NICK SPITZER: IMPRESARIO OF AMERICAN ROUTES
Nick Spitzer, professor of anthropology, celebrates 25 years as producer and host of the public radio program “American Routes.” Broadcasting from a studio on…
American Routes is blues and jazz, gospel and soul, rockabilly and country, Cajun and swamp pop, Tejano, Latin… and beyond. Songs and stories from musicians describe a deep and diverse nation with sounds and styles shared by all Americans. From the bayous to the beltways, from crossroads to crosstown, on interstates and city streets, turn up your radio for the sonic journey!
American Routes—produced in New Orleans since 1998
New Orleans Jazz Clarinet, Mande Songs & Louisiana Zydeco Live
It's New Orleans jazz clarinet in street parades and clubs. We'll hear clarinet in the hands of past and present legends: George Lewis, Sidney Bechet, Dr. Michael White and Aurora Nealand, plus a conversation with a sometime New Orleans clarinet virtuoso, Evan Christopher. Then, a live cultural exchange between French Louisiana and West Africa with… read more
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RING AROUND THE ROSIE: METAFOLKLORE, RHYME AND REASON
In this week’s show, Leap Day: Forgotten Treasures, we feature the Jaynetts’ hit, “Sally Go Round the Roses,” about the play-party song/singing-game, “Ring Around the…
IN REMEMBRANCE OF KEN MILLS
You may not know the voice of Ken Mills, but you’ve probably been impacted by his work. Mills was a public radio consultant and blogger…
