VPR Music

Easter Sunday: Exciting new releases from French Canada, classic British folk divas, Cape Verdean saudade, and much much more!This program will air on…

Airing a program from our archives this week, featuring a classic mix of music from Vermont and the rest of the world!This program will air on Sunday…

Hugh McCracken was one of New York's most skilled, first-call studio guitarists. He played on countless sessions with top-name artists over a four-decade…

Rock 'n' roll pioneer Chuck Berry passed away at age 90 on March 18, 2017. He was about to release his first new album in 40 years.This week on My Place,…

Previews of many live shows this week in the VPR listening area, African music to help dance in the glorious month of April, and a special segment with…

We bid adieu to a long and sometimes snowy month of March with waltzes, cumbias, and a generous helping of music from the hills of Vermont.This program…

This week on the program, I'll tell you the improbable story of singer/songwriter, Johnny Bragg.Bragg wrote one of the biggest hit songs of the 1950s with…

Welcoming spring with a wide variety of live performances in the VPR listening area, and a fond farewell to Chuck Berry, blues harp master James Cotton,…

Guitarist Billy Mure's professional career as a musician extended a full eight decades. As a studio session musician in New York, Billy Mure has played on…

A wealth of local concerts related to St. Patrick's Day,and also lots of non-Irish event previews, classic Vermont bluegrass, some blues for the long…