Station Archive

Today's show starts with not one but two overtures! Each by composers laboring at the same time, one in Vienna, one in Paris. Both are pictured, Offenbach (at right) and Van Suppe. Both were very successful composers of light operas in the mid 19th century. In addition, we have a very cool a capella choral piece by Hungarian composer, Ligeti, as well as compositions by two 20th century composers of Russian origin, Khatchaturian and Stravinsky. For the romantics among you, there is an aria d'amore by Mozart, two Italian love songs sung by Pavarotti, a gorgeous flute concerto by Boccherini, and driving Spanish dances by Granados composed for the piano.

Luckily for us, Phish closed out Bonnaroo this year at the exact time the Helping Phriendly Hour is on the air. That means tonight's show was an actual LIVE Phish show, broadcast from the festival grounds in Manchester, Tenn., over YouTube...and then streamed right on our little grassroots radio station! Therefore, if you have never heard a live Phish show, tonight was your night, and we played way past our usual end-time. (But who cares! It was a live show!) The show includes the second half of set 1, and all of set 2 plus the encore. During setbreak, we played set 2 from 6/8/12 in Worcester, Mass. The stream is pretty quiet -- turn the volume up and enjoy!