Aaron Jay Kernis

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Doug Dangler
Aaron Jay Kernis

Aaron Jay Kernis
Credit: Kim Pluti for Parallel Productions

The Ohio premiere of composer Aaron Jay Kernis’s trumpet concerto, “A Voice, a Messenger” will be February 25 by the Ohio State University Wind Symphony, featuring Michael Sachs, principal trumpet player for the Cleveland Orchestra. Commissioned by the NY Philharmonic and  Big Ten Band Directors Association, the work reflects Kernis’s interest in biblical references to the sound of the trumpet or horn. Listen to composer Aaron Jay Kernis on Craft

First person to comment below wins The Road from Gap Creek by Robert Morgan and The Scent of Pine by Lara Vapnyar.

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Listener requests granted

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Doug Dangler

I value and pay close attention to feedback from Craft listeners. So this week’s promo goes out to one listener who had many illuminating observations about the emphasis that I place on certain sounds in my promos. I hope this promo meets with your approval, @griffiths44…

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The Steel Wheels Roll into Columbus with Six String Concerts

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Doug Dangler

Image of the Steel Wheels in concertHow a play about a pastor of a dying church who is losing his religion led to an upbeat gospel song: Listen to The Steel Wheels on Craft

Six String Concerts hosts The Steel Wheels on Saturday, February 15 at 8:00 PM at the Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave, Columbus

First person to comment gets two tickets to The Steel Wheels concert.

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The Very Funny Erin Foley Educates Me About Sports and Comedy

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Doug Dangler

Comic and sports podcaster Erin Foley will be in Columbus at the Woodlands Tavern on February 8. We talked sports and humor and what her summer travel plans will be (hint: they have something to do with places that end in “Hall of Fame”).

First commenter below gets two books.

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Craft has Cracked!

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Doug Dangler

This week’s show features guest host Mitra Johari talking to Jack O’Brien, the Cracked.com’s editor  in chief on their new book, Cracked: The Detextbook.

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First person to comment below wins two books: one novel of your choice and The Ballad of Barnabas Pierkel.

Cover of Cracked: The De-Textbook

Cover of Cracked: The De-Textbook

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Jackie Bristow on Craft

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Doug Dangler

Be one of the first two people to comment below and get a CD of tonight’s guest Jackie Bristow. CD must be picked up at WCBE, 540 Jack Gibbs Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio.

And check out Jackie Bristow’s performance at Hoover House Concert a few weeks ago.

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Book Giveaway!

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Doug Dangler

Be the first person to comment below and get a free copy of tonight’s guest Maureen Metcalf’s book The Innovative Leaders Field Book. Book must be picked up at WCBE, 540 Jack Gibbs Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio.

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Broadcaster Jane Pauley terms me “adorable”

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Doug Dangler

Your Life Calling CoverIconic broadcaster Jane Pauley will be in Columbus on January 9 with the Thurber House, and we talked about her career, her latest book, Your Life Calling, and how I’m “adorable.”

This may be the high point of my career.

Jane Pauley on Craft

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Picking Up | Full Grown People

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Doug Dangler

Here’s a great essay from a very cool writer I interviewed a few years back, Sonya Huber.

Picking Up | Full Grown People.

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Decreasing your risk of breast cancer: A talk with surgeon and author Dr. Christine Horner

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Doug Dangler

Dr. Christine Horner helped lead the fight to make insurance companies pay for breast reconstruction after mastectomies. The third edition of her book Waking the Warrior Goddess has just come out and she joins me to discuss steps that women can take to decrease the risk of breast cancer.

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