/tags/music music en-US Copyright Wed, 09 Apr 2025 23:23:06 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2025-04-09/94-year-old-fitness-advocate-roy-sutton-was-active-to-the-end Roy Sutton passed away in March while in the middle of three projects. JPR revisits his 2024 conversation with "My Better Half" host Vanessa Finney. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 23:23:06 GMT /outdoors-leisure-and-sports/2025-04-09/94-year-old-fitness-advocate-roy-sutton-was-active-to-the-end Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2025-04-03/waitress-has-its-professional-debut-in-oregon JPR's Vanessa Finney talks with the director of Oregon's first professionally-staged production of "Waitress." Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:09:48 GMT /music-arts-culture/2025-04-03/waitress-has-its-professional-debut-in-oregon Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2024-11-08/new-book-explores-womens-contributions-to-global-music The acclaimed radio essay series, "Turning the Tables," has inspired a new book. JPR's Vanessa Finney talks with two contributors about “How Women Made Music: a Revolutionary History from NPR Music.” Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:57:27 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-11-08/new-book-explores-womens-contributions-to-global-music Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2024-10-03/dreaming-the-culture-forward-music-documentaries-to-screen-at-film-fest The Ashland Independent Film Festival runs October 3-6, and features two music documentaries created by Rogue Award recipients Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:54:17 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-10-03/dreaming-the-culture-forward-music-documentaries-to-screen-at-film-fest Vanessa Finney /music-arts-and-culture/2024-07-03/singer-corey-murphy-traces-the-irish-diaspora-in-south-central-oregon-through-folk-music Corey Murphy grew up in Klamath Falls. His father was one of thousands who emigrated from Ireland to Oregon in the mid-19th and -20th centuries, seeking work as sheepherders and cowboys. Today, Murphy studies, arranges and performs songs related to the Irish diaspora in South Central Oregon. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:19:57 GMT /music-arts-and-culture/2024-07-03/singer-corey-murphy-traces-the-irish-diaspora-in-south-central-oregon-through-folk-music Vanessa Finney /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-04-20/u2s-bono-as-religious-figure Focus of book in "Religion Around" series. Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:00:58 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-04-20/u2s-bono-as-religious-figure /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-03-12/caballito-negro-left-edge-percussion-stone-tapestry Terry Longshore and Tessa Brinckman have long pushed musical boundaries with their flute-and-percussion duo, Caballito Negro. They join forces with Left… Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:20:52 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-03-12/caballito-negro-left-edge-percussion-stone-tapestry The ɫèapp Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-02-27/rep-singers-present-a-sheen-of-dew-on-flowers The poetry of women is showcased in a new musical work coming to the stage this weekend (February 29 and March 1). Rogue Valley composer Joby Talbot set… Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:54:35 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-02-27/rep-singers-present-a-sheen-of-dew-on-flowers The ɫèapp Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-02-26/mill-city-in-our-city-string-quartet-arrives It's time for some rosin on the bows; the musicians have arrived. The Mill City String Quartet from Minnesota comes to the Rogue Valley for a short… Wed, 26 Feb 2020 18:29:21 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-02-26/mill-city-in-our-city-string-quartet-arrives The ɫèapp Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-01-29/taiko-swingposium-teaches-history-with-music Taiko drumming and swing music are not frequently mentioned in the same sentence. So here's a new sentence: San Jose Taiko and the Humboldt State… Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:48:49 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-01-29/taiko-swingposium-teaches-history-with-music The ɫèapp Team