Sep 14th, 2008 · The all-male vocal quartet, which draws its name from the supreme rulers of yore, has been selling out Irish stadiums with harmony-drenched folk songs. Now on tour in North America, the group visits NPR for a studio performance and interview.
May 25th, 2008 · Propelled by a catchy first single called "Boston" (featured on the NBC sitcom Scrubs), Augustana has released its second album, Can't Love, Can't Hurt. Three of the band's members perform in NPR's studio 4A.
Oct 18th, 2007 · Several years ago, influential bluegrass musician Del McCoury decided to do away with modern concert amplification and go back to the basics: three microphones. With his sons at his side, McCoury performs live and answers questions about his life in music.
Aug 16th, 2007 · Born and raised among the jazz greats of New Orleans, renowned trumpeter Terence Blanchard captured the city's devastation in his film score for Spike Lee's When the Levees Broke. He discusses his latest project, "A Tale of God's Will (a requiem for Katrina)."
Dec 31st, 2006 · Thomas Dolby arrived in the 1980s with his hit, "She Blinded Me with Science." He sets up new equipment and performs in NPR's Studio 4A, demonstrating how times have changed for electronic musicians.
Jul 20th, 2006 · Two-time Grammy-winner India.Arie calls her music an expression of her way of life. Her third studio album came out June 27 and jumped to the top spot on the Billboard chart. She performs live from NPR's studio 4A.
Jun 19th, 2006 · Sweet Honey in the Rock joins Fred Child in NPR's Studio 4A to commemorate "Juneteenth" -- the anniversary of the day when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the last state in the union -- with three songs.
May 3rd, 2006 · The 20-member orchestra from London performs Mozart's Symphony No. 29 in Studio 4A. And first violinist Pauline Nobes speaks with Fred Child about the orchestra's instruments, which pre-date Mozart's symphony.