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.

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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.

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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!

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Live Music: Cranberry Sanders

December 12, 2015 – 12:45 pm
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From 12/12/2015: Ben Alper and Jake Werkmeister of Cranberry Sanders perform original songs and a holiday selection.

Live Music: Pittsburgh Songwriter’s Circle

December 5, 2015 – 12:45 pm
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From 12/05/2015: Mike Hickman along with performers Brian Price and Sue Gartland preview the release of the Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle 2016 collection album.

Live Music: Robby Hecht

November 21, 2015 – 12:45 pm
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From 11/21/2015: Nashville-based singer songwriter, Robby Hecht, in town for Burghsong with selections from his new acoustic EP, Evergreen.

Live Music: Shawn MacIntyre

November 14, 2015 – 12:00 pm
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From 11/14/2015: A cappella singer, Shawn MacIntyre, performs a selection of traditional folk tunes and sea shanties.

Live Music: David Childers & the Serpents

November 7, 2015 – 3:40 pm
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From: 11/07/2015: David Childers and the Serpents with a number of songs including tracks from Serpents of Reformation.

Performance: TJ Connolly

October 31, 2015 – 12:40 pm
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From 10/31/2015: Songwriter and guitarist TJ Connolly of Chrome Moses with music and details on upcoming shows at Spirit Lounge 11/10 and R Bar 11/14.

Live Music: Amy Melissen

October 24, 2015 – 11:45 am
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From 10/24/2015: Singer/Songwriter, Amy Melissen, performs and talks about her experiences in the Pittsburgh music scene.

Live Music: The Squirrel Hillbillies

October 17, 2015 – 12:40 pm
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From 10/17/2015: Squirrel Hillbillies Gary Crouth (vocals, guitar) and Jenny Wolsk Bain (vocals, tenor ukulele, mandolin, percussion) with acoustic folk, country and blues from the urban forest of Pittsburgh’s East End.

Live Performance: Jonah Winter, Picture Book Author, and Tom Roberts, Pianist

October 3, 2015 – 2:00 pm
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From 10/03/2015: Jonah Winter, a New York Times best-selling picture book author, Tom Roberts, and Sally Denmead talk about Jelly Roll Morton, Dizzy Gillespie, and others featured in Jonah’s biographies.

Live Performance: Speak Life Storytellers

September 26, 2015 – 1:30 pm
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From 09/26/2015: Captain Adam J. Keene and First Officer Langston Kelly of Speak Life Storytellers present an odyssey of the imagination. They tell the story of a group of kids and their search for the key to wealth.