WCRS Podcast - Night Tunes

Night Tunes 05-06-13

Submitted by Night Tunes on Wed, 05/01/2013 - 8:28am

59:00 minutes (108.03 MB)

Simone Dinnerstein is a classical pianist best known for the way she plays Bach. Tift Merritt is a singer-songwriter influenced by Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, and traditional American music. When the two women met in 2009, they realized they wanted to collaborate on a musical project, no matter what. The result, a recording called "Night," is front and center on this edition of the program. There is also jazz by Wynton Marsalis and his father, Ellis, as well as electronic fare by the group Frozen Silence.

Night Tunes 04-29-13

Submitted by Night Tunes on Tue, 04/23/2013 - 4:58pm

59:13 minutes (54.22 MB)

This week Scottish classical guitarist David Russell treats you to the delights of English and Italian Renaissance music, and the guitar duo of Tommy Emmanuel and Frank Vignola treat items from the Great American Songbook. There are also a few late 60s hits by the Canadian group The Guess Who, and acoustic selections from a recent compilation called "Women of the World."

Night Tunes 04-22-13

Submitted by Night Tunes on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 7:59am

59:16 minutes (108.53 MB)

This all-instrumental edition of the program includes selections from the latest recording by the Brad Mehldau Trio.

Night Tunes 04-15-13

Submitted by Night Tunes on Tue, 04/09/2013 - 7:56am

58:57 minutes (107.93 MB)

Piano music is prominent on this week's program. Gloria Cheng plays contemporary pieces by Terry Riley and John Adams, and John Bayless plays his impassioned transcriptions of operatic arias by Giacomo Puccini. We'll also travel back 50 years to hear some remarkable jazz singing by Chillicothe native Nancy Wilson.

Night Tunes 04-08-13

Submitted by Night Tunes on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 9:13am

59:31 minutes (109 MB)

This week's program features music requested by listeners, including tunes by Simon and Garfunkel and the acoustic jazz guitar of Jeff Linsky. Other music is from the Susie Arioli Band, Leo Kottke, and the jazz duo of pianist Fred Hersch and guitarist Bill Frisell.

Night Tunes 04-01-13

Submitted by Night Tunes on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 9:01am

59:10 minutes (108.34 MB)

In the first half of the 1960s, the Vanguard record label was home to a major gathering of enormously talented folk singers and musicians. This week you'll get to enjoy some of those important recordings, done by Joan Baez, Doc Watson, Mississippi John Hurt, Tom Paxton, Eric Anderson, and Patrick Sky. Other music is by the pioneering jazz fusion group Oregon and by the duo of Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel.

Night Tunes 03-25-13

Submitted by Night Tunes on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 8:57am

58:45 minutes (107.56 MB)

The Wailin' Jennys, an all-female trio from Manitoba, have become known for their pure, beautiful harmonies and for writing songs informed by American and Canadian folk traditions. Their sweet sound forms the centerpiece of this week's program. Also included are baroque and new age sounds from Germany, and some jazz from both ends of the 1960s.

Night Tunes 03-18-13

Submitted by Night Tunes on Wed, 03/13/2013 - 9:41am

59:02 minutes (108.08 MB)

When the Beatles founded Apple Records in 1968, it was with the hope of discovering, signing, and nurturing new talent. Among the artists signed in the label's early days were Billy Preston, Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, and Badfinger. You'll get a sizable helping of those early Apple sides on this week's program. Other sweet sounds are by Irish musician Phil Coulter and Belgian jazz harmonica virtuoso Toots Thielemans.

Night Tunes 03-11-13

Submitted by Night Tunes on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 8:47pm

58:49 minutes (107.7 MB)

Algerian-born French guitarist Pierre Bensusan has been playing and recording his special brand of acoustic music since he was 17. It blends elements of Celtic and French traditional music with the rhythms and inflections of jazz and the Near East, and you'll get to sample some of it on this program. Also included are richly layered sounds from the ambient music group Grain Space, and the pure country sounds of Emmylou Harris and the forever-iconic Hank Williams.

Night Tunes 03-04-13

Submitted by Night Tunes on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 8:53am

59:06 minutes (54.11 MB)

Dick Gaughan is one of the British Isles' most versatile and accomplished folk musicians. He's a virtuoso guitarist, a respected music critic, and has been commissioned to compose music for orchestra. This week you'll hear Gaughan's treatment of a couple of traditional tunes as well as one of his own. You'll also get a pleasant earful of peaceful piano music.

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