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Caption: Solomon Parham, Credit: Andrea Canter
Playing music is more than a technical skill. It is often a spiritual experience for those who play it. But while performing can be a personal thin...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2016
  • Length: 06:39
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Reporters ask people "If YOUR life was a TV Newscast, what would be your top story RIGHT NOW?" The result is a refreshing montage of what REALLY ar...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2016
  • Length: 28:45
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Reporters ask people "If YOUR life was a TV Newscast, what would be your top story RIGHT NOW?" The result is a refreshing montage of what REALLY ar...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2016
  • Length: 29:02
Caption: Curtis and Loretta , Credit: Jennifer Bong
They sing many types of traditional songs, they play many instruments, they write songs and their repertoire is a mile wide. But to folksinging due...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2015
  • Length: 08:25
Caption: Brian miller and Randy Gosa, Credit: Natalie Champa-Jennings
Brian Miller is a Northern Minnesota guy who plays Irish Music, and specializes in the songs created by Irish lumberjacks in the old north woods. T...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2015
  • Length: 08:26
Caption: Todd Harper, Credit: Carl Allen
Todd Harper turned his life around when he decided to play jazz piano full time. He talked to Phil Nusbaum about his life in jazz, and about his mu...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 08:39
Caption: Pat Donohue with guitar, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Pat Donohue is back in town. The former Prairie Home Companion musician is a master of varied American roots styles, and brings his songs and tunes...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Henrik Meng on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
With Akeisha Johnson, your host, this episode of Making it Work Henrik will share what he thinks makes the Bay a special place.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2015
  • Length: 22:09
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Interview with Colorado singer/songwriter Lissa Hanner.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Duncan Ley on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
With Akeisha Johnson, life coach and your show host, this episode Duncan will chat about his experiences as a small business owner and how he is Ma...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2015
  • Length: 20:21
Caption: Tom Buchanan on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
We chat with contractor and home remodeler Tom Buchanan about his love of Victorian homes and how he started Hammerhouse Construction while Making ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 25:53
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The High 48s, Credit: Daniel Corrigan
On January 31, the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association celebrates its 40th anniversary by creating an event to remember, Twelve in T...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Norbert Augustine and Jahbee Bennet, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
The Tropics Steeldrum band gets Minnesotans moving Saturday Dec 6, 2014. It’ll be at the Northtown Library in Blaine from 2-3pm. The band wants eve...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Anthony Cox, Credit: Anthony Cox
Anthony Cox is a Twin Cities bassist who has played world stages during his career, but now that he's back in his home turf, he's leading local ban...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 04, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mac Santiago, Managing Director of Jazz Central Studios, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
We talk to Mac Santiago, managing director of Jazz Central about David Karr’s music, and about what it is like to play with David Karr. Karr's next...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 19, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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It’s the 13th year of the Washington County Bluegrass Festival, held at the Lake Elmo Park Reserve near Stillwater, MN, 2-6pm on September 6, 2014....

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 24, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Wisdom and stories learned from grandmothers in Central Mexican Kitchens. Plus: can years of farming rice change a cultural personality?

Bought by WCNY, KFOK-LPFM, WTJU, and KKRN


  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Gary Cobus, Credit: Chad Kulzer
We talk to president of the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association. To Gary, the bands at a typical bluegrass festival are great, and t...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jerry O'Hagan at home with an interesting clock, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
Anybody wanted to know where to find good old-fashioned ballroom dancing should latch onto the Jerry Hagan Orchestra. The group is busy and plays t...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 14, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Nachito Herrera at the piano, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Saint Paul, MN-based International artist Nachito Herrera tackles the solo piano repertoire of Cuban piano player and composer Ernesto Lecuona. The...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 07, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Andrea Leggitt's mobile designs draw on memes and pop culture favorites., Credit: Andrea Leggitt
Andrea Leggitt's life and creative focus changed when she got some unexpected news shortly after she graduated from Arizona State University with a...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: 07:37
Caption: Cornbread harris at home, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
Friday night Nov 1, Cornbread Harris continues his run of 6 -10PM shows at the Loring Pasta Bar in Minneapolis. On the piece we meet Cornbread, who...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 26, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Comedian H. Alan Scott
Comedian and writer H. Alan Scott talks about being diagnosed with testicular cancer and going through chemotherapy while maintaining his career in...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 01:08:15
Caption: pork walk, Credit: archive
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
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Interview with singer/songwriter/filmmaker Alain Le Lait.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:11