30 years ago, Loreena McKennitt released her breakthrough album, The Visit. We talk to this influential musician who turned Celtic music into world fusion while telling epic tales.
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Weekend, Oct 2-3, 2021 – Loreena McKennitt & Jade Warrior
Category: Program Highlights
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Friday, Oct 1, 2021 – Harold Budd and Eric Hilton
We hear some of the last music created by Harold Budd. The ambient artist passed last December, but he left his soundtrack to HBO’s I Know This Much Is True. We’ve got a track from that.
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Thursday, Sept 30, 2021 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes some fast guitar from Andy McKee, a leading light on the finger-style guitar scene. He has a new EP called Symbols. We’ll also ride the grooves of Byron Metcalf.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Chronotope Project 2021
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Wednesday, Sept 29, 2021 – Latin Ambiences
In honor of National Hispanic American Heritage Month, we’re going to the Latin side of Echoes. Not what you might expect: We’ll hear a different, more ambient part of the Latin aesthetic.
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Tuesday, Sept 28, 2021 – Jade Warrior’s 50th
It’s the 50th Anniversary of the greatest unsung band of Progressive Rock, Jade Warrior. Launched in 1971, they created a quartet of the most brilliant world fusion albums.
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Monday, Sept 27, 2021 – Loreena McKennitt Interview
30 years ago, Loreena McKennitt released her breakthrough album, The Visit. We talk to this influential musician who turned Celtic music into world fusion while telling epic tales.
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Weekend, Sept 25-16, 2021 – Ackerman, Oster and Eaton Interview
Guitarist Will Ackerman, founder of Windham Hill Records, horn player Jeff Oster and multi-instrumentalist Tom Eaton have gotten together for a new age nostalgic album called Brothers.
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Friday, Sept 24, 2021 – Music from Morcheeba
We’ll hear the sultry sound of Morcheeba from their album, Blackest Blue, and new ambient chamber music by South American composer Sebastian Plano from his album, Save Me Not.
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Thursday, September 23, 2021 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music from the Myndstream Collection Volume 1, featuring Mark Isham, Rick Wakeman and more. We’ll also hear from Steve Roach & Michael Stearns.