Youth Expression Showcase

Our weekly radio program invites students in Grades K-12 to perform live on the air. Hear young musicians, singer/songwriters, photographers, writers, poets and other people who express themselves through the arts.

Oral History

SLB Radio’s Oral History Program connects teens with adult role models in their communities. Click here to listen.

Callers

Since 1978, The Saturday Light Brigade has broadcast LIVE spontaneous on-air phone calls from kids and adults as part of its Saturday morning radio program. Now you can hear some of the most memorable calls from people participating in on-air games and other participatory features or simply calling to tell us about something exciting.

Performance

Join us as we celebrate the original talent in our midst with these weekly archives of in-studio performances by regional and national musicians and artists. Folk, bluegrass, jazz, singer/songwriter, international, storytellers and more!

Interviews

Audio replays from the hundreds of arts, human services and other non-profit organizations interviewed by SLB each year.

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Live Music: Fern Hollow Boys

May 19, 2012 – 5:06 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: The Fern Hollow Boys are made up of Father and Son duo Paul Dvorchek and Paul Dvorchek Jr. Hear musical talent in two generations as the group performs bluegrass and folk on mandolin and guitar, live on SLB.

YES: Rachel Mracna

May 19, 2012 – 5:02 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Rachel Mracna is a singer-songwriter and performer who most recently toured with the cast of Billy Elliott, performing the role of Debbie, among others. We’re pleased to welcome this young and upcoming talent, live on SLB.

YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners

May 19, 2012 – 4:53 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: The Fairchild Challenge fosters interest in the environment by encouraging teenagers to investigate, devise imaginative and effective responses, and to take action at many levels on environmental issues through a menu of Challenges. This week we’re joined by winners Alicia Ferrilli and Chrissy Figan who successfully completed Challenge #5: Intergenerational Interviews, where students interview an elder about his or her experiences and relationship with nature, and then compare and contrast the elder’s experience with the student’s own.

Live Music: Borys Ostapienko

May 19, 2012 – 4:34 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Borys Ostapienko performs the Bandura, a Ukrainian instrument, and discusses the Pittsburgh Folk Festival.

Pittsburgh Obama: Homework

May 16, 2012 – 5:17 pm

9th grade students from Mr. Kevin Reid’s 2nd period civics class at Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 express their thoughts on the subject of homework as part of a project under the Carlow University Youth Media Advocacy Program.

YES: Grace Callahan

May 12, 2012 – 5:28 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: The Pittsburgh Concert Society’s Young Artists Competition provides a recital opportunity and support to talented classical musicians. This week, we’re delighted to present winning artist Grace Callahan, Soprano, performing selections live on SLB.

Live Music: Mark Tamsula and Richard Withers

May 12, 2012 – 12:50 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Fiddle player Mark Tamsula and multi-instrumentalist Richard Withers performing old time, southwestern Pennsylvania music from their newest release, “Up on the Batten House,” live on SLB.

Live Music: Musuhallpa – Music of the Andes

May 12, 2012 – 12:13 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Musuhallpa – Music of the Andes joins us with native instruments, performing Peruvian music and discussing the history and heritage behind their unique sound, live on SLB.

YES: Capa Cabaret Preview

May 11, 2012 – 5:20 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Sky Visco, Sam Harris, and Aaron Karsh are students at CAPA. With the accompaniment of their instructor Paul Thompson, hear the quartet perform jazz standards as they preview the “CAPA Cabaret”, live on SLB.

Propel Montour: Afterschool Radio Broadcasting Club

May 11, 2012 – 3:01 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Julianne, Latasia and Jasmine are students in the 4th and 5th grade at Propel Montour. Together, the three girls make up Propel Montour’s Afterschool Radio Broadcasting Club. Through a series of conversations, the girls have shared and recorded their thoughts and feelings about the Spring time, what their friends and family think of them, plans for the summer and much, much more.