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Women Making Music is a series of short (two to three minute) first person accounts of artists talking about their lives and their craft. From WXPN--one of public radio's leading Tripple A stations--Women Making Music encompasses some of today's most important established singer-songwriters (Like Lucinda Williams and Suzanne Vega) as well as performers whose names you may not recognize. They hail from a variety of genres from Alternative Country to the Blues.
The piece airs locally throughout the month of March on WXPN-FM in Philadelphia.
Also in the Women Making Music series
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(03:53)
From: WXPN
Country music legend Dolly Parton reflects on her connection to her Tennessee roots and life-long ambition to make music
Women Making Music: Dar Williams
(02:59)
From: WXPN
Folk singer Dar Williams reflects on the craft of songwriting
Women Making Music: Candye Kane
(03:00)
From: WXPN
Candye Kane muses about her love of music and how she was able to support her art and young son by working in the sex industry
Women Making Music: Ani Difranco
(03:19)
From: WXPN
Folk singer and independent spirit Ani Difranco muses about her career and music
Women Making Music: Tori Amos
(03:01)
From: WXPN
Tori Amos has always had a one of a kind take on music making. In this three minute vignette she talks about the changes pregnancy and motherhood has had on her voice, and ...
Women Making Music: Joan Baez
(03:12)
From: WXPN
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Women Making Music: Erin McKeown
(03:00)
From: WXPN
Singer songwriter Erin McKeown muses about her artistic process and fascination with Judy Garland in WXPN's continuing series of short modules called Women Making Music
Women Making Music: Jolie Holland
(02:45)
From: WXPN
Jolie Holland is a Texas-born singer-songwriter with an impressive musical vocabulary and a wandering spirit. The newcomer muses about her life in this vignette.
Women Making Music: k.d. lang
(03:03)
From: WXPN
Genre defying performer k.d. lang remarks on her life in music as WXPN continues it's "Women Making Music" vignettes.
Women Making Music: Lucinda Williams
(02:53)
From: WXPN
In celebration of Women's History Month our Women Making Music series continues with words and music from Alt. Country singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams.
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Piece Description
Women Making Music is a series of short (two to three minute) first person accounts of artists talking about their lives and their craft. From WXPN--one of public radio's leading Tripple A stations--Women Making Music encompasses some of today's most important established singer-songwriters (Like Lucinda Williams and Suzanne Vega) as well as performers whose names you may not recognize. They hail from a variety of genres from Alternative Country to the Blues. The piece airs locally throughout the month of March on WXPN-FM in Philadelphia.
Broadcast History
This piece runs locally throughout the month of March on WXPN-FM.
Timing and Cues
begins and ends with Music.
Musical Works
I Drink, Wheel inside the Wheel from Mercy Now (Lost Highway)
Christmas in Paradise from Filth & Fire (Signature Sounds)
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Steve Yasko
Posted on January 23, 2006 at 05:11 AM | Permalink
Review of Women Making Music: Mary Gauthier
Absolutely wonderful!
These "in their own words" pieces are tough to produce. The words have to sing, the music has to speak to us. Mary is a symphony all by herself as she tells us about her family, her music and herself.
There are threads of the typical like drinking and drugging, but told, and produced, in such a way that we don't feel like this is just another singer working out her demons. There's a person in there we want to know.
Now one would expect that the team from XPN would deliver perfection. And they do! This piece is crafted with care and produced to perfection.
It can be aired by music stations or news stations within another program. I would cover a poor news mag segment with this piece if Mary were in my town for a show.
Great Job...now do yours and air this piece!