On The Air From The Fair
Posted at 7:00 AM on September 5, 2009
by Dale Connelly
(5 Comments)
It's Labor Day weekend - and this year we get a stunning convergence of free time, fine weather and a full moon. What a remarkable few days we have to enjoy here at the end of summer - be sure to give yourself some time to take it all in!
Tonight on Radio Heartland on Minnesota Public Radio News, we'll hear some songs of the workplace, unionized and otherwise. Love is still and will always be the number one song topic. The Road is probably second, but work is definitely in the top ten. We'll hear about brave labor heroes, stalwart union maids, big bad bosses and boring machines in the first hour.
Hour two will take us back to the live Radio Heartland broadcast from the second day of the Minnesota State Fair. Musical guests Ann Reed, The Ditchlilies and BoJoNo put on a great show and we'll get some excerpts from the broadcast, plus a few bonuses from the two hour fairgrounds-only concert that came right afterwards.
Radio Heartland listener Darcy took some very nice photos of our musical friends.
Pictured below are Bojono (Joe Cruz, Boyd Lee and Noah Hoehn), Ann Reed and The Ditchlilies (Kari Larson and Lisa Schultz). Thanks, Darcy!
Comments (5)
Happy long weekend, everyone! travel safely.
It was a wonderful time. How nice to hear wonderful music without sitting in the shadow of the Snake Zoo with pork chop smoke drifting by.
We just heard Factory Girl by the Rolling Stones on American Routes and thought it would be PERFECT for Radio Heartland.
Dale, can you fit it into the playlist?
very happy to not work tonight and to hear the whole show
also have monday off to help get the twins ready for first grade on tuesday, they will be in separate classes this year and they are excited
as am i to have my days free again
Dale,
I visited the MPR booth at the Fair this morning and was disappointed to see they had not come up with any giveaways for Radio Heartland. Even Wunderground had a business card. A bumper sticker wouldn't be quite right because I can't get RH on my car radio...maybe a commemorative screen cleaner. When I asked if they had anything RH, the first staffer didn't seem to know what I was talking about; the second seemed to be amused. RH is not only a well-kept secret from the general radio listening audience but also from MPR itself. Way to go. I like being part of a conspiracy.
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