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THE NECESSARY SHOW

A podcast for theBlue monotone portrait of Franz Schubert on cover of the Necessary Schow podcast love of art, in all its ingenious forms

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Recent Posts

  • Great country voices

    Great country voices

    February 25, 2021
    RYAN TURNER, top choral conductor and proud Texan, brings us …
  • Schubert and the sea of choices

    Schubert and the sea of choices

    February 12, 2021
    BY DAVID BRITTAN It's a little song about a girl …
  • My neighbor Thoreau

    My neighbor Thoreau

    February 4, 2021
    BY BRUCE MORGAN In Concord, Massachusetts, the nature-loving scribe is …
  • Lyrical landscapes

    Lyrical landscapes

    January 20, 2021
    BY DAVID BRITTAN Her passion for music inspired CAROL KRAUSS …
  • Where are the great books about high school football?

    Where are the great books about high school football?

    December 9, 2020
    BY BRUCE MORGAN The brief lament of a fan who …
  • ALL HANDS / News & reflections: Jobim’s Waters

    ALL HANDS / News & reflections: Jobim’s Waters

    November 24, 2020
    AND THE WINNER IS . . . A nation's future …
  • MY GREAT TEACHER/ Beowulf with belly laughs

    MY GREAT TEACHER/ Beowulf with belly laughs

    November 24, 2020
    A smallish man in a shapeless grey suit, Mr. Lutz …
  • WONDER OF THE DAY / Against Geologies

    WONDER OF THE DAY / Against Geologies

    November 19, 2020
    A most delicious poem by David Sutton pits human love …
  • SUBLIME-A-TRON / Hazel Scott at 100

    SUBLIME-A-TRON / Hazel Scott at 100

    November 18, 2020
    With a radiance verging on radioactive, Hazel Scott (1920-1981) almost …
  • WONDER OF THE DAY / Hidden Watchers

    WONDER OF THE DAY / Hidden Watchers

    November 10, 2020
    In which Lindley Briggs, the grand dame of medallions, casts …

Recent Comments

  • Lee Allen Kreindel on ALL HANDS / News & reflections: Jobim’s Waters: “The Susan McCorkle version is pure. Faithful to Jobim’s original with some wonderful brief jazz improvisation.”
  • Marilyn Sanguinet on Great country voices: “Interesting article, David, and helps the purists among us appreciate people like Ryan, who are open to all sorts of…”
  • Bruce Morgan on Great country voices: “Man, I loved that show. So beautifully put together, and pungent with insights from your man Ryan. Some of my…”
  • kcbrittan on Great country voices: “Bravo. I must confess I never had a love of country music but this podcast provides me with a new…”
  • kcbrittan on Schubert and the sea of choices: “What a lyrical, lovely podcast, made all the more enchanting by Susan’s sing-song voice. I am ever thankful when deep…”

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Healing the heartstrings
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