Thistle & Shamrock: New Year Sounds
Hear Fiona Ritchie's collection of new sounds for the new year. This week's episode includes The Chair, John Doyle and cellist Ofra Harnoy.
Music & Culture
Bill Proposes Dolly Parton Statue On Tenn. Capitol Grounds
State Rep. John Mark Windle introduced the bill in Nashville. He said Dolly Parton is the "perfect example" of the "kind, compassionate nature of Tennesseans."
Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Vox Sambou, Aditya Prakash, Martha Redbone And More
Wednesday night's showcases blends the sounds of Haiti, India, Italy and the Indigenous people of North America.
After Missing Last Year, 2021 Kennedy Center Honors Are Announced
COVID cancelled the Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2020. Today the Center announced that the show will go on in May 2021, honoring five extraordinary performers.
Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Minyo Crusaders, Hit La Rosa, Natu Camara, Emel
The second night of our virtual festival features music from Japan, Peru, Guinea and Tunisia.
Equal At Last? Women In Jazz, By The Numbers
Half of the top 10 spots in 2019's NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll went to women. But a deeper look at the data from across the poll's lifetime complicates claims about women's equality in jazz.
2021 Music Preview: 'Little Oblivions,' 'Collapsed In Sunbeams'
Another member of the NPR Music team previews two of the albums she's looking forward to hearing in 2021: Julien Baker's Little Oblivions and Arlo Parks' Collapsed In Sunbeams.
Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Dedicated Men Of Zion, Labess, Sofia Rei & DakhaBrakha
Our first night of live performances features music from Algeria, Argentina, Ukraine and North Carolina.
Car Concerts Offer Choirs A Way To Rehearse And Perform
This car choir solution is one that accomplished baritone David Newman came up with so that ensembles could sing "together." The method uses microphones, a mixer, an FM transmitter and car radios.
NPR's Classical Music Editor Previews 2 Albums You'll Want To Hear
NPR's resident classical music specialist Tom Huizenga previews two of the albums he's looking forward to spending time with in 2021.