Whose hoot

by Chris Roberts, Minnesota Public Radio

For those in the know in the Twin Cities music scene, one of the most anticipated gigs takes place every Friday night at 6:30 in the basement of a coffee shop in south Minneapolis.

Minneapolis — "The Mad Ripple Friday Night Hootenanny" at Java Jack's, is thrown together by writer and singer/songwriter Jim Walsh, whose stage name is the Mad Ripple.

Each week Walsh presents a handful of musicians, usually local, some of them rookies and some established. They take turns trading stories and songs, mostly originals.

Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts took in a "Hoot," as it's called, and put together this audio profile.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, 06/01/2007, 4:50 p.m.