Kensington's Premium Blend

Kensington's Premium Blend

“Larry, what’s your favorite piece of music?” Truth is, I can’t tell you because to take all the music I’ve ever heard and enjoyed and reduce it to one thing above all the others is simply impossible for me.

I grew up around all kinds of music, learned to play piano, sang in the high school choir, and built a formidable record collection by the time I was in my early 20’s. Then I put in nearly 30 years as a radio announcer, working in album rock, adult contemporary, jazz, and classical music formats. In 2010, I left the radio business, and in 2016, started doing my weekly eclectic music show, Kensington’s Premium Blend, as a passionate hobby. It began as something I did (and continue doing) for a small community radio station in Columbus, Ohio. Since 2017, the program has been distributed to community stations throughout the United States by the Pacifica Network.

Every KPB program brings you some carefully considered combination of popular music, Americana, jazz, folk, Celtic, and anything else that adds flavor and spice. I always include a little bit of commentary, usually in the form of easily digested factoids about the music and the artists who make it.

Kensington's Premium Blend

Recent Episodes

Aug. 2, 2025

KPB Program 256

KPB Program 256 Playlist -- 1st set: Trouble Blues (Charley Crockett) - San Luis Obispo (Romain Collin) - Travelin' Blues (Charley Crockett) - The Thrill Is Gone (B.B. King) 2nd set: Dust (Romain Collin) - Dinah (Bud Shank & ...
July 26, 2025

KPB Program 255

KPB Program 255 Playlist -- 1st set: Daylight Katy (Gordon Lightfoot) - Positively 4th Street (Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders) - Turn! Turn! Turn! (Bill Frisell) 2nd set: If It's Monday Morning (Lee Hazlewood) - Light of a Clea...
July 19, 2025

KPB Program 254

KPB Program 254 Playlist -- 1st set: Somewhere (Iiro Rantala) - Love Me or Leave Me (Nina Simone) - Air on the G String (Massimo Farao Trio) - Ruby Tuesday (The Rolling Stones) 2nd set: Long Grey Mare (Fleetwood Mac) - Dr. Fe...
July 12, 2025

KPB Program 253

KPB Program 253 Playlist -- 1st set: The Selkie (Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter) - Crazy Love (Harry Manx & the Sydney Lyric Quartet) - Salala (Angelique Kidje w/Peter Gabriel) 2nd set: Long Time Here (The Walkabouts) - Baby,...
July 5, 2025

KPB Program 252

KPB Program 252 Playlist -- 1st set: Pebble Beach (Vince Guaraldi Trio) - Don't Go to Strangers (Etta Jones) - Red Rooster (Carla Thomas) - Manhã de Carnaval (Vince Guaraldi Trio) 2nd set: Interlude/Walk Away, Renee (Linda R...
June 28, 2025

KPB Program 251

KPB Program 251 Playlist -- 1st set: Season of the Witch (Lana Del Ray) - The Raiders' March (David Helbock) - Mississippi River (J.J. Cale) - Lazy River (Leon Redbone) 2nd set: My One and Only Love (Erik Soderlind) - Califor...