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Monday, July 11, 2005
  • Son Volt - photo by Mark Ray
    Son Volt (Mark Ray)

    Fortunate Son

    Founder of alt.country leaders Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt, Jay Farrar joins us for a live performance on the eve of Son Volt's latest release, Okemah and the Melody of Riot. Also: composer Raphael Mostel, who has written music commemorating the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which was performed at ceremonies in 1987 and can be heard on Blood on the Moon. His latest work is "Night and Dawn," a commission in honor of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands. He joins us with a preview.

Jay Ferrar

Jay Farrar, founder of Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt, joins us for a live performance.
» Jay Farrar's Web site

Raphael Mostel

Composer Raphael Mostel on music commemorating World War II.
» Raphael Mostel's Web site

The Swell Season in The Greene Space

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Joshua Bell in The Greene Space

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