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Folktale of Motherhood
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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A mother's work is never done--and this week's Folktale celebrates the love, spirit and dedication of mothers, daughters & grandmothers around the ...

Bought by WFYI


  • Added: May 07, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
Centerstage Minnesota: Alicia Corbett of Tea and Sympathy joins Charlie Pulkrabek
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Centerstage MN
Caption: Alicia Corbett of Tea and Sympathy
Though Alicia Corbett is an acclaimed musician and songwriter among the musicians inhabiting the Twin Cities, her music is a virtual secret to many...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Centerstage Minnesota: The Parlour Suite and an essay from Kevin Bowe
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Centerstage MN
Caption: The Parlour Suite, Credit: LeoGra
The Parlour Suite are fronted by the married duo Joel and Inga Roberts. They are referred to as "Surf Pop" music, though that term seems too limite...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Nov 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Nina Simone
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: The "High Priestess of Soul," Nina Simone
In this hour, it's the life and music of Nina Simone—from her roots as a gospel and classical musician to her place as one of jazz's fiercest voice...

Bought by Radio New Zealand, Troy Public Radio, WRGY, KHNS, WJSU and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 15
Centerstage Minnesota: Alison Scott talks to Charlie Pulkrabek
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Centerstage MN
Caption: Alison Scott
Alison Scott is a singer songwriter from the Twin Cities that presents music that touches on, but is certainly not limited to Blues, Jazz, and Soul...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
The place, the music, the memories
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: People and their Places
Caption: PRX default Piece image
For one Indian classical singer, a crowded little apartment in Queens--or even just the sound of a shruthi box (an Indian-style musical drone)--bri...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:36
Savannah Music Festival LIVE Presents: Shannon Whitworth
From: Savannah Music Festival LIVE
Series: Savannah Music Festival LIVE - Season Three
Caption: Roby Lakatos at SMF 2010, Credit: Frank Stewart
Tune in to this episode for a 2010 SMF performance by the unmistakable multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Shannon Whitworth.

Bought by WAMU and Red River Radio Network


  • Added: Jan 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Lullabies For The End Of Life
From: JoAnn Mar
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This program describes music's power to heal and bring comfort to those in the final stages of life.

Bought by KRCB-FM, KALW, and KWMR-FM


  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 3
Fame Monster Pt. 1: Dumb It Down
From: NBPC
Series: Rip And Rebind
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Those who pursue a life in the spotlight have a lot of tough decisions to make about the things they choose to participate in. At the end of the da...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 1
Folk Musician
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Sharing interpretations of the human condition and the love of music with lyrical power and determination is the artistry of Joanne Rand, our guest...

  • Added: May 03, 2010
  • Length: 29:11
Sing Maria (Muldaur) Sing!
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Maria Muldaur is a name that has been familiar to my ears since I was a teenager, she can be familiar to your ears too on this edition of Radio Cur...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Length: 29:36
Guitars: Share the Love
From: Lizzie Kirschner
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I talked to a nice lady at Pike Place Market about why she loves to play the guitar.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:37
Jennie Lois Windle: Tribute to My Piano Teacher
From: Elizabeth Chur
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A tribute to piano teacher Jennie Lois Windle, in music and stories.

  • Added: Jul 10, 2009
  • Length: 12:05
A Musician's Life: Indigo Girls
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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On this edition of A Musician's Life with Tracey Tanenbaum folk-rock icons Emily Saliers and Amy Ray muse about their different musical and persona...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 07, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
Riot Boy
From: outLoud Radio
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One boy's unlikely connection with the music of northwest feminists

Bought by WGDR, KUOW, Public Radio Remix, and KRCB-FM


  • Added: Oct 10, 2008
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 4
A Musician's Life: Mary Gauthier
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Mary Gauthier quit drugs and alcohol and discovered songwriting. She's attracted critics and fans with her empathic depictions of people on the ma...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KMXT, and WMNF


  • Added: May 01, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 4
A Musician's Life: Janis Ian
From: WXPN
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Folk singer Janis Ian reflects on her long career including mistakes she's made along the way.

Bought by KMXT and KUT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 2
Conversation with singer/songwriter HOLLY NEAR
From: Tish Pearlman
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Holly Near discusses her 35 year career in music and politics

  • Added: Sep 03, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
Long Time Home
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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For singer Michelle Rumball "the voice" is the person so when she lost her voice, she lost her sense of who she was.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Oct 21, 2005
  • Length: 13:35
  • Purchases: 1
Women Making Music: Mary Gauthier
From: WXPN
Series: Women Making Music
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Mary Gauthier is a Nashville based performer who has used her rich life experience as fodder for her material.

Bought by KBUT, KBUT, KUT, Public Interactive, NPR Station Showcase with PRX and more


  • Added: Mar 23, 2005
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 7
Women Making Music: Tori Amos
From: WXPN
Series: Women Making Music
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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...

Bought by WSGE, KBUT, KBUT, KUT, WCOM and more


  • Added: Mar 23, 2005
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 7
Women Making Music: Joan Baez
From: WXPN
Series: Women Making Music
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In this "Women Making Music" vignette folk icon Joan Baez ponders her evolution in both her personal and artistic life since her beginnings as a pe...

Bought by WSGE, KBUT, WAMC, WYOU, KBUT and more


  • Added: Mar 23, 2005
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 9
Linda's Gift
From: Catherine Girardeau
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A personal story of losing two mothers, and finding a voice.

Bought by WAMC, KTNA, and WYSO


  • Added: Mar 22, 2005
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 3
Women Making Music: Erin McKeown
From: WXPN
Series: Women Making Music
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Singer songwriter Erin McKeown muses about her artistic process and fascination with Judy Garland in WXPN's continuing series of short modules call...

Bought by WSGE, KBUT, WAMC, KBUT, KUT and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2005
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 8
Women Making Music: Jolie Holland
From: WXPN
Series: Women Making Music
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Jolie Holland is a Texas-born singer-songwriter with an impressive musical vocabulary and a wandering spirit. The newcomer muses about her life in...

Bought by KBUT, WAMC, Vermont Public Radio, KBUT, KUT and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2005
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 9