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February 10, 2025
On this date, 98 years ago, "The Shepherd of the Hills" became the first song performed on two continents on the same day. Even more remarkably, the performances happened just after the song was…
Data Dignity
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February 3, 2025
Technology has increasingly impacted the music business, leading to job displacement for professional musicians in more than a few ways. Historically, the industry has faced similar challenges. For example, one-fifth of the American Federation of…
Elegy
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January 20, 2025
It may seem an unlikely medium for a tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but Frederic Hand's "Elegy for a King," composed in 1971, is a beautiful work for solo guitar. For…
Last Voyage
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December 30, 2024
The Working Musician Podcast® sailed into a safe harbor for the final time yesterday. Besides being published at year’s end, Episode 217 certainly had no significant numerical or chronological milestone. It was tempting to tie…
