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This program was originally posted in March, 2001.

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A prelude from the Penguin Cafe
Herman Melville descendent, Moby
Ambient jazz from Richard Bone
The Civil War fiddle of Jay Ungar
A closer walk with Aubrey Ghent
The shady glade from Ben Trout
Bass master Rob Wasserman

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Anything could happen on a
recording by the Penguin Cafe
Orchestra. Telephone tones
could become rhythm
sections. Guitars would strum
with ring modulators. It's a
world where Wurlitzers,
whistles and whimsy combine.

Penguin Café Orchestra

Listen to Prelude and Yodel:
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from Broadcasting From Home (EG Editions)

Band Website: Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Moby's record has been heard
by many but unknown to most.
This anti-corporate music
maker decided to sell his
sounds for use in television
ads and movies. He takes the
money and puts it to causes
he cares about. Play is one
of the most licensed CDs ever.

Moby

Listen to Porcelain:
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from Play (Virgin Records)

Listen to a review of Moby's Play from NPR's All Things Considered.

Visit the official Web site for Moby.

Richard Bone's music takes
two forms: an ambient sound,
and a quirky electronic jazz
sound.

Richard Bone

Listen to Amorita Drive:
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from Coxa (Quirkworks Records)

"I see our compositions as
essentially organic, flowing
from the natural unfolding of
simple melodic ideas without
the composer's hand being
very evident."

Jay Ungar and Molly Mason

Listen to Prairie Spring:
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from Harvest Home (Angel Records)

Listen to an interview with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason.

Visit the official Web site for Jay Ungar and Molly Mason.

Part of the "sacred steel"
movement in Florida, Aubrey
Ghent plays gospel music
on an electric lap-steel
guitar.

Aubrey

Listen to Just A Closer Walk With Thee:
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from Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection (Arhoolie Records)

Listen to a report on the 40th anniversary of Arhoolie Records.

Listen to a feature on lap-steel guitars from NPR's All Things Considered.

Listen to the first of a two-part series on Chuck Campbell.

Listen to part two of the Chuck Campbell feature.

In the mid 1990s, Ben Trout
was playing with a band
called, "Psykovsky".

Ben Trout

Listen to Shady Glade:
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from Metalgrass (Trout Sounds)

Visit the official Web site for Ben Trout.

We have no purchase information for this CD. Contact the artist for more information: info@troutsounds.com.

People may recognize the
bass parts, but they don't
know where the other parts
are coming from. Believe it
or not, aside from all the
percussion and drums, 99
percent of the album is
the bass.

Rob Wasserman

Listen to Wildside:
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from Space Island (Atlantic Records)

Listen to a feature on Rob Wasserman from NPR's Morning Edition, 1994.

Visit the official Web site for Rob Wasserman.

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