Kensington's Premium Blend

Kensington's Premium Blend

“Larry, what’s your favorite piece of music?” Truth is, I can’t tell you because to take all the music I’ve ever heard and enjoyed and reduce it to one thing above all the others is simply impossible for me.

I grew up around all kinds of music, learned to play piano, sang in the high school choir, and built a formidable record collection by the time I was in my early 20’s. Then I put in nearly 30 years as a radio announcer, working in album rock, adult contemporary, jazz, and classical music formats. In 2010, I left the radio business, and in 2016, started doing my weekly eclectic music show, Kensington’s Premium Blend, as a passionate hobby. It began as something I did (and continue doing) for a small community radio station in Columbus, Ohio. Since 2017, the program has been distributed to community stations throughout the United States by the Pacifica Network.

Every KPB program brings you some carefully considered combination of popular music, Americana, jazz, folk, Celtic, and anything else that adds flavor and spice. I always include a little bit of commentary, usually in the form of easily digested factoids about the music and the artists who make it.

Kensington's Premium Blend

Recent Episodes

June 28, 2025

KPB Program 251

KPB Program 251 Playlist -- 1st set: Season of the Witch (Lana Del Ray) - The Raiders' March (David Helbock) - Mississippi River (J.J. Cale) - Lazy River (Leon Redbone) 2nd set: My One and Only Love (Erik Soderlind) - Califor...
June 21, 2025

KPB Program 250

KPB Program 250 Playlist -- 1st set: Another Bridge to Burn (Loretta Lynn) - Shall We Gather at the River? (Anonymous 4) - Shenandoah (Suzy Bogguss) - Wasted Days and Wasted Nights (Freddie Fender) - Empty Trainload of Sky (G...
June 14, 2025

KPB Program 249

KPB Program 249 Playlist -- 1st set: After the Last Sky (Anouar Brahem w/Anya Lechner, Dave Holland & Django Bates) - Someone That I Used to Know (Mike Dawes & Tommy Emmanuel) - Merrimack County (Tom Rush) - Countrywide (Tomm...
June 7, 2025

KPB Program 248

KPB Program 248 Playlist -- 1st set: Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) - Too Much Alike (Robert Plant w/Patty Griffin) - Long as I Can See the Light (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 2nd set: Green River (Eilen Jewell) - Tweeter...
May 31, 2025

KPB Program 247

KPB Program 247 Playlist -- 1st set: Pay Gap (Margo Price) - Freight Train (Chet Atkins) - Agrarum Nestas (The Chai Connection) - The Hissing of Summer Lawns (Joni Mitchell) 2nd set: Song C (Bruce Hornsby) - Slack Key Soquel ...
May 24, 2025

KPB Program 246

KPB Program 246 Playlist-- 1st set: Winter Light (Jess Gillam) - Dawn (Ola Gjeilo w/Max Ruisi & the 12 Ensemble) - Salt and the Sea (Gregory Alan Isakov) - Angelica (Rodrigo y Gabriela w/Orchestra conducted by Hans Zimmer) 2n...