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Over The Rhine On World Cafe

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Over The Rhine On World Cafe

Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist's third seasonal album, Blood Oranges in the Snow, feels heartfelt and immediate. Hear a live performance of several songs, including the title track.

Over The Rhine On World Cafe

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Over The Rhine On Mountain Stage

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Mountain Stage

Over The Rhine On Mountain Stage

The Ohio husband and wife at the heart of Over the Rhine have called their music "post-nuclear, pseudo-alternative, folk-tinged art-pop." Hear them perform five songs on stage in West Virginia.

Over The Rhine On Mountain Stage

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'We Grow Songs': Over The Rhine On Making Untamed Music

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'We Grow Songs': Over The Rhine On Making Untamed Music

Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist are approaching their 17th wedding anniversary, and they've been making music together even longer. Meet Me at the Edge of the World, their latest album as Over the Rhine, grows from the couple's deep and tangled roots in rural Ohio.

'We Grow Songs': Over The Rhine On Making Untamed Music

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Mountain Stage

Over The Rhine On Mountain Stage

Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist, the married couple at the heart of Over the Rhine, have seen their band evolve over the course of 18 years and 17 albums. They perform a sample of their large discography on Mountain Stage.

Over the Rhine in Concert on Mountain Stage - 10/03/2008

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Best Music of 2007

The Year in Music for Kids

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Kids' music comes in virtually every style and stripe, and varies wildly in quality. The best kids' albums of 2007 have appeal for kids and adults alike, and are suitable for listening, even while the whole family is in the car together. Highlights include Recess Monkey and many more.

The Year in Music for Kids

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Over The Rhine: A Whole Life In A Song

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Over The Rhine: A Whole Life In A Song

Named for the Cincinnati neighborhood where the band used to live, Over the Rhine is husband and wife Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist. For more than 20 years, the two have written lyrics that they hope connect on a universal level.

Over The Rhine: A Whole Life In A Song

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