Horse Music

Songs include: Songs include: Chattanooga Choo Choo by Glenn Miller, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by the Andrews Sisters, God Bless The Child by Billie Holiday, Take the A Train by Duke Ellington and Stardust by Artie Shaw. 

Songs include: Stars and Stripes Forever by John Phillip Sousa, Tail End Charlie by Glenn Miller, Take Me Out To the Ball Game by Frankie Masters, America by the Boston Pops Orchestra, Bugler's Holiday by Leroy Anderson and Mr. Touchdown USA by Hugo Winterhalter. 

Songs include: Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree by Glenn Miller, Chiquita Banana by Xavier Cugat, Blueberry Hill by Louis Armstrong, Beans and Cornbread by Louis Jordan and Huckleberry Duck by Raymond Scott. 

Do all classical pieces have to be long? Apparently not. Are there some brief classical hits? Yes indeed. Stephen and Joanna also discuss whether composers ever write music for their own funerals. Plus, a listener is distracted by a dog riding a horse. Seriously. Got questions fo ... Show More

As well as being a consummate journalist, newsreader and broadcaster, Sophie does ‘beyond the limits’ running…the Marathon des Sables for example…for pleasure?! In this edition of Inheritance Tracks he reveals the stories behind the music that continues to inspire him; from the h ... Show More

We pick our favorite music released in September 2020, featuring Cuban hip-hop artist La Dame Blanche, Masego's summer wanderlust, Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker and a reimagined mass. • Adrianne Lenker: "anything" from songs • Waylon Payne: "Old Blue Eyes" from Blue Eyes, The Harlo ... Show More

Bob Boilen shares new songs (in one case, a new recording) from a few of his favorite artists, plus discoveries from Montana and Alaska. Featured Artists And Songs: 1. Bob Dylan: "When I Paint My Masterpiece," from Shadow Kingdom 2. Annie Bartholomew: "All for the Klondike's Gold ... Show More

All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen shares the "most astonishing song" he's heard this year: Regina Spektor's "Up The Mountain," plus Stella Donnelly's "Lungs," the many colors of MABUTA and more. Featured Songs And Artists: 1. Regina Spektor: "Up The Mountain," from Home, before a ... Show More

Join Bulat the Brave Companion and Ivan Tsarevich (no, not that one) as they get a magical new horse, escape magical prison, and get in some magical fights.  The creature is the shōkera, the slimy guy looking in your window right now.  --  Music: "Kaleidoscope" by Podington Bear ... Show More

In this Russian Fairy Tale from the same collections as the stories of Koschei the Deathless, we find a prince who goes on a quest for the firebird. This leads us into a Russian nesting quest situation, where he ends up on a quest-within-a-quest-within-a-quest. We'll also follow ... Show More

Human and Horse relationships have long be intertwined; from the ancient Eurasian plain, through to modern cowboys. But how did these huge, independent creatures become domesticated - and what was the original intention behind such an act? Originally tamed for their meat and milk ... Show More