Arts & Culture

This week on Live from the Word Barn, an artist that defies easy categorization. Jake Blount, a singer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, blending spirituals, gospel, and old-time folk with beats and banjo. This show is from August 2023, and features a three piece band including electric guitar and stand-up bass. There’s lots of music here - and deep stories too

In this year’s Spotify Wrapped, listeners got to see what towns and cities fit their music taste — and a lot of people are headed to Vermont. And: how Vermont's inclusive arts scene might have been at play in getting you here.

This week on Check This Out, host Rachel Barenbaum chats with John Manuel Arias about his debut novel, Where There Was Fire — which focuses on one major event that haunts three generations of Costa Rican women.

Seasonal performances are opening around the state, including "A Christmas Carol," "The Nutcracker" and more.

Michael Cunningham joined us at Bank of New Hampshire Stage in Concord, NH on November 27th to discuss his latest novel, Day. He was interviewed by Civics 101 host Hannah McCarthy.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Thanksgiving holiday programming included a Turkey Trot Music Special.

"Authentic" was one of this year's most looked-up words, according to the lexical leader. That speaks volumes about our quest for truth in an age of algorithms and online artifice.

This week on Check This Out, host Rachel Barenbaum chats with John Manuel Arias about his debut novel, Where There Was Fire — which focuses on one major event that haunts three generations of Costa Rican women.

Erin Moulton uses genealogical research techniques to dig up information on recipe authors from the past.

This week on Live from the Word Barn from NHPR, we’ve got an hour with a New Hampshire-based band, The Midnight Wrens.