:40
Singer and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens tells us about the string band tradition and her work with the Carolina Chocolate Drops … an info...
- Added: May 02, 2013
- Length: 14:25
Author Dan Imhoff says every American who enjoys eating should be concerned about the farm bill. And, Chef Daniel Orr forages for grape leaves, wra...
- Added: May 02, 2013
- Length: 29:00
This episode of Up Close And Acoustic features visits from 4 different bands from central Pennsylvania, specifically York and Lancaster.
Listen fo...
- Added: Apr 28, 2013
- Length: 01:08:57
George Frayne, a.k.a. Commander Cody, tells us about the origins of his smash hit "Hot Rod Lincoln" and other deep secrets in this lively mix of wo...
- Added: Apr 25, 2013
- Length: 14:22
Permaculture designer and author Peter Bane says food sovereignty is the central organizing issue of our time. And, 'tis the season for hunting mor...
- Added: Apr 18, 2013
- Length: 29:00
In this illustrated interview I chat with sculptor and musician Tony Furtado about his latest album Live at Mississippi Studios – a cool mix of wor...
- Added: Apr 16, 2013
- Length: 16:32
Catherine Prewitt is a singer and songwriter from Philadelphia, PA. She's currently a fellow at Trinity Forum Academy in Maryland studying Theology...
- Added: Apr 14, 2013
- Length: 57:01
First published in 1947, Goodnight Moon has become one of the most popular books for young children. Yet the book’s author, Margaret Wise Brown, al...
- Added: Mar 25, 2013
- Length: 28:59
A common historical myth is that Native Americans were an “oral people” who didn't engage in literacy. But one scholar argues that Native Americans...
- Added: Mar 22, 2013
- Length: 28:59
The Vinegar Creek Constituency out of The Lancaster, PA area are a rocking string band who like to tell some great stories set to their own take on...
- Added: Mar 17, 2013
- Length: 58:41
Dayseam is a rock band from the Philadelphia area that has a clear vision when it comes to making music. It's not just that they create good music,...
- Added: Mar 03, 2013
- Length: 58:10
In Houston, Cathy Byrd meets Senior Curator Valerie Cassel Oliver at the Contemporary Arts Museum to tour Valerie’s latest exhibition project: Radi...
- Added: Feb 25, 2013
- Length: 12:35
We chat with three vendors selling fresh, local food at the Bloomington Winter Farmers Market, then we cook with yams. Mike Bell boils maple sap do...
- Added: Feb 21, 2013
- Length: 29:00
John And Brittany, John Faye and Brittany Rotondo, are the perfect combination of experience and youth. They've just released their first full-leng...
- Added: Feb 18, 2013
- Length: 58:58
Artist and multi-instrumentalist David Lindley is well known for his many years as featured accompanist with Jackson Browne. Lindley is also a che...
- Added: Feb 11, 2013
- Length: 30:00
Noted music and arts journalist Marc Myers examines some of the forces that help explain the development of the sounds and styles of jazz in his ne...
- Added: Feb 04, 2013
- Length: 05:20
Drummer Billy Martin keeps busy when he's not in Medeski Martin and Wood. One of his many projects -- Wicked Knee, a drums-and-brass group, has a ...
- Added: Feb 04, 2013
- Length: 20:57
Better late than never, I talk with Sara Gazarek about one of last year's best jazz vocalist recordings, her third album, Blossom and Bee. She tal...
- Added: Feb 04, 2013
- Length: 25:14
The organ legend "Joey D" talks about working with Larry Coryell and Jimmy Cobb, as well as the influence of Miles Davis on his trumpet playing.
- Added: Feb 04, 2013
- Length: 05:19
Mike Doughty is a prolific songwriter and rocker currently based out of New York. In the last 2 years or so, Mike has released the albums 'The Flip...
- Added: Feb 04, 2013
- Length: 58:30
Bill Kirchen is widely recognized as THE premier player of the Telecaster.
He's a Grammy nominated songwriter who got his start in the 60s and 70s ...
- Added: Jan 26, 2013
- Length: 57:22
Brian Bahouth spoke with one half of the Wood Brothers, Oliver Wood, about the unique mixture of styles and influences he and his brother Chris bri...
- Added: Jan 22, 2013
- Length: 11:42
