Western Folklife Center Media

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  • Location: Elko, NV

Pieces

Spy Hop: Making Music, Changing Lives
From Western Folklife Center Media
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In Salt Lake City, an organization called Spy Hop is harnessing the power of music to help "at risk" youth turn their lives around. The Western Fo...

Bought by KUOW and Moab Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 25, 2009
  • Length: 00:08:42
  • Purchases: 2
Silver Bells
From Western Folklife Center Media
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Composer Ray Evans penned the Christmas classic, "Silver Bells." He discusses how "Silver Bells" came to be in What's in a Song.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 00:04:38
  • Purchases: 1
It Takes A Whole Village
From Western Folklife Center Media
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The African Children's Choir sings, "It Takes A Whole Village." Chimera Victor discusses the song and the group on What's in a Song.

Bought by Moab Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Who's Gonna Build Your Wall
From Western Folklife Center Media
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Tom Russell discusses his song, "Who's Gonna Build Your Wall" a song about immigration on What's in a Song.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:30
Wildfire
From Western Folklife Center Media
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Michael Martin Murphy discusses the inspiration for his song, "Wildfire" on What's in a Song.

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 00:04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Twilight
From Western Folklife Center Media
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Mary Chapin Carpenter discusses her song "Twilight" on What's in a Song.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 00:04:24
Mariachi
From Western Folklife Center Media
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High School students explain the importance of mariachi music in this edition of What's in a Song.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:09
  • Purchases: 1
Harvest Time
From Western Folklife Center Media
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Stephanie Davis talks about her song, "Harvest Time" on What's in a Song.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:17
Debt
From Western Folklife Center Media
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Brenn Hill talks about his song, "Debt" on What's in a Song.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ruby
From Western Folklife Center Media
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Bluegrass singer Amber Collins discusses the old classic, "Ruby."

  • Added: Feb 25, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:41
Cornbread Nation
From Western Folklife Center Media
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Songwriter Tim O’Brien talks about his song, "Cornbread Nation" on the series, What's in a Song.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2009
  • Length: 00:02:35
Amanda Comes Home
From Western Folklife Center Media
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Mike Beck discusses his song, "Amanda Comes Home."

  • Added: Feb 25, 2009
  • Length: 00:05:29
Snake River Outlaws Retrospective
From Western Folklife Center Media
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A look at one of the hottest cowboy bands in the west in the 1950s and the times in which they lived.

Bought by Moab Public Radio, Prairie Public, Marfa Public Radio, KBUT, and KUT-HD


  • Added: Aug 13, 2008
  • Length: 00:28:55
  • Purchases: 5
Sagebrush to Steppe(short)
From Western Folklife Center Media
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Music bridges the language barrier as a group of cowboy musicians trek across the Mongolian steppe on horseback, making friends & singing songs wit...

Bought by KUOW and KVNF


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 00:13:53
  • Purchases: 2
New Years: A Reflection
From Western Folklife Center Media
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A meditation on New Years as a time of reflection and healing.

Bought by Moab Public Radio, Prairie Public, KSJD, WNMU-FM, WRVO and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2006
  • Length: 00:56:59
  • Purchases: 31
Journey
Series: What's in a Song
From Western Folklife Center Media
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Geraldine Barney sings about how she drew strength from the teachings of her Navajo elders when she left the reservation to attend music school in ...

Bought by KSUT


  • Added: Mar 01, 2006
  • Length: 00:03:08
  • Purchases: 1
Zuni Running
From Western Folklife Center Media
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Long distance running has long held symbolic meaning for many Native Americans, particularly Pueblo Indians of the Southwest. And as Hal Cannon of ...

Bought by KRCC-FM, The Nature Podcast, and KSUT


  • Added: Feb 28, 2006
  • Length: 00:09:32
  • Purchases: 3
Larkin Gifford's Harmonica
From Western Folklife Center Media
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Composer Phillip Bimstein uses recordings of Larkin Gifford playing the harmonica in his recent composition.

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: Feb 28, 2006
  • Length: 00:08:51
  • Purchases: 1
Factory Girl
Series: What's in a Song
From Western Folklife Center Media
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Folklorist Archie Green rediscovers one of America's oldest work songs during a field trip in which he meets an aging mill worker who sings "Factor...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2006
  • Length: 00:04:41
From Sagebrush to Steppe
From Western Folklife Center Media
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Music bridges the language barrier as a group of cowboy musicians trek across the Mongolian steppe on horseback, making friends and singing songs w...

Bought by Moab Public Radio, Third Coast Festival/Re:sound, PRX to iTunes, Marfa Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2006
  • Length: 00:16:47
  • Purchases: 9

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