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The Great American Folk Show
Find and follow your traditions | Saturdays at 5pm

The Great American Folk Show is a little place on the radio where we commune with you to share stories, sing songs, and talk to some good people with great voices.

The show is written, recorded, and hosted by folksinger and songwriter Tom Brosseau, produced by Prairie Public Broadcasting. Original instrumentation by Burkum Boys. Additional music by Sean Watkins. Special flyer design by DLT.

How to Listen
• Tune your radio to Prairie Public. Find your local frequency >
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Podcast
The Great American Folk Show podcast features interviews, music, poetry, and more, curated from the show's beloved radio broadcast. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.

What's Tom Listening To?
Check out Tom Brosseau's frequently updated playlist of some of his favorite music.

Questions, Comments, Suggestions?
Email Mary Jones at maryjonesmjm@gmail.com.

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Latest Episodes
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  • Episode 103 features Irish singer-songwriter Oisin Leech of The Lost Brothers, poet Bridgette Bianca, experimental musician and composer Claire Rousay, and country musician Esther Rose. Plus, a visit with sisters Susan Lundberg and Stephanie Delmore of Bismarck’s Sleepy Hollow Theatre.
  • Singer, multi-instrumentalist, and music historian Hubby Jenkins visited the Grand Forks Public Library last month, marking his first visit to North Dakota. Listen to hear some of his live performance.
  • On this Throwing Rocks segment, Roger Smith, curling historian and certified curling instructor at the Capital Curling Club, talks with host Tom Brosseau about the club's history.
  • Episode 102 features musicians Rachel Drew, Tyler Curtis Rougeux, Hubby Jenkins, and a conversation with Jesse Lynn Madera and Dan Navarro. Plus, a Throwing Rocks segment features the Capital Curling Club in Bismarck.
  • Episode 101 features music from Frontier Ruckus, Lunar Ash, and Matt Blake. Plus, Ed O’Keefe on his new book, "The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt," and historian Tom Isern shares the origins of the song, "Red River Valley."
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