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WPR Music Hosts Share Music That Calms And Inspires

March 26, 2020 - 6:00am

Many of our listeners have reached out to us to say how much the music on WPR matters to them during these challenging times posed by the new coronavirus. We’ve been grateful to hear them describe how music can be calming, reassuring, and inspiring. Especially when the news, important as...

Singing Songs About Women Who Create A Better World

March 18, 2020 - 5:10pm

March is Women’s History month, and thus good time to remember those women who, through the power of their hard work, intellect and creativity, came up with solutions to problems and developed innovations that made our world better.

Covering Some Of Folk Music's Most Famous Women Songwriters

February 28, 2020 - 5:00pm

It’s been said that history is written by the victors. In truth, however, history is written by, well, the writers! And as March is Women’s History Month, I thought it would be good to focus on female writers, or more specifically, female songwriters.

Folk Music Shares African Tradition Of People Being Able To Fly

February 21, 2020 - 5:15pm

Folk music in the past and present has preserved the memories of enslaved peoples, shared their stories of longing and taking action for freedom and inspired the current work toward human rights and social justice.

Take A Tour Of The Blues, The Source For So Much American Music

January 30, 2020 - 1:15pm

The blues are the rootstock of so much American music. From rock 'n' roll, soul and folk to country, R&B and jazz and beyond, it would be hard to spend a day anywhere in the U.S. and not hear blues or the music that was influenced by the blues.

On Centenary Of His Birth, Folk Legend Pete Seeger Remembered For Musical, Social Contributions

January 22, 2020 - 12:00pm

In a time of division in our world along political, religious, economic and philosophical lines, the 100^th anniversary of Pete Seeger's birth is a chance to honor someone who, as he once said, "sang for everybody."

Cory Chisel's 'Times Won't Change' Still Speaks To Today

January 15, 2020 - 11:05am

On the song, "Times Won’t Change," Cory Chisel laments how the world we live in doesn’t seem to get better for the people who really need it.

Folk Music That Fits The Season

December 18, 2019 - 10:30am

Christmas music, it seems, is everywhere this these days, from all-Christmas music radio stations to the background tunes played in the local grocery store. But there are a lot of celebrations taking place this time of year, and the music — especially folk music — embraces a wide range of...

The Past Is Present On 'Songs Of Our Native Daughters'

December 12, 2019 - 10:20am

Part of the inspiration for the 2019 album "Songs of Our Native Daughters" came from a tour of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. that Rhiannon Giddens took with her daughter.

Joy Williams Creates Music Fit For The Front Porch

December 4, 2019 - 1:05pm

Joy Williams’ 2019 album, "Front Porch," is a rich but stripped-down acoustic journey through personal struggles and relationships.

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WPR Music Hosts Share Music That Calms And Inspires

Singing Songs About Women Who Create A Better World

Covering Some Of Folk Music's Most Famous Women Songwriters

Folk Music Shares African Tradition Of People Being Able To Fly

Take A Tour Of The Blues, The Source For So Much American Music

On Centenary Of His Birth, Folk Legend Pete Seeger Remembered For Musical, Social Contributions

Cory Chisel's 'Times Won't Change' Still Speaks To Today

Folk Music That Fits The Season

The Past Is Present On 'Songs Of Our Native Daughters'

Joy Williams Creates Music Fit For The Front Porch

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