Folk, Jazz & World

• New Classical Tracks: A wide-ranging 'Journey'
  The new disc by guitarist Sharon Isbin begins with anonymous music from the Renaissance, and concludes with music from modern-day troubadours like Joan Baez and Mark O'Connor -- who also join in as performers.July 7, 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
• New Zealand String Quartet share a piece of Maori culture
  The New Zealand String Quartet plays an unusual work that includes an array of Maori instruments. Richard Nunns, the authority on "nga taonga puoro" (traditional Maori musical instruments) joined them in this performance.May 27, 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
• Nomo performs live in The Current studios
  Coming together in 2003 in Ann Arbor, MI, Nomo arrives as a surprise from the North with their mix of avant garde jazz and a heavy dose of funk in their Afrobeat sound.May 5, 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

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