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When you think of any kind of Celtic traditional music, you do not think of horn arrangements. But that’s just what Laura MacKenzie has added to tr...
- Added: Oct 31, 2016
- Length: 04:59
To many, the Laughing Waters Bluegrass Festival at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis serves as the exclamation point at the end of a Twin Cities summe...
- Added: Aug 17, 2016
- Length: 05:00
Old Traditional folk songs. Without any promotion from the commercial world, the songs last for centuries. Sherry Minnick of St Paul sings old song...
- Added: Jul 10, 2016
- Length: 10:46
The Bend in the Big River Big Band is named for 2 Mississippi River bends. One is in Saint Peter, where the group was formed. And the other bend is...
- Added: Jun 24, 2016
- Length: 08:44
Joe Cruz. He’s got his feet planted in traditional styles. Perhaps that is why when he plays, it all seems so right, even though he does a lot of m...
- Added: Jun 19, 2016
- Length: 08:58
Jennifer Grimm playing with players who know her, because the greater the experience, the more fun they have. And the more fun they have challengin...
- Added: May 09, 2016
- Length: 07:16
Jim Falbo is a talented classical-based guitarist. He has a command of many music styles makes him a wedding guitarist who is in demand.
- Added: Apr 09, 2016
- Length: 08:48
Jim Falbo has a base in classical guitar, but he is a lover of many music styles. In advance of his Studio Z show in Saint Paul this Friday night, ...
- Added: Apr 09, 2016
- Length: 05:00
The Southside Aces is a New Orleans-style jazz band that has loads of fun playing for dancers and listeners. Founder and clarinetist Tony Balluff (...
- Added: Apr 07, 2016
- Length: 05:00
She’s an artist of many talents, and she keeps embracing more and more. Diane Jarvi is touched by Finnish, American and other world cultures, and s...
- Added: Mar 28, 2016
- Length: 09:19
My Wild West may be Lissie’s third album, but she’s been on the scene for well over 10 years in various projects. Still, this new album finds her a...
Bought by KUCB, KSRQ, KRCB 104.9, and KSUT
- Added: Feb 29, 2016
- Length: 07:00
- Purchases: 4
Graydon Peterson is a Twin Cities-based bass player with impressive credentials especially for his composing. But he chooses to do it all. You migh...
- Added: Feb 10, 2016
- Length: 07:39
The High 48s. The group definitely plays towards the tastes of its audience. But when you talk to the guys in the group, you can tell they love wha...
- Added: Jan 08, 2016
- Length: 07:40
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
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
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
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
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
Interview with Colorado singer/songwriter Lissa Hanner.
- Added: Apr 29, 2015
- Length: 29:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
