All Songs Considered

Tuesday May 25, 2004

Our Show

Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer, Railroad Earth, Nick Drake

May 25, 2004 • Jazz clarinetist Dr. Michael White; New Jersey bluegrass band Railroad Earth; Newly discovered music from Nick Drake; Pete Seeger's grandson with The Mammals and more.

Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer, Railroad Earth, Nick Drake

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Tuesday May 18, 2004

Our Show

The Real Tuesday Weld, King Tubby, Scott Joplin

May 18, 2004 • Dub music pioneer King Tubby; Pre-dub, pre-reggae Mento Madness; Joplin & The American Ragtime Ensemble; Solo work by Yes guitarist Steve Howe; The wobbly, oscillating sounds of for stars and more.

The Real Tuesday Weld, King Tubby, Scott Joplin

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Tuesday May 11, 2004

Our Show

Arto Lindsay, Camera Obscura, Iron and Wine

May 11, 2004 • Lo-fi folk from Miami's Iron and Wine; Avant-garde jazz pianist Marilyn Crispell; Polynesia's 126-member Tahitian Choir; Light chamber pop from Camera Obscura and more.

Arto Lindsay, Camera Obscura, Iron and Wine

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Tuesday May 4, 2004

Our Show

Fats Waller, Cowboy Junkies, The Pixies

May 4, 2004 • African blues meet New York in Otis Taylor; new music from the Cowboy Junkies; Providence folk duo Atwater-Donnelly; eclectic geek rockers They Might Be Giants and more.

Fats Waller, Cowboy Junkies, The Pixies

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Monday April 12, 2004

Our Show

Hilliard Ensemble, Percy Heath, The Who

April 12, 2004 • Odd interpretations from Stolen Shack; Folk singer/songwriter Adrienne Young; A new retrospective from The Who; Neo-psychedelia from Circulatory System and more.

Hilliard Ensemble, Percy Heath, The Who

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Tuesday April 6, 2004

Our Show

Loretta Lynn, Caetano Veloso, Toots and the Maytals

April 6, 2004 • Former Byrds frontman Roger McGuinn; Foreign sounds from Caetano Veloso; The true love of Toots and the Maytals; San Francisco poet and musician Azeem; The angular swamp funk of Eszter Balint and more

Loretta Lynn, Caetano Veloso, Toots and the Maytals

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Wednesday March 24, 2004

Our Show

Look Ahead: Spring 2004

March 24, 2004 • A special sneak preview of upcoming releases with an exclusive cut from Wilco's new album, A Ghost is Born. Also featured: New music from the Polyphonic Spree, Patti Smith, Lou Reed and more.

Look Ahead: Spring 2004

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Tuesday March 16, 2004

Our Show

Bob Dylan, Franz Ferdinand, Modest Mouse

March 16, 2004 • Contra music from the Portland Selection; Hawaiian ukelele master John King; Music of the Smiths by The Ukrainians; Glasgow's art school band Franz Ferdinand and more.

Bob Dylan, Franz Ferdinand, Modest Mouse

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Tuesday March 9, 2004

Our Show

Jonny Greenwood, Sufjan Stevens, Sigur Ros

March 9, 2004 • New musical meditations from Sigur Ros; The delicate melodies of Sufjan Stevens; Blues harp master Charlie Musselwhite; A one-man roots rock band: Charlemagne and more.

Jonny Greenwood, Sufjan Stevens, Sigur Ros

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Tuesday March 2, 2004

Our Show

Ollabelle, M. Ward, Brian Wilson

March 2, 2004 • The land of milk and honey: Eliza Gilkyson; A tribute to a lost friend from M. Ward; Requested music from Ennio Morricone; The musical landscapes of Lanterna and more.

Ollabelle, M. Ward, Brian Wilson

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Tuesday February 24, 2004

Our Show

Nellie McKay, The Mountain Goats, John Vanderslice

February 24, 2004 • The magic hour with Wynton Marsalis; A bit of blues from The Mountain Goats; The lo-fi world of John Vanderslice; New music from Chicago's Tortoise and more.

Nellie McKay, The Mountain Goats, John Vanderslice

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Tuesday February 17, 2004

Our Show

R. Crumb, Habib Koite, Warsaw Village Band

February 17, 2004 • A Billie Holiday tribute from James Carter; Malian story-song guitarist Habib Koite; Scottish folk electronica from Martyn Bennett; Canadian fiddle player April Verch and more.

R. Crumb, Habib Koite, Warsaw Village Band

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Wednesday February 4, 2004

Our Show

The Beatles in America

February 4, 2004 • On this edition of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen explores the year leading up to the British invasion with Bruce Spizer, author of The Beatles Are Coming! The Birth of Beatlemania in America.

The Beatles in America

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Tuesday January 27, 2004

Our Show

Count Basie, Ani DiFranco, Califone

January 27, 2004 • Down in the valley with Greg Brown; Indie folk punk from Ani DiFranco; The electronic experiments of Dani Siciliano; Finger-style guitarist Harris Newman and more.

Count Basie, Ani DiFranco, Califone

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Tuesday January 20, 2004

Our Show

Jack White, The Thrills, Beth Gibbons

January 20, 2004 • Like Radiohead? Listen to Oliver Future; Former Portishead singer Beth Gibbons; The hour before dawn with Dublin's Kila; Songs of joy from thumb pianist Samite and more.

Jack White, The Thrills, Beth Gibbons

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