Night Tides

8pm - Midnight on Sundays

Night Tides, hosted by Renee Blanche, is an eclectic blend of contemplative instrumental & electronic music that combines upbeat grooves and dubs with soothing melodies that whisper softly to the soul.

Contact Renee at blanchea@umkc.edu.

Listen to the Night Tides archives.

About Renee Blanche: The voice heard on KCUR on Sunday nights belongs to Renée Blanche, a native of Detroit, Michigan.  She stumbled into radio after ending her military career in El Paso, Texas. Her skills as a volunteer announcer were honed at community radio station KXCR during a three-year stay. Commercial radio was the next stop as a weekend announcer for adult contemporary stations K-LITE and B-94 FM. Renée moved to Kansas City in 1993 and was hired as the midday announcer for KCUR and as a traffic reporter for Metro Traffic Control. Her role as host of the Night Tides program began in September 1994.

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Night Tides
8:11 pm
Sun March 25, 2012

Zen Mood

Night Tides
2:42 pm
Mon March 12, 2012

Unplug

Credit Hugo Chisholm / www.flickr.com

Filling in the lost hour with the usual suspects that include new music by guitarist Bob Ardern, new to the Night Tides lineup, and Ian Boddy/Erik Wøllo team up to thrill fans of electronic music.

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Night Tides
10:30 pm
Mon March 5, 2012

It Is Like That

Credit Sam Howzit / www.flickr.com
Roach at SoundQuest Fest, 2010

Some minor glitches in technology aren't enough to dampen the mood of reflection and relaxation, as Renee' features long-form music from Steve Roach's album "Journey of One."

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Night Tides
12:00 am
Sun February 26, 2012

Whispers

Credit Malta Girl / www.flickr.com

A gentle interlude of songs featuring piano and/or guitar begins this week's Night Tides broadcast, including music from Kevin Kern, Bob Kilgore and Kathryn Kaye.

 

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Night Tides
10:57 am
Sun February 19, 2012

Unwind, Rewind

Credit Ivan Rumata / www.flickr.com

Renee' presents new music from Cyber Zen Sound Engine as well as works from Night Tides favorites Bob Kilgore and Libera.

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Night Tides
3:46 pm
Sun February 12, 2012

Love Is...

Night Tides
1:28 pm
Sun February 5, 2012

Game Day 2012

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Music
2:27 pm
Tue December 21, 2010

Night Tides' Top Ten Albums 2010

Renee Blanche has been the host of the Night Tides program since 1994. Every Sunday night, 8 pm - midnight, Renee brings an eclectic blend of contemplative instrumental & electronic music to the KCUR audience.

 

Renee's Favorites in 2010

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