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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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!

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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: Malcolm Holcombe

May 5, 2012 – 11:53 am
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Acclaimed performer and songwriter Malcolm Holcombe joins us, bringing his “unsettlingly beautiful” music and muscianship to our studios.

Live Music: The Wreckids

April 28, 2012 – 3:00 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Scott Peterson and Sarah Siplak are the husband and wife duo ‘The Wreckids,’ creating satirical and poignant folk pop with beautifully blended harmonies. We’re pleased to welcome the group as they sing about consumer awareness, personal accomplishments, and zombies, live on SLB.

Live Music: Anne Feeney and Friends

April 21, 2012 – 4:30 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Anne Feeney, labor heritage singer-songwriter, performs live in our studios along with Ginny Hildebrand and Tracy Drach.

Write Now! Kids Advocacy Day at the Children’s Museum

April 14, 2012 – 4:44 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices:Education Voters Pennsylvania and the Western Pennsylvania Writing Project have joined forces to put together a campaign for public education by those to whom it matters most – the students themselves.

Live Music: Todd Burge

April 7, 2012 – 12:28 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Singer-songwriter Todd Burge shares with us songs from two new albums, ‘Character Building’ and ‘Building Characters’, to be released simultaneously on April 23rd. Todd gets some help from his son, Will, and his daughter, Sophia, when performing tracks from ‘Character Building’, his first record aimed specifically towards children and families. Hear the Parkersburg, West Virginia native’s interview and performance, live on SLB.

Live Music: Christian Wig and Mark Ward

March 31, 2012 – 3:05 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Christian Wig, proud to be named after his grandfather Christian Christianson, is a published historian, folk music aficionado, and very talented multi-instrumentalist. Hear Christian and Mark Ward performing traditional appalachian music for fiddle and banjo, live on SLB.

Live Music: Nameless in August

March 24, 2012 – 10:16 am
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Nameless in August is Zach Rock, Jason Buzon and Patrick McGinley performing folk-rock songs on banjo, acoustic guitar and bass, live on SLB.

Live Music:Singer/songwriter Rik Palieri

March 17, 2012 – 9:48 am
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Vermont-based singer/songwriter Rik Palieri performs original tunes on guitar to old traditional “Americana” folk songs live in our studios.

Live Music: Sean Regan and Friends

March 10, 2012 – 12:24 pm
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New at Neighborhoodvoices: Sean Regan of Edinboro PA, along with Nick Hudson, Andrew Bova, and percussionist Miles Bennington performing traditional Scottish pieces for bagpipes and discussing the origins and significance of these instruments, their music and culture, live on SLB.