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Folk & Traditional Audiobooks

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    Finding the Raga

    An Improvisation on Indian Music

    by Amit Chaudhuri ...
    Narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 34 min

    'Supple, intricate and uncompromising, full of delicate observation and insight, Amit Chaudhuri's Finding the Raga immerses us in the rigorous beauty and cosmology of Indian classical music. It is also a loving memoir about relationships and places, dedication and vocation.' Geoff DyerBy turns essay, memoir and cultural study, Finding the Raga is Amit Chaudhuri's singular account of his discovery ... Read more

    $54.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Going Down to the River

    A Homeless Musician, an Unforgettable Song, and the Miraculous Encounter that Changed a Life

    by Doug Seegers, Steve Eubanks ...
    Narrated by Webb Wilder ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 57 min

    The astonishing story of a singer-songwriter living on the streets of Nashville who met Jesus, got sober, and found international stardom at the age of 62.Doug Seegers left New York for Nashville in search of every songwriter’s dream. When he didn’t find success, he fell into a state of loneliness that fed an addiction he had battled since adolescence. Soon, he was homeless, playing his guitar on ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    When I Get Home

    Songs

    Narrated by Guy's All Star Shoe Band ...

    Unabridged

    55 min

    You've heard Garrison Keillor and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band perform on the radio. Now you can enjoy their feel-good music on this collection.A Prairie Home Companionlisteners are frequently treated to a song-sometimes to a familiar tune, sometimes to original music-with words by Garrison Keillor. In them, he sings of home, love, friendship, family, faith, or just plain fun. These sixteen songs, ... Read more

    $17.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Along Comes the Association

    Beyond Folk Rock and Three-Piece Suits

    by Russ Giguere, Ashley Wren Collins ...
    Narrated by Peter Berkrot ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours

    Along Comes the Association is the story of how Russ Giguere and his fellow band members in the legendary and influential pop group The Association came together to create unparalleled music, unique to the time and place, and never again to be repeated. Yes, there were drugs, and there were women, such as the lovely Linda Ronstadt and Helen Mirren, but it was the Sixties, after all. In listening ... Read more

    $36.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    This Land That I Love

    Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and the Story of Two American Anthems

    by John Shaw ...
    Narrated by Traber Burns ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 20 min

    A narrative history of the writing of "This Land Is Your Land" and "God Bless America" that uncovers the conflicts and common ground between two classic patriotic songsFebruary, 1940. After a decade of worldwide depression, World War II had begun in Europe and Asia. With Germany on the march and Japan at war with China, the global crisis was in a crescendo. America's top songwriter, Irving Berlin, ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Mayor of MacDougal Street

    A Memoir

    by Dave Van Ronk, Elijah Wald ...
    Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 24 min

    Now the inspiration for a major motion picture written and directed by the Coen brothersDave Van Ronk was one of the founding figures of the 1960s folk revival, but he was far more than that. A pioneer of modern acoustic blues, a fine songwriter and arranger, a powerful singer, and one of the most influential guitarists of the ’60s, he was also a marvelous storyteller, a peerless musical historian ... Read more

    $30.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Well of Souls

    Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History

    by Kristina R. Gaddy ...
    Narrated by Chanté McCormick ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 12 min

    An illuminating history of the banjo, revealing its origins at the crossroads of slavery, religion, and music. In an extraordinary story unfolding across two hundred years, Kristina Gaddy uncovers the banjo's key role in Black spirituality, ritual, and rebellion. Through meticulous research in diaries, letters, archives, and art, she traces the banjo's beginnings from the seventeenth century, when ... Read more

    $36.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Pete Seeger: Storm King - Volume 2

    by Pete Seeger ...
    Narrated by Pete Seeger ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 15 min

    Pete Seeger's last project bridges generations!Volume 2 of gems from the life of one of the most influential figures in American music! Listen to intimate, never-before-heard recordings of the beloved civil rights icon and environmentalist's stories wrapped in music from around the world.Pete Seeger: Storm King audio collection presents Pete Seeger's spoken words as he captivatingly recounts his ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Talking Drum

    A Selection from Pete Seeger: The Storm King

    by Pete Seeger ...
    Narrated by Pete Seeger, Samite Mulondo, Tony Cedras ...

    Unabridged

    4 min

    African music sets the stage as Pete describes his travels around the world and the complex communication that takes place in a small African village using the talking drum.This single is part of the ongoing project called Pete Seeger: The Storm King -- an audio collection presenting seeger's spoken words as he captivatingly recounts his most engaging stories, narratives, and poems -- set to new ... Read more

    $3.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    How to Write a Song that Matters

    by Dar Williams ...
    Narrated by Dar Williams ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 47 min

    An effective and inspiring guide to songwriting by prolific, iconic singer-songwriter Dar Williams.How to Write a Song That Matters is an invaluable guide to writing music by a woman who knows how to do it and do it well: iconic singer-songwriter, Dar Williams. For years now, Williams has led songwriting retreats for musicians, from beginners to professionals, in which she elevates the process of ... Read more

    $37.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Imagine

    A Selection from Pete Seeger: The Storm King

    by Pete Seeger ...
    Narrated by Pete Seeger, Will Ackerman, Heidi Breyer, Rob Scheps, Gha'il Rhodes Benjamin ...

    Unabridged

    4 min

    Will Ackerman and Heidi Breyer's composition sets the stage as Pete Seeger recites Jeff Haynes' poem about the Underground Railroad.This single is part of the ongoing project called Pete Seeger: The Storm King -- an audio collection presenting seeger's spoken words as he captivatingly recounts his most engaging stories, narratives, and poem -- set to new music, produced by world renowned ... Read more

    $3.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    One Song at a Time

    Tales from the Kerrville Folk Festival

    by Joe Bevilacqua ...
    Narrated by Joe Bevilacqua ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour

    Founded by Rod Kennedy, the Kerrville Folk Festival has run annually since 1972. It is the longest continuously running music festival of its kind in North America. For eighteen straight days and nights each May and June, over thirty thousand guests come from all over the world to experience the magic of what the folks there simply call "Kerrville." The festival is known internationally as a mecca ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Joni Mitchell

    In Her Own Words

    by Malka Marom ...
    Narrated by Carrington MacDuffie ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 50 min

    When singer, musician, and broadcast journalist Malka Marom had the opportunity to interview Joni Mitchell in 1973, she was eager to reconnect with the performer that she'd first met late one night in 1966 at a Yorkville coffeehouse. More conversations followed over the next four decades of friendship, and it was only after Joni and Malka completed their last recorded interview, in 2012, that ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    I Am Baybie

    by Bill Schubart ...
    Narrated by Bill Schubart, Jody Petersen ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 31 min

    Nadine Hoover was sighted at birth and blinded by the drunken doctor bringing her into the world. The daughter she had herself as a teenager by a foster father who raped her became her greatest friend and comfort and Nadine kept her close until she died. Nadine renamed herself “Baybie” when she and her friend Virginia Brown moved to the streets of New York City where, she became a licensed ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    What I Found in a Thousand Towns

    A Traveling Musician's Guide to Rebuilding America's Communities-One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open-Mike Night at a Time

    by Dar Williams ...
    Narrated by Dar Williams ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 4 min

    A beloved folk singer presents an impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes.Dubbed by the New Yorker as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters," Dar Williams has made her career not in stadiums, but touring America's small towns. She has played their venues, composed in their coffee shops, and drunk in their bars. She has seen these communities ... Read more

    $51.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Pete Seeger: The Storm King

    Stories, Narratives, Poems: Spoken Word Set to a World of Music

    by Pete Seeger ...
    Narrated by Pete Seeger ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 20 min

    Gems from the life of one of the most influential figures in American music!Pete Seeger: The Storm King audio collection presents Pete Seeger's spoken words as he captivatingly recounts his most engaging stories, narratives, and poems-set to new music created by nearly 50 musicians from traditions as diverse as African Music, Blues, Bluegrass, Classical Guitar, Folk, Jazz, and Native American ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Been So Long

    My Life and Music

    by Jorma Kaukonen ...
    Narrated by Jorma Kaukonen, Grace Slick, Jack Casady ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 58 min

    ***This program includes a foreword written and read by Grace Slick, and an afterword written and read by Jack Casady*From the man who made a name for himself as a founding member and lead guitarist of Jefferson Airplane comes a memoir that offers a rare glimpse into the heart and soul of a musical genius—and a vivid journey through the psychedelic era in America.**“Music is the reward for being ... Read more

    $31.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Woodstock

    Interviews and Recollections

    by Dale Bell ...
    Narrated by Peter Berkrot, Sands Xe ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 59 min

    Featuring a foreword from legendary director Martin Scorcese, Woodstock: Interviews and Recollections combines stories, anecdotes, and perspectives from dozens of musicians and filmmakers about the making of the Academy Award-winning documentary Woodstock. Assembled by associate producer Dale Bell, the oral history takes listeners behind the scenes-and behind the camera-at the decade-defining ... Read more

    $44.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Try This At Home: Adventures in songwriting

    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

    by Frank Turner ...
    Narrated by Frank Turner ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 52 min

    The brand new memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Road Beneath My Feet.Taking 36 songs from his back catalogue, folk-punk icon Frank Turner explores his songwriting process. Find out the stories behind the songs forged in the hedonistic years of the mid-2000s North London scene, the ones perfected in Nashville studios, and everything in between. Some of these songs arrive fully ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Unlikely Angel

    The Songs of Dolly Parton

    by Lydia R. Hamessley ...
    Narrated by Janet Metzger ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 22 min

    Dolly Parton's success as a performer and pop culture phenomenon has overshadowed her achievements as a songwriter. But she sees herself as a songwriter first, and with good reason. Parton's compositions like "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene" have become American standards with an impact far beyond country music. Lydia R. Hamessley's expert analysis and Parton's characteristically ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Big Muddy

    A Selection from Pete Seeger: The Storm King

    by Pete Seeger ...
    Narrated by Pete Seeger, Paul Cebar, Charlie Burnham, Dean Bowman ...

    Unabridged

    5 min

    Back porch swamp blues music stomps you into the Mekong River as Pete tells the controversial story of how the airing of this song, protesting the war in Vietnam, contributed to the Smother's Brothers' show being cancelled.This single is part of the ongoing project called Pete Seeger: The Storm King -- an audio collection presenting seeger's spoken words as he captivatingly recounts his most ... Read more

    $3.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    On The Road Not Taken

    by Paul Dodgson ...
    Narrated by Paul Dodgson ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 24 min

    On the Road Not Taken is a memoir about the transformational power of music. It begins with a boy growing up in a small town on the Kent coast in the 1970s, who learns to play the guitar and dreams of heading out on the open road with a head full of songs. But when the moment comes to make the choice, he is not brave enough to give it a go.Time passes but the desire to explain the world through ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Reactor

    A Book about Grief and Repair

    by Nick Blackburn ...
    Narrated by Nick Blackburn ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 52 min

    'One of the finest accounts of the mysterious workings of grief I have ever read.'-Helen Macdonald**'Beautiful, strange and completely compelling.'****-**Olivia Laing'I read it with awe and sorrow.'****-Fatima BhuttoI tore the arse of my pyjamas one morning, about a year before he died, and my father sewed it up perfect in a few minutes, just like that. I was looking at them this morning actually, ... Read more

    $54.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Barefoot Pilgrimage

    by Andrea Corr ...
    Narrated by Andrea Corr ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 46 min

    Andrea Corr’s Barefoot Pilgrimage is a compelling and honest memoir.In part, an exercise in coming to terms with and making sense of life and mortality following the loss of a beloved father; in part, a reflection on an unlikely journey with her siblings through the music industry; in part, a meditation on family, on music, and on creativity; and, in part, a shout-out for love and for hope ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial