Whose hoot
Jim Walsh, aka the Mad Ripple, in the middle of a Hoot. Walsh started putting together the Hootenanny in part because he was tired of people talking over performers at clubs.
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"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.
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