Music audiobooks

The Flame

By: Leonard Cohen

Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Jim Fletcher, John Doe, Maggie Hof...

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by Margaret Atwood, Rodney Crowell, John Doe, Jim Fletcher, Ari Fliakos, Maggie Hoffman, Ross Marquand, Will Patton, Seth Rogen, Michael Shannon, and Neela Vaswani.

The Flame is the final collection of the seminal musician and poet, which he was determined to complete before his death.

Just weeks before his death in late 2016,... Read more

Song of a Nation

By: Robert Harris

Narrated by: Robert Harris

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The greatest story never told, this formidable and gorgeously written biography documents the amazing and controversial short life of Calixa Lavallée--the composer of "O Canada"--and the tumult of 19th-century North America.

The story of "O Canada" is one of the great unknowns of our collective lives. No longer. This formidable and gorgeously... Read more

Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American Identity

By: Leigh H. Edwards

Narrated by: Beth Richmond

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Throughout his career, Johnny Cash was depicted — and depicted himself — as a walking contradiction: social protestor and establishment patriot, drugged wildman and devout Christian crusader, rebel outlaw hillbilly thug and elder statesman. Leigh H. Edwards explores the allure of this paradoxical image and its cultural significance. She argues... Read more

Piano Meditation – Entspannungsmusik

By: Filip Lundqvist

Narrated by: Filip Lundqvist

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Piano Meditation – Entspannungsmusik - Klavier Musik für Entspannungsübungen Wunderbare, relaxte, ruhige Klaviermusik – ideal als Hintergrundmusik für entspannende Übungen! Read more

Traummusik: Musik zum Einschlafen für Babys

By: Filip Lundqvist

Narrated by: Filip Lundqvist

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Ruhige, entspannende Klaviermusik, die das Einschlafen von Baby und Kleinkind fördert. Aber auch Erwachsene werden diese Klänge mehr als entspannend finden. Unaufdringlich, beruhigend, und dennoch eingängig: Einer der besten Pianisten der Welt präsentiert wohltuende Sounds! Read more

Meine Kinder Lieblings Lieder zum Einschlafen

By: Filip Lundqvist

Narrated by: Filip Lundqvist

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Die schönsten Kinderlieder in entspannenden Klavierversionen. Instrumentalmusik, die das Einschlafen des Kindes fördert - aber auch Erwachsenen beim Entspannen und Einschlafen behilflich sein kann! Unaufdringliche wunderbare Klavierklänge von einem der besten Pianisten der Welt. Read more

Wunderbare Piano Melodien: Mein entspanntes Wochenende

By: Filip Lundqvist

Narrated by: Filip Lundqvist

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Wunderbare Piano Melodien: Mein entspanntes Wochenende Das Wochenende kann kommen: Herrlich entspannte Klavier Instrumental-Musik für den Musik-Genuss zwischendurch! Read more

Piano Meditation – Entspannungsmusik

By: Filip Lundqvist

Narrated by: Filip Lundqvist

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Piano Meditation – Entspannungsmusik - Klavier Klassik zum Entspannen Die schönsten Klassik-Stücke als Piano-Versionen. Wunderbare Instrumental-Musik zur Entspannung Read more

Let the Good Times Roll

By: Kenney Jones

Narrated by: David John & Kenney Jones

Length: 12 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

This program includes an introduction and epilogue read by Kenney Jones.

The long-awaited memoir of the legendary drummer's life and times in the bands Small Faces, Faces, and The Who.

From the Mod revolution and the British Invasion of the 1960s, through the psychedelic era of the 1970s, and into the exuberance and excesses of stadium rock in the... Read more

Miles and Me

By: Quincy Troupe

Narrated by: Richard Allen

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Quincy Troupe's account of his friendship with Miles Davis is a revealing portrait of a great musician and an intimate study of a unique relationship. It is also an engrossing chronicle of the author's own development, both artistically and personally. As Davis's collaborator on Miles: The Autobiography, Troupe-one of the major poets to emerge... Read more

Rap Dad

By: Juan Vidal

Narrated by: Juan Vidal

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

This timely reflection on male identity in America that explores the intersection of fatherhood, race, and hip-hop culture “is a page-turner…drenched in history and encompasses the energy, fire, and passion that is hip-hop” (D. Watkins, New York Times bestselling author).

Just as his music career was taking off, Juan Vidal received life-changing... Read more

Buffy Sainte-Marie

By: Andrea Warner

Narrated by: Andrea Warner & Buffy Sainte-Marie

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

"Buffy Sainte-Marie is an icon and inspiration. This book is necessary—an authorized insight into the making of a legend." —Terese Marie Mailhot, author of Heart Berries

A powerful, intimate look at the life of a beloved folk icon and activist.

Folk hero. Songwriter icon. Living legend. Buffy Sainte-Marie is all of these things and more. In this,... Read more

How Does It Feel?

By: Mark Kermode

Narrated by: Mark Kermode

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Following a formative encounter with the British pop movie Slade in Flame in 1975, Mark Kermode decided that musical superstardom was totally attainable. And so, armed with a homemade electric guitar and very little talent, he embarked on an alternative career - a chaotic journey which would take him from the halls and youth clubs of North... Read more

Schumann

By: Judith Chernaik

Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella & Judith Chernaik

Length: 12 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Drawing on previously unpublished sources, this groundbreaking biography of Robert Schumann sheds new light on the great composer’s life and work. With the rigorous research of a scholar and the eloquent prose of a novelist, Judith Chernaik takes us into Schumann’s nineteenth-century Romantic milieu, where he wore many “masks” that gave voice to... Read more

My Own Devices

By: Dessa

Narrated by: Dessa

Length: 7 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

“I love the way Dessa puts words together. In her songs, in her poetry, in her short stories, and now in this beautiful and candid memoir.  Wanna be an artist? Get this book.”
--Lin-Manuel Miranda

"Dessa writes beautifully about a wide range of topics, including science, music, and the pain that comes with being in love; it's a surprising and... Read more

Heavy Duty

By: K.K. Downing

Narrated by: Maxwell Caulfield

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Get a backstage pass and see Judas Priest like you’ve never seen them before in this electrifying memoir by the band’s cofounder and former lead guitarist. Judas Priest formed in the industrial city of Birmingham, England, in 1969. With its distinctive twin-guitar sound, studs-and-leather image, and international sales of over 50 million... Read more

A Mad Love

By: Vivien Schweitzer

Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A lively introduction to opera, from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century

There are few art forms as visceral and emotional as opera -- and few that are as daunting for newcomers. A Mad Love offers a spirited and indispensable tour of opera's eclectic past and present, beginning with Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in 1607, generally considered the... Read more

Beauty in the Breakdown

By: Julie Roberts & Ken Abraham

Narrated by: Julie Roberts

Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Country music singer Julie Roberts is no stranger to overcoming hard times through determination, hard work, and strength. Having escaped the emotional residue of her alcoholic father’s actions and insults, Julie moved from South Carolina to Nashville, Tennessee, to attend Belmont University and work as a receptionist at Mercury Records—all... Read more

Nate Expectations

By: Tim Federle

Narrated by: Tim Federle

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

“The Nate series by Tim Federle is a wonderful evocation of what it’s like to be a theater kid. Highly recommended.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda, star and creator of the musical, Hamilton
“An exceptional swan song for a beloved character.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Third time’s a charm! Nate Foster returns home to Jankburg, Pennsylvania, to face... Read more

B 612

By: Oliver Hoffmann

Narrated by: Oliver Hoffmann

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

B612 – und wie alles begann … … aus einer Initiative der Evang. Kirche in Mannheim zur Armut bei Kindern, entwickelte sich an der Mannheimer Jugendkirche die KinderVesperkirche. Zur KinderVesperkirche sind Kinder aus Schulen in sog. Sozialen Brennpunkten Mannheim zu kostenlosen Mittagessen und einem bunten Kreativ-Angebot eingeladen. Während... Read more

The Habit of Noticing

By: Darden Smith

Narrated by: Darden Smith

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

The concept of work-life balance is anything but foreign in today's hyperconnected society, but what if finding the elusive balance lies not in tuning out, but instead bringing one more key element into our lives? In his new book The Habit of Noticing: Using Creativity to Make a Life (and a Living), slated for release on Thursday, September 13... Read more

Going Down to the River

By: Doug Seegers & Steve Eubanks

Narrated by: Webb Wilder

Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The astonishing story of a singer-songwriter living on the streets of Nashville who met Jesus, got sober, and found international stardom at the age of 62.Doug Seegers left New York for Nashville in search of every songwriter’s dream. When he didn’t find success, he fell into a state of loneliness that fed an addiction he had battled since... Read more

The Song Goes With Me

By: Julie Roberts

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

New book coming from Julie Roberts in 2018. W editor to add description at a later date. Read more

Bah! Humbug!

By: Michael Rosen

Narrated by: Pete Cross

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

This Christmas, join Michael Rosen and Tony Ross for their unforgettable retelling of Charles Dickens’s beloved holiday classic. Harry Gruber plays the role of Scrooge in his school’s production of A Christmas Carol, and he is extra nervous about tonight’s performance because his father is in the audience—not away for business, as usual. Will... Read more