REMEMBERING JOHN PRINE
We are very sad to hear that John Prine passed away from Covid-19 complications on April 7, 2020. He was 73. The singer and guitarist…
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
Spring Awakening: A Corona Global Companion
It's a Spring Awakening and we've got songs about bunny hops, rockin' robins, and fragrant flowers but also lonely hours, gospel prayers and sad losses. In hopes that the real and surreal can commingle with joy and hope in our Corona Global Companion for your consideration and pleasure, including music from Gillian Welch, Stevie Wonder,… read more
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REMEMBERING ELLIS MARSALIS
New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis passed away at age 85 after being hospitalized with coronavirus symptoms. We’re sending all our love to the Marsalis…
MISSISSIPPI: AN ANTHROPOCENE RIVER
Our Down by the Riverside program was supported by the German Federal Foreign Office’s initiative Wunderbar Together to celebrate German-American Friendship. The program was produced…
