Tag: music

Bangor Area Commons 9/6/12

Producer/Host: Niles Parker
Engineer: Amy Browne
Issue: Bangor’s growing music scene
Bangor in August: KahBang! And the American Folk Festival
A history of KahBang! And the American Folk Festival and their impact on Bangor

a) History of the festivals
b) Impact on Bangor and relation to the Waterfront
c) How to further develop the festivals and the Bangor arts/music scene

Guests:
A) John Rohman, Chair of the American Folk Festival
B) Heather McCarthy, Executive Director of the American Folk Festival
C) Joshua Gass, Creative Director of KahBang!
D) Megan Shorette, Executive Director of KahBang! Arts

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Notes from Electronic Cottage 4/28/11

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

How do you prefer to listen to music – on downloaded mp3 files, on CD, on vinyl? On vinyl, you may say – are you kidding? Nope, vinyl is making a comeback, and audiophiles claim that’s because vinyl sounds better. Does it?
Listen up and see what you think.

Bangor Area Commons 4/7/11

Producer/Host: Meaghan LaSala
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Main Street Music Studios Instrument Donation Program. In the last two years, MSMS has collected, repaired and donated hundreds of instruments to school music programs throughout the state.

Guests:
Andrew Clifford (President, Producer, Drums), Bill Thibodeau (Banjo, Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar), Jeremy Shirland (Guitar), Brad O’brien (Bass Guitar). http://mainstreetmusicstudios.com/ (207) 992-6169

Weekend Voices: Hear Again 9/20/08

Producer: Jim Campbell;  Host: Amy Browne

From the WERU Archives: Art and Science

How did Paul Sullivan get started in music?  What are some alternative voting systems that might provide propostional representation more effectively?  How do you mathematially divide something fairly among four or more people with no one feeling slighted?

Guests:
Paul Sullivan, Composer and Musician, River Music, Brooklin, Maine
Alan D. Taylor, Professor of Mathematics, Union College, Schenectedy, NY