View Related Episode: Kate Power - Travis John, Stolen Sweets, Glass Artist Linda Ethier, Irish Dance

Kate Power started out to write a song about immigrants. What came out instead was a song about Travis John Bradach-Nall, a young man in her neighborhood who was killed in Iraq. She recorded it at Billy Oskay's studio, only to discover later that Travis had been on the crew that built the studio. Travis John's story has touched many people in a personal way.

First Broadcast: 2003
Producer: Jeff Douglas

Appeared in episodes: Kelley Stadelman, Guy Clark, Kate Power - Travis John, Kate Power - Travis John, Stolen Sweets, Glass Artist Linda Ethier, Irish Dance

Video Extra:Watch the full "Travis John" story


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The Woman with the Veil
by KC Cowan | 11/17/2009
It isn’t often that the Portland Art Museum brings in an exhibit that consists entirely of one painting, but a masterpiece by Raphael is now on display and worth the trip to see. I finally got there last week and am so glad I did. “The Woman with the Veil” is so stunning, so richly painted [...]
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