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Gems of Bluegrass # 1327
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
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In the late 1940s when bluegrass was new, it was considered an innovation. But in time, bluegrass became its own tradition with its own conventions...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 05:39
Bluegrass Review #1327. Program for June 29 - July 5, 2013
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
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After opening up the show with new bluegrass by Big Country Bluegrass, we play some songs of commitment. First it is the Trinity River Band’s song ...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
Bluegrass Review #1326. Show for June 22-28, 2013
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
You meet all kinds of people in bluegrass songs. Some of them seem lost. Who knows why? However, these types of people make compelling bluegrass so...

Bought by WNTI-FM, WXXI, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Prairie Public, KPVL and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
Gems of Bluegrass #1325 "Another Look at Leaving"
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
That’s it! I’m Outa Here! Well, that’s one way to make an exit. And that works sometime. But there is much more to leaving than being at the end of...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 04:44
Bluegrass Review #1325. Show for June 15-21, 2013
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
The show opens with a brand new selection by former Blue Grass Boy Peter Rowan. Then we proceed to a couple of new nostalgic songs about grandpa. O...

Bought by KKRN, WOUB, KUCB, KRZA, KDRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
The Live Feed Presents: The Ericksons
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of, The Live Feed, we visit with two sisters that comprise the indie-folk duo of, The Ericksons. Bethany and Jennifer visit with us...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 29, 2013
  • Length: 31:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Live Feed Presents: Thee Evil Creatures
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of, The Live Feed - we feature a band from the Twin Cities that manages to switch instruments as often as they switch styles. This ...

  • Added: May 29, 2013
  • Length: 34:38
Gems of Bluegrass #1324. Over the Hill to the Poorhouse
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Early Bluegrass is often viewed as a post WWII idiom reflecting great changes in the US. With that in mind, it makes sense that early bluegrass is ...

  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 04:50
The Live Feed Presents: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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We continue our coverage of Boats & Bluegrass 2012 with an interview and performance from Horseshoes and Hand Grenades. This group considers themse...

  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 30:09
The Live Feed Presents: Steve Kaul and The Brass Kings
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of "The Live Feed" we present Steve Kaul and The Brass Kings from Minneapolis MN at Boats & Bluegrass 2012. This group plays their ...

  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 52:31
Gems of Bluegrass # 1323. Everybody Wants to Be the Banjo. for regular users, piece for June 1-7, 2013. Others use anytime
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
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A light-hearted look at people and other entities imitations fo the banjo.

  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 04:37
Bluegrass Review #1323. Program for June 1-7, 2013
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
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The program begins with new bluegrass, then presents a contrast of songs: Jim Reams’ song about not being able to settle down and Flat and Scruggs’...

Bought by WOUB, KKRN, KUCB, KRZA, KPVL and more


  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
The Live Feed Presents: Teague Alexy
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Today with visit with Teague Alexy, a folk musician based in Duluth MN. This individual performed at Boats and Bluegrass 2012 in Winona MN at Prair...

  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 59:36
Bluegrass Review #1322. Program for May 25-May 31, 2013
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil w/20112 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van norman
Our show opens with new bluegrass. We muse that few songs are focused on individuals set in one place. But we found a few. And what is the place? “...

Bought by WOUB, KKRN, KRZA, KDRP Community Radio, KPVL and more


  • Added: May 12, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Bluegrass Review #1321. Program for May 18-24, 2013
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Ralph Stanley is a bluegrass icon. To honor him, Don Rigsby put out a tribute CD. We play a selection from the CD, and then play selections from pr...

Bought by WOUB, KKRN, KUCB, KRZA, KDRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
A Fiddle Lesson At Jalopy
From: Rachel Sapin
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The Jalopy Theater has been lauded as a folk mecca in Brooklyn pretty much since it opened its doors in the summer of 2007. In addition to hosting ...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 03:54
Gems of Bluegrass #1320 Fiddle and Banjo. For regular users, program for May 11-17, 2013. Others use anytime.
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Today, recorded musical textures are getting denser and denser. Why? Because we can make them that way, I guess. But turn back the clock and textur...

Bought by KDRP Community Radio and WXXI


  • Added: Apr 28, 2013
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 2
Bluegrass Review #1320. Program for May 11-17, 2013
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
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Early on the show, listen to some funny bluegrass parodies. Then, on the Gem of Bluegrass, we consider old recordings before the “wall of sound” wa...

Bought by WOUB, WRGY, KKRN, KUCB, KRZA and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 11
Gems of Bluegrass 1319 "The First Generation of Bluegrass Artists". For regular users, program for May 4-10, 2013. Others use any time.
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: karen Van Norman
Bluegrass music represents a string band evolution plus 1940s innovations by Bill Monroe, who led a group called the Bluegrass Boys. Bill pitched...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2013
  • Length: 07:52
Bluegrass Review #1319. Program for May 4– May 10, 2013
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
We open with new and recent bluegrass, including a modernistic piece featuring Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. Our Gem of Bluegrass feature tells a...

Bought by WRGY, WOUB, KKRN, KDRP Community Radio, KUCB and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 12
Bluegrass Review #1317. Program for April 20-26, 2013
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
We open the show with a current ‘grass selection, and then proceed to play three bluegrass songs that use the name John Deere Tractors symbolically...

Bought by WRGY, WOUB, KKRN, WTIP, KDRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Michael Verity's American Music #4
From: Michael Verity
Series: Michael Verity's American Music
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A 60-minute survey of the best new folk, alternate country and Americana music and insighs into the cities from which it comes.

Bought by WSLR


  • Added: Apr 05, 2013
  • Length: 59:40
  • Purchases: 1
Bluegrass Review #1316. Program for April 13-19, 2013
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
The program opens with recent blues-tinged bluegrass. Then the Gem of Bluegrass considers the somewhat romantic image of the hobo in older bluegras...

Bought by WRGY, WOUB, WTIP, KKRN, KUCB and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Michael Verity's American Music #3
From: Michael Verity
Series: Michael Verity's American Music
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A weekly survey of the best new folk, alternative country and Americana music from across America.

Bought by WSLR


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
Gems #1315. Changing Visions of Youth
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
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The bluegrass tradition’s depiction of young people is changing. A hundred years ago, songs about children often presented horrible things happenin...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:31