The Smithsonian recently issued Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology, a 6-CD, 200 page book that traces the history and growth of jazz music worldwide. We're joined in the studio by the set's producer and project director, Richard Burgess and WEAA's own Doc Manning, the host of "In the Tradition," which airs at 8pm
In Baltimore, Lance Reddick is best known for his performance as Lieutenant Cedric Daniels on The Wire.
Join us for interview with Michael Lawrence, a local filmmaker whose latest project is a documentary called Bach & Friends. In it, he gathers some of the most renowned musicians of our time to reflect on Bach's legacy and give performances of his music. There are great classical players, like Joshua Bell, Rich
We Shall Overcome. I Woke Up This Morning With My Mind on Freedom. Keep Your Eyes on the Prize. The songs that served as the soundtrack of the Civil Rights Movement were more than just entertainment. They were organizing tools that inspired and mobilized participants, and helped with outreach outside of the movement.
Keith Covington started up the New Haven Lounge, one of the best places around to see live jazz, in 1987. He brought us the gift of great holiday jazz and blues music.
Tom Hall is the Director of the Baltimore Choral Arts Society and Arts & Culture Editor of Maryland Morning. He joins us to share his favorite holiday music.
Helicon join us for their 17th annual appearance on the show. While they're now living in different countries and no longer performing regularly as a band, they reunite each year for a Winter Solstice concert.
The members of Helicon are:
In this holiday Marc Steiner Show special, we're joined by by Peabody's own conductor, Edward Polochick, who shares some of his favorite holiday music.
Milton Dugger has been producing soul music for fourty years. In one of the Marc Steiner Show's holiday traditions, we brought him on the show today to play some of his favorite tracks and talk about music. You can find some of the many great albums he's worked on over the years here.
It's a Steiner Show tradition to bring some of our Baltimore's best known music lovers and musicians into the studio at the holidays to share their favorite seasonal music.
Today Jon Carney, Concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, joins us to share some beautiful pieces of classical music.
Helicon join us for their 17th annual appearance on the show. While they're now living in different countries and no longer performing regularly as a band, they reunite each year for a Winter Solstice concert.
Milton Dugger has been producing soul music for fourty years. In one of the Marc Steiner Show's holiday traditions, we brought him on the show today to play some of his favorite tracks and talk about music. You can find some of the many great albums he's worked on over the years here.
One of Baltimore's music legends, jazz vocalist Ethel Ennis, joins us in the studio this hour with one of Baltimore's up and coming musical talents, beatboxer Shodekeh. We're also joined by Ethel's husband Earl Arnett, who ran the music club Ethel's Place with Ethel from 1984-1988.
Author and historian Bruce Watson joins us today to talk about his important new book Freedom Summer: The Savage Season that Made Mississippi Burn and
Aubrey Sarvis, Executive Director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, joins us for an update on the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," which bans openly gay and lesbian members of the military from serving.
We start off this hour with our weekly installment of Your Health Today.
Then, what happens when Scottish music meets the blues? Umoja Gaelica, a new project from Marc Steiner regular Lea Gilmore, combines musical styles and reaches out to communities on both sides of the Atlantic.
This hour we speak with artists, musicians, and activists from different parts of the southern Appalachian region about the intersections between their art and activism. Our guests are all taking part in the Common Ground On the Hill festival, taking place right now in Westminster, Maryland.
In another segment of interviews we did in Detroit at the 2010 U.S. Social Forum, we hear from:
Olie Lake, who came from Alaska as part of the Indigenous Environmental Network
Music legend Hazel Dickens turned 75 this week. She joins us to speak about her life and music. Hazel will be performing at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore on Friday, June 4th. Click here for more info on the concert.
In another of our Urbanite Radio Stories, Marc talks with author Deborah Rudacille, whose new book, Roots of Steel: Boom and Bust in an American Mill Town, follows the history of the Sparrows Point Steel Mill in Dundalk, MD.
She was joined by:
We open our first hour with our weekly finance segment, "Money Matters" with Gary Martin. Today, Gary offers some suggestions on developing a healthier relationship with credit.
Noted poet E. Ethelbert Miller joins Marc for a wide-ranging discussion of modern language, literature, and culture. He argues that there are no current cultural figures who are presenting fresh ideas and leading us forward.
To start out the hour, we run our weekly segment in collaboration with Good Samarian Hospital. This week, the importance of getting regular checkups!
Next, Congressman Elijah Cummings, Maryland Congressman for the 7th District, joins us by phone to discuss the progress Maryland legislature has made in creating a program for foreclosure help.
For the first hour of today's show, Marc is joined by guests to discuss the impact of the earthquake on an already impoverished nation, and where Haiti goes from here. The panel included:
Voices From the Archives features a selection of our favorite interviews from the past seventeen years of The Marc Steiner Show.
This hour, we look at two of the towering legacies of 20th century American music, Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie. We're joined by a panel of musicians and music writers to discuss and listen to the music of these two legends.
Helicon join us for their 16th annual appearance on the show. While they're now living in different countries and no longer performing regularly as a band, they reunite each year for a Winter Solstice concert.
Helicon join us for their 16th annual appearance on the show. While they're now living in different countries and no longer performing regularly as a band, they reunite each year for a Winter Solstice concert.
For the first segment of this hour, Marc continues his interview with award winning author, Tracy Kidder.
