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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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Lift Their Voices: Sam Hooper

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George Blake interviews Sam Hooper, regarding his performance at the Bop Stop at The Music Settlement...
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Lift Their Voices: Mikey Silas

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George Blake interviews Mikey Silas, regarding his performance at the Bop Stop at The Music Settlement...
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Lift Their Voices: Gretchen Pleuss

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George Blake interviews Gretchen Pleuss regarding her recent performance at the Bop Stop at The Music Settlement....
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Lift Their Voices: Nathan-Paul

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George Blake interviews Nathan-Paul regarding his recent performance at the Bop Stop at The Music Settlement....
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Lift Their Voices: Bethany Joy

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George Blake interviews Bethany Joy regarding her recent performance at the Bop Stop at The Music Settlement....
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Lift Their Voices: Esther Fitz

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George Blake interviews Esther Fitz regarding her recent performance at the Bop Stop at The Music Settlement....
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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....
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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.org...
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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 ...
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The Akron Heritage Music Project: Episode 4 - Sojourner Truth - Searching For Truth

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Join host Clint Holley as he discovers how that speech still resonates today through the craft of quilt making....
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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. Hear more about AA and music from The Bogtro...
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The Akron Heritage Music Project: Episode 2 - Akron Jazz and Howard Street - The Howard Street Shuffle

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Hear stories about historic Howard St. & The Hotel Matthews as well as what's happening in Akron with events like The Rubber City Jazz & Blues Fes...
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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 a building block of the Northeast Ohio musical scene. Musical Guest Rachel Brown...
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The Pandemic Tapes: 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 ...
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The Pandemic Tapes: 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 t...
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The Pandemic Tapes: 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 hosp...
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The Pandemic Tapes: 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 pa...
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The Pandemic Tapes: 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 throug...
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Ohio Heritage Music Project: 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. Join Clint Holley and musical guest...
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Ohio Heritage Music Project: 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 th...
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Ohio Heritage Music Project: 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 cla...
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Ohio Heritage Music Project: Following the Crumbs

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In this episode, we explore Crumb's time working for American Greetings in Cleveland, Ohio at the now iconic 78th Street Studios building. Special...
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Ohio Heritage Music Project: 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 fa...
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