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Circle Round

The Sweetest Sounds

Circle Round

WBUR

Ages 4-10, Children, Storytelling, Kids & Family, Childrens' Story, Books, Stories For Kids, Kids, Storytime, Story

4.414.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

NPR's Rachel Martin (Up First, Enlighten Me) and Ayesha Rascoe (Weekend Edition, Up First) co-star in a Hungarian tale about a violinist, a wizardess, and listening to the music of your heart.

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W-B-U-R podcasts, Boston.

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Do you have a calling?

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Something you feel you were destined to do or become?

0:15.0

We're about to meet a woman who feels called to play music,

0:19.0

even after she gives up music all together.

0:31.0

I'm Rebecca Sheer, and welcome to Circle Round,

0:34.0

where story time happens all the time.

0:37.0

Today, our story is called The Sweetest Sounds.

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Versions of this tale come from the Roma people

0:42.0

of modern day Hungary in Central Europe.

0:45.0

Some really great people came together

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to bring you our adaptation of this folktale,

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including Public Radio Veterans Rachel Martin and Aisha Rasko,

0:52.0

along with guest musician Christian Hable.

0:55.0

Rachel Martin has hosted weekend edition Sunday morning edition

0:58.0

of First and the New NPR podcast in Lightning Me.

1:01.0

Aisha Rasko currently hosts weekend edition Sunday

1:03.0

and the Saturday episodes of Up First.

1:05.0

Christian Hable is toured with Sting,

1:07.0

Barbara Streisand, and Billy Jolt,

1:09.0

and most recently performed at John Williams' score

1:11.0

for Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny.

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