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WXPN is celebrating women's history month with a series of first person features called Women Making Music. In these 2-3 minute vignettes artists from a variety of genres muse about their lives and their craft. This segment features young singer-songwriter Erin McKeown. A graduate from Brown University with an interest in Ethnomusicology, McKeown writes quirky and inventive songs.
These series only need short anchor intros which the producer can provide.
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Women Making Music: Tori Amos
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Women Making Music: Joan Baez
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(03:03)
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Women Making Music: Lucinda Williams
(02:53)
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WXPN is celebrating women's history month with a series of first person features called Women Making Music. In these 2-3 minute vignettes artists from a variety of genres muse about their lives and their craft. This segment features young singer-songwriter Erin McKeown. A graduate from Brown University with an interest in Ethnomusicology, McKeown writes quirky and inventive songs. These series only need short anchor intros which the producer can provide.
Broadcast History
Runs locally on WXPN-FM throughout the month of March
Timing and Cues
2:59 starts and ends with music
Musical Works
"Blackbirds" & "Queen of Quiet" from "Distillation" on Signature.
"Cosmopolitans" from "Grand" on Nettwerk.
Above songs performed by Erin Mckeown.
"You made me love you" performed by Judy Garland.
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