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Folk, Jazz & World

• James Buckley Trio performs in The Current studios
  For the past five years James Buckley has been at the forefront of the Twin Cities music community, from his early days playing bass with the experimental Poor Line Condition to his recent work with The Pines, some say Buckley is prolific.September 23, 2009
• The Coen Brothers come home
  The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is celebrating 25 years of feature film making by St. Louis Park natives the Coen brothers by showing every single one of their movies.September 18, 2009
• Roger McGuinn performs in The Current studios
  After 50 years in music, Byrd's founder and guitarist Roger McGuinn continues to tour, perform and record a folk song every week to pay homage to his roots.September 17, 2009
• Mary Travers of 1960s folk trio dies at 72
  Mary Travers, one part of the folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, has died after a yearslong battle with leukemia.September 17, 2009
• Jake Armerding on Radio Heartland
  Singer songwriter Jake Armerding performs on Radio Heartland.September 17, 2009
• Megafaun performs live in The Current studios
  Megafaun, the Durham, North Carolina - by way of Eau Claire, Wisconsin - trio of brothers Brad and Phil Cook and friend Joe Westerlund have been making music since Jazz Camp in 1997.September 15, 2009
• Roger McGuinn, a founding father of folk
  After 50 years in music, Roger McGuinn is credited with founding the jangly guitar sound of the 60s supergroup he founded, the Byrds. He continues to tour, perform and record a folk song every week to pay homage to his roots.Midmorning, September 15, 2009
• Haley Bonar performs live at The Minnesota State Fair
  Making her second appearance at The Current booth at the Minnesota State Fair, singer-songwriter Haley Bonar debuted three new songs at her performance on the opening day of the fair.August 27, 2009
• Singer Dar Williams and the Promised Land
  Dar Williams' witty lyrics and feminist folk rock sensibility have made her a star singer/songwriter of the folk festival circuit during her 15-year career.Midmorning, August 21, 2009
• Charlie Parr performs on Radio Heartland
  Charlie Parr stops by between tours to play some songs from his latest CD, "Roustabout."August 12, 2009
• Barbara Dennerlein pulls out all stops for jazz
  The organ is not unknown in the jazz world, but few jazz organists use their feet to play the bass line. Barbara Dennerlein is one of a kind, in that she plays it all.August 12, 2009
• 40th anniversary of Woodstock
  It was billed as three days of peace, love, and music, but it turned out to be much bigger than anyone expected. Forty years after the great gathering on Max Yasgur's farm, a nation reflects on the music and the meaning of Woodstock.Midmorning, August 7, 2009
• Hot Tuna's long journey
  From their high school years through the turbulent times with Jefferson Airplane and their partnership in Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady have been making music together for more than 50 years. They join Midmorning to talk about their long-running musical partnership.Midmorning, August 3, 2009
• The Roe Family Singers on Radio Heartland
  The Roe Family Singers perform songs from "The Earth and All That Is In It" in the studio.July 16, 2009
• 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

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