Gospel Goes Back To Basics With '1 Mic 1 Take'
The new Motown Gospel project focuses just on the vocals and the message. Singer Brian Courtney Wilson is featured on the new live CD.
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Gregory Alan Isakov: A Folk Artist In A Symphony Hall
After three intimate albums, Gregory Alan Isakov decided he wanted to build a bigger kind of song. He speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin about taking his music to the Colorado Symphony.
C.W. Stoneking Is Blues From Down Under
C.W. Stoneking is from the Northern Territory of Australia, but his sound is old school southern American blues. We catch him on his first U.S. tour and talk about his new album, Gon' Boogaloo.
Olga Bell: From Russian Classical Pianist To Brooklynite Dance Musician
Though trained in classical piano, Bell has now ventured deeply into the world of electronica. "I guess I felt a compulsion to dance, to do something physical," Bell says of Tempo, her new album.
Kronos Quartet Wants To Give You Free Music — And Teach You How To Play It
The Quartet's Fifty for the Future project will commission 50 pieces by as many composers. Then the scores and instructional videos will be free online.
Paul Simon On World Cafe
At 74, the legendary songwriter is still searching for sounds he hasn't heard before.
Across the Blue Ridge #23 - Great Fiddle Tunes, and a tribute to James King
This week, we hear a selection of wonderful fiddle tunes from the south, as musicians across the region start to flock to the fiddlers' conventions that still thrive here as nowhere else. We
The Metropolitan Opera Baton Passes To Yannick Nézet-Séguin
The newly announced music director of the Metropolitan Opera talks about joining one of the world's most famous opera houses — and how he might help heal its wounds.
Alan Clare On Piano Jazz
In 1990, the British pianist joined host Marian McPartland from the BBC's London studios.
All Songs +1: Sean Lennon's Surreal Ode To Michael Jackson's Pet Chimp, Bubbles
For this week's +1 podcast, Lennon discusses working with Les Claypool, their new album and a famous pet chimpanzee.