50 years ago, guitarist Will Ackerman’s modest release In Search of the Turtle’s Navel launched a movement. We hear founder Will Ackerman talk about the genesis of a revolution.
Coming Up
Monday, May 18, 2026 – Windham Hill 50th
Tag: Acoustic Guitar
CD of the Month
Echoes May 2026 CD of the Month: SUSS
The Ambient Country Band SUSS delivers their most haunting and expansive work to date with Counting Sunsets. It’s a trip into a high plains dusk and Echoes May CD of the Month.
Coming Up
Friday, May 8, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, the ambient guitar twang of The Royal Arctic Institute. We’ll hear from their album, From Catharsis to Coma. We’ll also hear from Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen.
Coming Up
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – Vin Downes & Tom Eaton
Keyboardist Tom Eaton and guitarist Vin Downes are veterans of work with Will Ackerman and are in a trio with Jeff Oster. They have an album of ambient duets called Until the Light Was Gone.
Coming Up
Friday, May 1, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Bill Nelson from the album Marvellous Realms. We’ll also hear from former NPR staffer and creator of Tiny Desk Concerts, Bob Boilen.
Wordless Echoes
Wordless Echoes – A Valentine’s Day Soundscape
Immerse yourself in 6 hours of uninterrupted instrumental music to set the mood for romance, including tunes from Suzanne Ciani, Tangerine Dream, Ludovico Einaudi, Deuter, and many more.
News
Ralph Towner – A Generational Influence
From the Paul Winter Consort to Oregon to a vast solo career, guitarist Ralph Towner altered the landscape of acoustic guitar and ensemble playing. We remember this innovative artist.
Playlists
Weekend, Jan 17-18, 2026 – Programs 2602A & 2602B
Marissa Nadler is something beyond a singer-songwriter. Her seductive voice is wrapped in elaborate stories and bathed in psychedelic overtones and reverb.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 – Long Tracks III
It’s Long Tracks III as we dig into some more expansive sounds for you. It will include a deep ambient meditation, a lost classic of German space music, a world fusion journey, and more.
Playlists
Monday, Jan 12, 2026 – Echoes Program 2602A
Marissa Nadler is something beyond a singer-songwriter. Her seductive voice is wrapped in elaborate stories and bathed in psychedelic overtones and reverb.