Phototropic

Phototropic

A tribute to the osprey, and to basking in the early morning red-spectrum sunlight for the boost of all the brain’s feel good chemicals.

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Catbird

Catbird

A tribute to one of the most melodic creatures that shares our musical planet with us.

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George Carlin

George Carlin

A spring tonic for a return to base, and along the way, a glimpse into the prescient genius of George Carlin.

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No. 18

No. 18

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, and summer’s lease hath all too short a date. Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines and often is his gold complexion dimmed.

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60 BPM

60 BPM

A sampling of Helen Merrill, Jimmy Scott, Angèle Dubeau, Lang Lang and Jeff Buckley with a 5000 year-old vignette of Babylon.

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Gabby Pahinui

Gabby Pahinui

A selection of pieces sure to please plus a 100th-year birthday tribute to Hawaiian musician Gabby Pahinui.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Chinese composer Tan Dun leads off this week’s program with a sampling from his soundtrack to the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.  And also a little tango from the French group L’Armenonville.

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Gabriel Yared

Gabriel Yared

A sampling of the work of Gabriel Yared,the Lebanese/French film composer, as well as a selection of other works certain to please.

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Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras

We celebrate Mardi Gras this week with Gal Costa and Bossa Nova and a sampling of others sure to please.

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Remedial Music

Remedial Music

Expansive, atmospheric music to help drive out the anxiety of these times. And with a selection of love songs for the week of Valentine’s Day, including a 13th Century “Rumination” on passionate love.

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Correspondence

Correspondence

Kathleen Turner reads an arresting poem by Argentinian/Chilean Ariel Dorfman, and in his honor a sampling of tango for February.

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Wolf Moon

Wolf Moon

Song, Story and Solace to Pass the Long Winter’s Night.

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Christmas

Christmas

An Hour Of Holiday Music, Old Favorites And New Ones Too.

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Solstice

Solstice

A look at the solstice observances of eons ago with music throughout to call the sun back to life.

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Sharon Isbin

Sharon Isbin

A Short Feature On The Pre-Eminent Guitarist Of Our Time And Other Forays Into Music For December.

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