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Jan. 27, 2024
KPB Program 197 - Aviary
Music from Gary McFarland, It's a Beautiful Day, Seals & Crofts, The Wailin' Jennys, Monica Mancini, Lucie Horsch & Fuse, Charlie Parker, Carmen McRae, Miranda Lambert, Bettye LaVette, Brennen Leigh, The Eagles, and Jeff Twee...
Dec. 16, 2023
KPB Program 192 - A French Touch
Music from Leonard Cohen, Al Stewart, Richard Galliano, The Quintet of the Hot Club of France (feat. Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli), Jill Barber, Pierre Bensusan, The Rosenberg Trio, The Paris Combo, The Style Council...
Nov. 18, 2023
KPB Program 188 - Underrated Songs and Overlooked Gems of the 1980's
Music from The Pat Metheny Group, Bonnie Tyler, Billy Bragg, Mike Oldfield, Electric Light Orchestra, Enya, The Chieftains, Tina Turner, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Acoustic Alchemy, The Alan Parsons Project, and Tony Rice
Oct. 28, 2023
KPB Program 185 - The Renaissance-Folk Rock Blend
Instrumental music from the 15th and 16th centuries is contrasted with traditional folk and folk rock, with performances by Jordi Savall and Hesperion XX and XXI, Steeleye Span, Elton John, Kate Rusby, Lindisfarne, The Academ...
Aug. 12, 2023
KPB Program 174: Girls from the North Country
This program highlights the work of accomplished women performers from Canada, Norway, Sweden, and Scotland. Music from Ane Brun, Caity Gyorgy, k.d. lang, Joni Mitchell, Alanis Morissette, ABBA (featuring Agnetha Faltskog & A...
July 22, 2023
KPB Program 171 - Cinematic/Psychedelic
A combination of music from fantasy films with psychedelic and narrative songs from the 1960's and 70's and a spot of music from a recent HBO series. Music from Danny Elfman, Jefferson Airplane, Emiliana Torrini, Al Stewart, ...
July 1, 2023
KPB Program 168 - Favoring Folk
Music from Mary McCaslin, Joan Shelley, Sturgill Simpson, Richie Havens, Marisa Anderson, Dillard & Clark, Jacqueline Schwab, Kate Wolf, Old Crow Medicine Show, Ani DiFranco w/Ry Cooder & Dan Gellert, Townes Van Zandt, Jason ...
May 20, 2023
KPB Program 162 - A California Trip
Music with some connection to the Golden State from Al DiMeola w/John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucia, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman, Tony Bennett, Pearl Jam, Buck Owens, The Nat King Cole Trio, The Beach Bo...
April 8, 2023
KPB Program 156 - Mostly 1979
Music from Smashing Pumpkins, Neils-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Rickie Lee Jones, Herb Alpert (solo and with the Tijuana Brass), Ghedalia Tzartes, Little River Band, Leonard Cohen, Kidd Afrika, Stephane Grappelli, and Billy Joel
Jan. 7, 2023
KPB Program 143 - Woman-centric
Music from Kate Rusby, Rachel Portman, Miriam Cutler, Courtney Marie Andrews, Bobbie Gentry, Brandi Carlile, June Tabor, Dorothy Ashby, Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, and Laura Marling
Nov. 26, 2022
KPB Program 137 - An 80's Array
Music from U2, Blondie, The Pat Metheny Group, Paul Simon, Robyn Hitchcock, Pink Floyd, Kim Carnes, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Taco, and Egberto Gismonti
Nov. 12, 2022
KPB Program 135 - Underrated Songs & Overlooked Gems of the 1970's
Music from guitarist John Williams w/Stanley Myers, Judee Sill, Allen Toussaint, Procol Harum w/the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, John Carpenter, Bill Evans, Alan Hull, Tower of Power, Randy Newman, Kate Wolf, Manhattan Transf...
Oct. 1, 2022
KPB Program 129 - Celtic Connections
Music from Loreena McKennitt, The Baltimore Consort, The Chieftains w/the Decemberists, The Pogues, Altan, John Mellencamp w/Meshell Ndegeocello, Imelda May, Flogging Molly, Sinead O'Connor, and Capercaillie
Sept. 3, 2022
KPB Program 125 - Nashville and Memphis
Nashville and Memphis, located just 200 miles apart in Tennessee, have long been important in American music. You'll travel between the two cities, and through time, with performances by John Hiatt, Jason Isbell & the 400 Uni...
Aug. 20, 2022
KPB Program 123 - Train Songs and Other Tracks
Music from John Fogerty, Elvis Presley, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Guy Clark, Johnny Cash, The Beegie Adair Trio, Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters, Shocking Blue, The Eagles, The Old 97's, and Chris Proctor
July 23, 2022
KPB Program 119 - 1968, with Deviations
The inspiration for this KPB is a piece called "1968," which starts the program. From there, what you'll get is a tasty combination of songs recorded and/or released in 1968, along with a later cover of a 1968 song, and a cou...
June 11, 2022
KPB Program 113: By the Horns
Music from Chicago, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Tina Brooks, Blood, Sweat & Tears, B.B. King, Florence + the Machine, Otis Redding, Oliver Nelson, and The Dallas Wind Symphony
April 2, 2022
KPB Program 104 - Movie Music Maestros: Mancini, Morricone, & Williams
Music from the some of the film scores (along with a couple of TV themes and a concert piece) by three of the greatest cinematic composers: Henry Mancini, Ennio Morricone, and John Williams. Several performances come from ori...