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: Ortner-Roberts

July 2, 2011 – 3:32 pm
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Intensity, virtuosity and an instinctive sense of style characterize the artistic dialogue between the German clarinetist Susanne Ortner-Roberts and the American pianist Tom Roberts. We’re pleased to once again host the very talented Ortner-Roberts duo, live on SLB.

The Trainjumpers

June 25, 2011 – 2:41 pm
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Wheeling, WV roots-rock band The Trainjumpers perform live on SLB.

Live music: Bethesda

June 18, 2011 – 12:43 pm
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Kent, Ohio based indie-folk band Bethesda performs live on SLB.

Live music: Cello Fury

June 11, 2011 – 12:29 pm

Cello Fury is a rarity in the music world: three classically trained cellists and a rock drummer performing high-octane music. Tune in as they perform live in our studios.

Live music: Erik Balkey

June 4, 2011 – 2:02 pm
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New Jersey native Erik Balkey, along with harmony singer Annie Donahue, performs his beautiful folk music live on SLB.

Live music: Jim Avett & Ray Morton

May 28, 2011 – 10:40 am
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Country singer Jim Avett, a talent in his own right as well as father of famed brothers Scott and Seth Avett, performs live on SLB.

Live music: Grand Bon Rien

May 21, 2011 – 2:01 pm
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Tune in to hear live music featuring traditional Cajun Music by Pittsburgh’s very own Grand Bon Rien.

Grow Pittsburgh’s ‘Family Cooking Night’

May 9, 2011 – 12:18 pm
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Grow Pittsburgh’s ‘Family Cooking Night’ event gives children and adults a chance to prepare a large meal together and learn about different culinary styles, methods, and seed-to-table agriculture. Children attending Family Cooking Night at Pittsburgh Montessori discussed their sensory experiences with the herbs that were a part of their recipe for Indian Curry.

Live music: M&M Express

April 23, 2011 – 10:23 am
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Ron and Debbie Mesing & John and Wendy Mackin comprise bluegrass outfit The M&M Express. With dobro, double bass, guitar and banjo, these two couples sing in the high-lonesome sound that has been ever-evolving in our Appalachian hinterland. We are proud to welcome this quartet from Elizabeth, PA to our studios!

Pittsburgh Allegheny PreK-8 – Can Pals Session 1

April 14, 2011 – 2:08 pm
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As part of the HearMe initiative, Kindergarten students at Pittsburgh Allegheny Pre-K-8 wrote and recorded these essays. Topics range from a favorite movie, to whales, jets, May and even a loss of a family member.