Audio by Adam » Music http://www.audiobyadam.com Radio and Audio Features and Documentaries Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:41:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Radio and Audio Features and Documentaries - An ever-fattening blog with scores (soon to be 100s) of the sound-rich radio stories and documentaries Adam Phillips has done over 25 years for National Public Radio, the CBC, and, since 1993, the Voice of America, where he is on staff. Phillips' interests are truly eclectic - there are almost no subject that do not engage him, and through his careful use of ambient sound and interviews, lure us in as well. Categories include Americana, religion and spirituality, New York life, arts, offbeat science, oral history, and lots and lots of "other." Phillips has won nearly 20 awards for his work. He is also an adjunct professor at the New School's Graduate School of Media Studies, and teaches oral history workshops. Adam Phillips no Adam Phillips adam@audiobyadam.com adam@audiobyadam.com (Adam Phillips) 1984-2010 Radio and Audio Features and Documentaries radio,documentaries,NPR,human interest,VOA,Americana,profiles,spirituality,New York,immigrants,ethnic,audio,features Audio by Adam » Music http://audiobyadam.com/audio/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/rss.jpg http://www.audiobyadam.com/category/music/ “Deep-Down Irishness” (NPR 1989) http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/deep-down-irishness-npr-1989/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/deep-down-irishness-npr-1989/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:43:20 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=278
  • The Loopy Art of English “Changeringing” (NPR 1989?)
  • The Status of Women in Israel (NPR 1990)
  • Gifts of the Rainforest: Indigenous Healing Systems of Belize (NPR)
    • ]]>     A survey look at what being Irish is all about deep down –from the “fairy faith” to its music, to Celtic myth, to sean nos and storytelling. Collected entirely in the West of Ireland down some very very back roads.

    See also “Visions and Beliefs in the West Ireland,” which focuses on the spirituality and folkways of the Irish Gaeltacht.

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    3. Gifts of the Rainforest: Indigenous Healing Systems of Belize (NPR)

    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/deep-down-irishness-npr-1989/feed/ 0 culture,Dublin,Eire,faeries,fairy,faith,Gaelic,Gaeltacht,Ireland,leprachaun,Music,Saint Patrick A survey look at what being Irish is all about deep down --from the "fairy faith" to its music, to Celtic myth, to sean nos and storytelling. Collected entirely in the West of Ireland down some very very back roads. - A survey look at what being Irish is all about deep down --from the "fairy faith" to its music, to Celtic myth, to sean nos and storytelling. Collected entirely in the West of Ireland down some very very back roads. See also "Visions and Beliefs in the West Ireland," which focuses on the spirituality and folkways of the Irish Gaeltacht. adamphillips no 15:34     Mister Spoons: Big Apple Flatware Virtuoso http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/mr-spoons-the-big-apples-flatware-virtuouso/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/mr-spoons-the-big-apples-flatware-virtuouso/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:22:05 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=366
  • Little League’s Big Adventure
  • Profile: Yo-Yo Ma, Peaceful Virtuoso (VOA 2009)
  • Columbus: Man and Myths
    • ]]>     There are hundreds of musicians, good and bad, tooting and strumming and bowing and belting in the New York subway system, but Mr. Spoons is sui generis. Not only is he fantastic at playing the spoons, he has an outsize character to match. I spent some serious time with him, and filed this report for VOA.

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    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/mr-spoons-the-big-apples-flatware-virtuouso/feed/ 0 buskers,busking,Mr. Spoons,Music,New York,spoons,subways There are hundreds of musicians, good and bad, tooting and strumming and bowing and belting in the New York subway system, but Mr. Spoons is sui generis. Not only is he fantastic at playing the spoons, he has an outsize character to match. There are hundreds of musicians, good and bad, tooting and strumming and bowing and belting in the New York subway system, but Mr. Spoons is sui generis. Not only is he fantastic at playing the spoons, he has an outsize character to match. I spent some serious time with him, and filed this report for VOA. adamphillips no 7:45     New (serious) Music for Toys http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/new-serious-music-for-toys/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/new-serious-music-for-toys/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:53:51 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=208
  • Traditional Spiritual Music of Hawaii (Radio Smithsonian)
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    • ]]>     Avant-garde musical artists have always liked to stretch the limits of what traditional musical instruments can do. But some artists have gone even farther and explored the less orthodox music of familiar objects.  This story explores the experimental music written especially for toys as performed in a concert in hipster Brooklyn.  Features toy piano virtuouso Margaret Leng Tan, a balloon composer and instrumentalist, and Isabel Negron, among others.

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    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/new-serious-music-for-toys/feed/ 0 avant-garde,baloonns,John Cage,Margaret Leng Tan,MATA,Music,toys Avant-garde musical artists have always liked to stretch the limits of what traditional musical instruments can do. But some artists have gone even farther and explored the less orthodox music of familiar objects. Avant-garde musical artists have always liked to stretch the limits of what traditional musical instruments can do. But some artists have gone even farther and explored the less orthodox music of familiar objects.  This story explores the experimental music written especially for toys as performed in a concert in hipster Brooklyn.  Features toy piano virtuouso Margaret Leng Tan, a balloon composer and instrumentalist, and Isabel Negron, among others. adamphillips no 7:13     Profile: Pamelia Kursten and the Art of the Theremin (VOA May 2003) http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/the-art-of-the-theremin-voa-may-2003/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/the-art-of-the-theremin-voa-may-2003/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:01:27 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=182
  • Profile: Art Spiegelman “Maus” Creator & Comics and Graphics Novel Artist
  • Profile: Yo-Yo Ma, Peaceful Virtuoso (VOA 2009)
  • Profile: Maxine Greene – Educator, Philosopher, Humanist (VOA 2009)
    • ]]>     Pamelia Kursten is the 21st century’s greatest theremin virtuosa, who has turned an instrument most associate with creepy sci-fi “woo-woo” music into an art form. Hear what she has to say and how she does it in this sound-rich piece, originally produced for the Voice of America’s “Our World” science program.

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    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/the-art-of-the-theremin-voa-may-2003/feed/ 0 avant-garde,Brooklyn,Clara Rockmore,Good Vibrations,Music,Pamelia Kursten,The Swan,Theremin Pamelia Kursten is the 21st century's greatest theremin virtuosa, who has turned an instrument most associate with creepy sci-fi "woo-woo" music into an art form. Hear what she has to say and how she does it in this sound-rich piece, Pamelia Kursten is the 21st century's greatest theremin virtuosa, who has turned an instrument most associate with creepy sci-fi "woo-woo" music into an art form. Hear what she has to say and how she does it in this sound-rich piece, originally produced for the Voice of America's "Our World" science program. adamphillips no 8:30     Profile: Yo-Yo Ma, Peaceful Virtuoso (VOA 2009) http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/profile-yo-yo-ma-peaceful-virtuoso-voa-2009/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/profile-yo-yo-ma-peaceful-virtuoso-voa-2009/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:20:26 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=186
  • Profile: Barney Rosset, Publisher and First Amendment Activist-Hero (VOA 2009)
  • Profile: Maxine Greene – Educator, Philosopher, Humanist (VOA 2009)
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    • ]]>     A profile of the great (and eminently personable) cellist Yo-Yo Ma based on personal interviews and archival recordings.

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    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/profile-yo-yo-ma-peaceful-virtuoso-voa-2009/feed/ 0 Bach,cello,classical music,debut,profiles,Yo-Yo Ma A profile of the great (and eminently personable) cellist Yo-Yo Ma based on personal interviews and archival recordings. A profile of the great (and eminently personable) cellist Yo-Yo Ma based on personal interviews and archival recordings. adamphillips no 7:50     The Doo Wop Revival http://www.audiobyadam.com/2010/doo-wop-revival/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2010/doo-wop-revival/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:12:59 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=696
  • The Island at the Center of the World: Dutch New York
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    • ]]>     Oyez oyez ooh bop she-bop ooh bop she BAM!   Doo wop was a great musical form that teens loved and parents often detested. In any case. its melodiousness has resurfaced big time on the revival circuit.  This story here is one from one I attended at a cheesy (grand) venue in Atlantic City.

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    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2010/doo-wop-revival/feed/ 0 Oyez oyez ooh bop she-bop ooh bop she BAM!   Doo wop was a great musical form that teens loved and parents often detested. In any case. its melodiousness has resurfaced big time on the revival circuit.  This story here is one from one I attended at ... (http://audiobyadam.com/audio/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/The-Drifters-001-150x150.jpg)Oyez oyez ooh bop she-bop ooh bop she BAM!   Doo wop was a great musical form that teens loved and parents often detested. In any case. its melodiousness has resurfaced big time on the revival circuit.  This story here is one from one I attended at a cheesy (grand) venue in Atlantic City. adamphillips no 6:40     The Loopy Art of English “Changeringing” (NPR 1989?) http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/the-loopy-art-of-english-changeringing-npr-1989/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/the-loopy-art-of-english-changeringing-npr-1989/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:13:22 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=300
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  • “Deep-Down Irishness” (NPR 1989)
  • Profile: Pamelia Kursten and the Art of the Theremin (VOA May 2003)
    • ]]>     English eccentricity, tradition, esthetics, mathematics, and a bit of obsessive-compulsiveness combine in the English art of changeringing or bellringing. I traveled to County Somerset in the heart of King Arthur country to get the lowdown and had a blast.

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    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/the-loopy-art-of-english-changeringing-npr-1989/feed/ 0 bells,changeringing,church,England,folkways,rural England,Somerset English eccentricity, tradition, esthetics, mathematics, and a bit of obsessive-compulsiveness combine in the English art of changeringing or bellringing. I traveled to County Somerset in the heart of King Arthur country to get the lowdown and had a bl... English eccentricity, tradition, esthetics, mathematics, and a bit of obsessive-compulsiveness combine in the English art of changeringing or bellringing. I traveled to County Somerset in the heart of King Arthur country to get the lowdown and had a blast. adamphillips no 7:51     The Loopy English Art of Changeringing http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/the-loopy-english-art-of-changeringing/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/the-loopy-english-art-of-changeringing/#comments Sat, 07 May 2011 18:04:27 +0000 adamphillips http://www.audiobyadam.com/?p=943
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    • ]]>     The English are one of the most endearingly eccentric group of people in earth.  This story, which I collected in Country Somerset, looks at changeringing, a world that combines math, music, churchgoing, village fellowship and the elusive “other dimension.” Lots of fun! NPR

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    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2011/the-loopy-english-art-of-changeringing/feed/ 0 art,bells,change ringing,church,County Somerset,Engliand,English,folkways,hobboies,rural life,tradition The English are one of the most endearingly eccentric group of people in earth.  This story, which I collected in Country Somerset, looks at changeringing, a world that combines math, music, churchgoing, village fellowship and the elusive "other dimen... (http://www.audiobyadam.com/audio/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bells-150x148.jpg)The English are one of the most endearingly eccentric group of people in earth.  This story, which I collected in Country Somerset, looks at changeringing, a world that combines math, music, churchgoing, village fellowship and the elusive "other dimension." Lots of fun! NPR adamphillips no 7:51     The Spiritual Music of Hawaii http://www.audiobyadam.com/2010/the-spiritual-music-of-hawaii/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2010/the-spiritual-music-of-hawaii/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:36:55 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=856
  • Traditional Spiritual Music of Hawaii (Radio Smithsonian)
  • New (serious) Music for Toys
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    • ]]>     Even given its colonial past and present day kitsch, Hawaii remains both an earthly paradise and a place of natural numinous power.  This is evident in its variety of spiritual musical idioms. Here is a taste of some of them,culled from a Smithsonian Festival a few years back.  Aloha!

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    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2010/the-spiritual-music-of-hawaii/feed/ 0 Even given its colonial past and present day kitsch, Hawaii remains both an earthly paradise and a place of natural numinous power.  This is evident in its variety of spiritual musical idioms. Here is a taste of some of them, (http://audiobyadam.com/audio/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/orchid-150x150.jpg) Even given its colonial past and present day kitsch, Hawaii remains both an earthly paradise and a place of natural numinous power.  This is evident in its variety of spiritual musical idioms. Here is a taste of some of them,culled from a Smithsonian Festival a few years back.  Aloha! adamphillips no 10:10     Traditional Spiritual Music of Hawaii (Radio Smithsonian) http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/traditional-spiritual-music-of-hawaii-radio-smithsonian/ http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/traditional-spiritual-music-of-hawaii-radio-smithsonian/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:34:04 +0000 adamphillips http://audiobyadam.com/?p=305
  • The Spiritual Music of Hawaii
  • New (serious) Music for Toys
  • About Adam (radio career)
    • ]]>     A look at the beautiful and diverse spiritual musical traditions of Hawaii, from chanting to slack-key guitar to unaccompanied a capella singing. Interviews and music recorded at the Folklife Festival in Washington DC for the late and much lamented Radio Smithsonian.

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    ]]>     http://www.audiobyadam.com/2009/traditional-spiritual-music-of-hawaii-radio-smithsonian/feed/ 0 American,American Folklife Festival,Americana,ethnomusicology,hawaii,Music,music of hawaii,musical traditions,Smithsonian,spiritual music,Washington dc A look at the beautiful and diverse spiritual musical traditions of Hawaii, from chanting to slack-key guitar to unaccompanied a capella singing. Interviews and music recorded at the Folklife Festival in Washington DC for the late and much lamented Rad... A look at the beautiful and diverse spiritual musical traditions of Hawaii, from chanting to slack-key guitar to unaccompanied a capella singing. Interviews and music recorded at the Folklife Festival in Washington DC for the late and much lamented Radio Smithsonian. adamphillips no 10:09