This is a podcast from Roots of American Music, a Cleveland-based non-profit organization whose mission is to integrate music and education in Northeast Ohio to create vibrant communities through art and vibrant art through community. This show examines our shared American experience - contemporary and historic - from a variety of perspectives and seeks to tell captivating stories of people, places and events with a focus on live performance.
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In this edition of Lift Their Voices - a podcast series presented by Roots of American Music - host George Blake interviews artist Sam Hooper, regarding his recent performance at the Bop Stop at The Music Settlement, what he's learned about Dr. Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard, and his personal journey in music. Get tickets to upcoming Lift Their Vo…
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In this edition of Lift Their Voices - a podcast series presented by Roots of American Music - host George Blake interviews artist Mikey Silas, regarding his recent performance at the Bop Stop at The Music Settlement, what he's learned about Wendy Carlos, and his personal journey in music. Get tickets to upcoming Lift Their Voices concerts Follow u…
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In this edition of Lift Their Voices - a podcast series presented by Roots of American Music - host George Blake interviews artist Gretchen Pleuss, regarding her recent performance at the Bop Stop at The Music Settlement, what she's learned about Buffy Sainte-Marie, and her personal journey in music. Get tickets to upcoming Lift Their Voices concer…
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In this edition of Lift Their Voices - a podcast series presented by Roots of American Music - host George Blake interviews artist Nathan-Paul, regarding his recent performance at the Bop Stop at The Music Settlement, what he’s learned about James Baldwin, and his personal journey in music. Get tickets to upcoming Lift Their Voices concerts Follow …
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In this edition of Lift Their Voices - a podcast series presented by Roots of American Music - host George Blake interviews artist Bethany Joy regarding her recent performance at the Bop Stop at The Music Settlement, what she’s learned about Rachel Carson, and her personal journey into music. Get tickets to upcoming Lift Their Voices concerts Follo…
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In this edition of Lift Their Voices - a podcast series presented by Roots of American Music. Host George Blake interviews artist Esther Fitz regarding her recent performance at the Bop Stop at The Music Settlement, what she’s learned about Audre Lorde, and her personal journey into music. Get tickets to upcoming Lift Their Voices concerts Follow u…
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Since recording this episode Morgan Mecaskey has been named Creative Director for ROAM. At the time of recording this hadn't happened yet, so you won't hear anything about it. What you will hear is Morgan along with host Craig Lyndall and Jason Myers discussing the unsung guitar makers, dubbed the "Gals of Kalamazoo," who crafted guitars during the…
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Dr. William Woods and Reggie Bowens - Lift Their Voices Episode 2
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The Roots of American Music is proud to welcome Dr. William Woods and Reggie Bowens to the new Lift Their Voices series. "Lift Their Voices” - LTV for short - is a community program to highlight voices from marginalized communities and expand awareness. LTV is funded by The Ohio Arts Council and Cuyahoga Arts and Culture in partnership with Roots o…
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Charlie Mosbrook and Mark Freeman - Lift Their Voices: Episode 1
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The Roots of American Music is proud to welcome Charlie Mosbrook and Mark Freeman to the new Lift Their Voices series. "Lift Their Voices” - LTV for short - is a community program to highlight voices from marginalized communities and expand awareness. LTV is funded by The Ohio Arts Council and Cuyahoga Arts and Culture in partnership with Roots of …
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The Akron Heritage Music Project: Episode 7 -Readin' - Writin' - Route 21
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A look at the Southern migration of workers from the rural south to Akron, Ohio in search of jobs and new opportunity.By Evergreen Podcasts
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The Akron Heritage Music Project: Episode 6 - Opportunity
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Find out more about Roots of American Music: www.rootsofamericanmusic.orgBy Evergreen Podcasts
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The Akron Heritage Music Project: Episode 5 - The Akron Sound
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Join Calvin Reborn from the Akron Sound Museum and host Clint Holley as they explore the birthplace of the punk scene in Akron from the 1970’s to the present. Our musical guest is Roid Rage.By Evergreen Podcasts
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The Akron Heritage Music Project: Episode 4 - Sojourner Truth - Searching For Truth
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Sojourner Truth gave her famous "Ain't I A Woman Speech" in Akron, Ohio in 1851. Join host Clint Holley as he discovers how that speech still resonates today through the craft of quilt making.By Evergreen Podcasts
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The Akron Heritage Music Project: Episode 3 - Alcoholics Anonymous - A Higher Power
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A chance encounter between two alcoholics in Akron, Ohio led to the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. Explore these connections and enjoy songs from musical guests The Bogtrotters.By Evergreen Podcasts
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The Akron Heritage Music Project: Episode 2 - Akron Jazz and Howard Street - The Howard Street Shuffle
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Host Clint Holley compares interviews with Joe Mosbrook and Theron Brown in order to tell the story of the rich Jazz history found in Akron , Ohio. Hear stories about historic Howard Street, The Hotel Matthews as well as what is happening in Akron now with events such as The Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival.…
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The Akron Heritage Music Project: Episode 1 - The G.A.R. Hall - The Building Blocks of Akron
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The G.A.R. Hall is is a building block of the Northeast Ohio music scene. In this episode we find out how this historic building came to become a hub for live music as we interview Karen James Walters. Musical guest is gutsy roots singer and G.A.R. regular Rachel Brown.By Evergreen Podcasts
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The Pandemic Tapes: Episode 5 - Kyle Kidd
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ROAM teaching artist and activator of spaces, Kyle Kidd talks about the challenges artists are facing as the corona virus pandemic lingers on but shares and upbeat outlook as artists overcome challenges in order to continue creating.By Evergreen Podcasts
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The Pandemic Tapes: Episode 4 - Kevin Richards
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Join Roots of American Music's Artistic Director Kevin T. Richards as he discusses the struggles of leading a nonprofit arts organization during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the new ways that ROAM is bringing music to its audiences. Kevin shares his perspective on the pandemic’s impact on musicians, as well as how programming is being reimagined to b…
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The Pandemic Tapes: Episode 3 - Jason Meyers
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Jason Meyers, another popular local musician and ROAM teaching artist, talks about how his life has changed: cancelled gigs, his day job as a hospital therapy program coordinator and father to a newborn. He also shares what inspired some new songs he performs for this episode.By Evergreen Podcasts
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The Pandemic Tapes: Episode 2 - Juliana Tabor
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Juliana Tabor, a ROAM teaching artist and kindergarten teacher, talks about how technology is giving her a new perspective as she navigates the pandemic. Forming new, present-day relationships with her students has brought an unexpected closeness and intimacy.By Evergreen Podcasts
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The Pandemic Tapes: Episode 1 - Charlie Mosbrook
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In March of 2020 the Coronavirus upended the entire globe and the live music was brought to a halt. The Pandemic Tapes explores this crisis through interviews with musicians and by sharing songs they have written and recorded during "stay at home" orders. Cleveland folk musician Charlie Mosbrook is the featured artist in episode 1.…
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Ohio Heritage Music Project: Episode 5 - Hotz Cafe: The Original Social Network
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Hotz Cafe is a Cleveland landmark. Hotz is a small neighborhood tavern in the Tremont area of Cleveland, Ohio. First opened in 1919, Hotz recently celebrated 100 years of family ownership. Join Clint Holley and musical guest The Luckey Ones as we interview members of the Hotz family and record the band while the bar is open for business.…
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Ohio Heritage Music Project: Episode 4 - Journey to Ripley, Many Steps to Freedom
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Podcast 4 highlights songs and stories of the Ohio River and the story of the Underground Railroad and the role that the John Rankin House, and the daring abolitionist John Parker played in helping African-Americans flee slavery from Northern Kentucky. The John Rankin House is one of Ohio’s best-documented and most active Underground Railroad “stat…
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Ohio Heritage Music Project: Episode 3 - A Fighting Heart, the Johnny Kilbane story and the Cleveland Irish Experience
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Johnny Kilbane was a world champion featherweight boxer from Cleveland Ohio and held his title longer than did any other fighter in any weight class in history. Born into poverty in Cleveland’s Irish Immigrant ‘Angle’ neighborhood, Kilbane eventually leveraged his celebrity, determination, and smarts into a successful political career – holding pub…
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Ohio Heritage Music Project: Episode 2 - Following the Crumbs.
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Robert Crumb is an American cartoonist and musician. His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and satire of contemporary American culture. His band Robert Crumb and the Cheap Suit Serenades released 3 albums on the Blue Goose record label, featuring pre-war acoustic blues, rags and old time …
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Ohio Heritage Music Project: Episode 1 - The Ghost of Frank Lloyd Wright
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Recorded at the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Louis Penfield House on River Road in Willoughby, Ohio. Listen to the history behind this home, the families who live in it, and the rare, final blueprints Frank Lloyd Wright created for an additional house that was never built. Music performed by David Childers, North Carolina’s most prolific living song…
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