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Folk, Jazz & World

Maguire, Wagner and Glover Celebrate Woody Guthrie
Charlie Maguire, Pop Wagner and Tony Glover get together to perform Woody Guthrie songs on, what would have been, his 97th birthday.July 9, 2009
After 35 years with APHC Keillor looks back and forward
This weekend a large crowd came to Avon, Minnesota, for the special 35th-anniversary broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion.July 1, 2009
Two Many Banjos perform on Radio Heartland
Everybody knows a banjo joke or two. But what happens when the plucky bluegrass instrument takes over a band? Can you have too much of a good thing?June 24, 2009
The Orange Mighty Trio performs on Radio Heartland
Local "bluegrassical" trio, The Orange Mighty Trio, performs songs from their new album in the studio.June 11, 2009
Nikki and the RueMates perform on Radio Heartland
Nikki and the RueMates perform songs from their new album, "We All Live Together".June 3, 2009
James Hersch performs on Radio Heartland
James Hersch has done the coffeehouse circuit and house concerts and sold handfuls of records. But with the audiences changing and listeners' buying habits shifting, he's decided to go a different direction with "The 52 Song Project."May 30, 2009
Gypsy Mania performs on Radio Heartland
"Hot club" jazz isn't new to Minnesota. In fact, there are several bands in the region performing the 20th Century style of jazz attributed to Django Reinhardt and Stephanne Grappelli. And the members of Gypsy Mania say the Twin Cities, in fact, has become the center for that style of music lately.May 30, 2009
Saturday Night at the Stage Door Piano Bar
Dan Chouinard and friends recorded live at the Fitzgerald Theater May 30, 2009.May 30, 2009
Tim Sparks performs on Radio Heartland
Local guitarist Tim Sparks has been all over the musical globe in the past few decades since moving to Minnesota. He was one of the founding members of the jazz trio Rio Nido. He's also recorded albums of European and Mediterranean folk music as well as classical music.May 26, 2009
New book makes the case that Bob Dylan has a great voice
A new book from the University of Minnesota Press explores many facets of Dylan's life and legacy. Highway 61 Revisited: Bob Dylan's Road from Minnesota to the World" touches on everything from Dylan's youth on Minnesota's Iron Range to his emergence as one of the most influential musicians in the world.May 22, 2009
Eric Bibb performs in the Radio Heartland studio
Eric Bibb has a unique background. He was born in the U.S., but has lived out of the country for nearly two decades, calling Helsinki, Finland his home now. So he brings a fresh perspective to blues music and his latest album, "Get Onboard."May 8, 2009
'The Power of Two: Duos Concert' from Radio Heartland
Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman, Lou and Peter Berryman and Storyhill all come together at the Fitzgerald Theater for Radio Heartland's "The Power of Two: Duos Concert" hosted by Dale Connelly.May 4, 2009
Carmen Souza Band performs on Radio Heartland
It's difficult to pin down Carmen Souza's background. Her musical influences are jazz, gospel, soul, world music from Europe, the U.S., the Mediterranean and Africa. And she now lives in London.May 2, 2009
New Classical Tracks: Mark O'Connor, fiddler and composer
Emerging from the "stir-fry of American culture," the latest disc from Mark O'Connor draws on the sounds of fiddling, the techniques of classical music, and even the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.April 28, 2009
Sara and Sean Watkins on Radio Heartland
Brother and sister combination Sara and Sean Watkins perform music from Sara's new solo CD.April 25, 2009