All Things Considered Stories

Stories written by Adrian Legg for All Things Considered on National Public Radio.

* Perils of Guitar - Adrian Legg plays guitar for a living. Legg spends much of the year touring and performing his electro-acoustic music. An unnerving pain in his forearm was cause for concern, medication, message, and good tale to tell.

14 Jan 2004 broadcast

* God and the Multi-Pen - Adrian Legg explores his love for multi-purpose instruments, from tools to art utensils. His favorite, it turns out, is a pen with multi-colored ink. 18 Nov 2003 broadcast

* Swiss Army Knife - Guitarist and storyteller Adrian Legg is on the road again. This time with a swiss army knife, a photographer's vest and other handy gadgets to help. 15 Oct 1997 broadcast

* Martha - Guitarist/storyteller Adrian Legg has a cat-tale to tell. It's actually an abreviated rural novel, with the start and the conclusion minus the middle.

28 Nov 1995 broadcast

* The Unspeakable Inn, MI - A cheap motel is the inspiration for Commentator Adrian Legg's writing. The Ramada drapes and Super-8 carpet cast a surreal light on an evening's stay. 25 Sep 1995 broadcast

* Thunderstorm - A commentary by Adrian Legg. 24 Aug 1995 broadcast

* The Bath - Adrian Legg knows the lost art of the bath and says American men don't understand it. 18 Jul 1995 broadcast

* Sirens on I-80 - British guitarist Adrian Legg continues to get lost in America, this time he is in Nevada taking a trip he won't forget. 13 June 1995 broadcast

* Big Buick - Singer/commentator Adrian Legg takes his rental car out of Minnesota through the Midwest... through CB radio heaven. 17 May 1995 broadcast

* Seiko Faith - Guitarist and part-time radio commentator Adrian Legg goes to New Mexico. There he finds the place that time didn't forget. A temple full of watches and swatches and this fills him with hopes of replacing the Seiko he had so long cherished. (The music used for this piece is performed by Adrian Legg it is called "The Gospel According to O'Henry" from his cd called Guitar for Mortals on Relativity Records). 20 Mar 1995 broadcast

* Goodbye Wisconsin - 6 Mar 1995 broadcast

* Differences - Having been in America for quite a while. Commentator Adrian Legg has this to say on the differences between American and Brits.

27 Feb 1995 broadcast

* Roadtrip - Adrian Legg is a British guitarist on a hectic roadtrip to nightclubs across the US. Tonight he takes us through the Midwest with the steeering wheel in one hand and a cb in the other. 21 Feb 1995 broadcast