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Attack of the Killer Accordions!

Fri, May 18, 2012

Quick, name an instrument (besides the guitar) that is played almost entirely throughout the world (except for pretty much all of Asia). Did you guess the accordion? I hope you didn't peek at the headline to get that answer. The accordion is the theme of this week's World Music Show (5/19) becuase every once in awhile, it's good to give some props to a global instrument such as this that is held in such high regard.

Throughout the parts of the world, the accordion has a many different names:

The Electric Croude

Duane, Terje, and Alex

by George Maida

Fri, May 18, 2012

No one coaxed slide soul out of an SG like Duane

This week’s show is something of a time traveling sandwich–the late 1990s surrounded by the 70’s–and 3 different areas of the world to boot featuring our own South with Duane Allman, Scandanavia with Norwegian born Terje Rypdal, and Canada’s six-string maestro Alex Lifeson.

Science Matters Special Report

NASA Langley Team to Track Rocket Launch from North Atlantic

A team from NASA’s Langley Research Center will have its eyes, cameras and telescopes trained on the skies for the launch of the first commercial spaceflight carrying cargo to the International Space Station.

Events

Exhibit Explores the Staying Power of Children’s Stories

Whether it’s the tale of Max and his fearsome-looking monster friends in Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are, or the bull who preferred smelling flowers to fighting matadors in Munro Leaf’s The Story of Ferdinand, a good children’s book can be remembered forever.

Events

Live Broadcast featuring the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble

How do sound and music affect our daily lives? Is there a difference between hearing and listening? How can we become better listeners? Using live performance, stories collected from the community and conversations with experts in the field, the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble (ACE) will unlock the ability we all have to listen actively with our ears and our brains.

The Electric Croude

The Mom’s Day Croude: From Mahavishnu to Mumy

by George Maida

Fri, May 11, 2012

As the years go by, I’m more conscious of linking certain albums with certain holidays. Listening to and broadcasting from my bedroom as a kid was challenging. Not like radio. Since the speakers were not directly positioned in the windows, lots of extra amperage was required to make sure the neighborhood enjoyed what I did. I had more direct feedback from the rest of the household downstairs.

The World Music Show

Oh Momma!

by Ian Stewart

Thu, May 10, 2012

Right off the bat, I want to clarify a little something about this week's World Music Show (5/12). It's not all about Mothers or Mothers who are musicians. Oh sure, I'll feature a few artists who happen to be mother's. But the main crux of this week's show is an ode to a mother I'm quite fond of, my wife Mariah, who happens to also be the mother of my two kids, Piper and Emmett.

Meet the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble (ACE)

by Bobbie Barajas

Thu, May 10, 2012

The Atlantic Chamber Ensemble (ACE) is WCVE Public Radio’s Ensemble in Residence.

Launching its inaugural season in the fall of 2011, ACE is a dynamic group of young professional musicians based in Richmond, Virginia who are members of the Richmond Symphony and faculty members at institutions such as Virginia Commonwealth University, the College of William and Mary, and the University of Richmond.