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Two Grammy Award-winning musicians team up for a sparse but richly rewarding listen on the new album Life and Time.Mike Reid, who once chased quarterbacks for a living and is known for writing a string of Nashville hits and Joe Henry, a gifted songwriter (he wrote Madonna's "Don't Tell Me") and producer who took home gold for helming a record by soul-blues great Solomon Burke, keep things on the downtempo.But as you'll hear in this artist spotlight, there's excitement in the little moments. -
Photo: Eric And Jackie HyldenEpisode 153 features neo-folk singer Denison Witmer, musician and activist Greta Gaines, country band Ramona and the Holy Smokes, and 49th Parallel from Minot, North Dakota. Plus, singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw talks about his new album, "From the Hellhole."
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Erik Deatherage sits down with the bluegrass band Kohlrabi Soup for a lively interview and the band treats us to a few live performances. -
Episode 150 features songwriter Nate Currin, folk musician Andrew Marczak, poet and songwriter Patty Clayton, and musician Samuel Aaron. Plus, a tribute to the Sons of the Pioneers. -
Prairie Public’s Erik Deatherage spotlights this Chris Whitley and his equally talented offspring, Trixie. You’ll hear their voices separately and, at the end, on a song together. -
On a Saturday in August, Prairie Public's Kirsten Ness and Tay Calloway stopped by the Red River Market. What started as a quick trip to see friends and maybe grab a coffee turned into a story about connection and the quiet power of showing up. -
Episode 149 features Grammy Award-winning bluegrass musician Shelby Means, singer Leanne Surace, pianist Revere Rivers, singer-songwriter Michael Todd. Plus, Americana band Moon Cats from Pick City, North Dakota.
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Episode 148 features singer-songwriter and poet Willi Carlisle, songwriter Deb Talan, alt-country musician Olivia Ellen Lloyd, and Irish singer Niall McNamee. Plus, a check-in with Glenn Gullickson, the visitors services assistant at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, which opens next summer.
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Episode 147 features Seattle singer-songwriter Shelby Earl, fiddle player Josie Tompkins, Dublin musician Eoin Glackin, violinist and teacher Ellie MacPhee, and 16-year old folk musician Ned Swarbrick.
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Episode 146 features Americana tunes from John Cowsill and Vicki Peterson, Scottish bagpipes by-way-of East Grand Forks from Jeremy Kingsbury, NYC rocker Willie Nile, and singer-songwriter Victoria Sorensen. Plus, live from Medora, North Dakota, family acoustic band Figuring It Out.
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Episode 145 features Wisconsin singer-songwriter Hillary Reynolds, Minnesota bluegrass and jazz trio Squid City Slingers, country artist Katie Wallace, Celtic performer Joy Shannon, and Theodore Roosevelt historian and performer Kurt Skinner.
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Episode 144 features musician Kate Daisy Grant, indie singer-songwriter Thalia Zedek, singer Amelia Coburn, and Americana musician Alaina Stacey. Plus, a visit with Brian Rodgers of Camp ReCreation in Richardton, North Dakota, which is marking its 50th year serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
