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.
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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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Inside the SCHEELS Home & Hardware store in south Fargo — between the grills, tools, clothing, furniture, paints, and more — sits Café Robert, a very unassuming, yet very popular eating destination. -
Grammy-nominated singer Aoife O'Donovan joins Tom Brosseau to talk about her 2022 album "Age of Apathy," the touring lifestyle, what inspires her, and more. -
Episode 62 features Minnesota singer-songwriter Kelley Smith, Irish musician Peter Baxter, and Grammy Award-winning musician Aoife O’Donovan. Plus, a Dakota Diners visit to Cafe Robert in Fargo, and a chat with the Crosby Curling Club. -
Episode 61 features North Dakota luthier Kevin Muiderman, an interview with Ear Trumpet Labs founder Philip Graham, and musicians Sarah Bethe Nelson, Michaela Anne, and Victor Herrero.
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Tom Brosseau is on a mission to interview every curling club in North Dakota. Today, he visits the Lake Region Curling Club in Devils Lake to visit with club member Jeffrey Kitchens. -
Episode 60 features English poet Josienne Clarke, North Dakota singer-songwriter Leo Rondeau, Cowboy poet Carson Houser, and French indie/folk artist Pollyanna. Plus, a visit with Jeffrey Kitchens of the Lake Region Curling Club in Devils Lake.
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On the last day of 2022, we're taking a look back at some of the guests that really left an artistic impression on this program. Episode 59 features musicians Trio from Hell, A-Day, Lisa Lambe, Sons of the Pioneers, and Marianne Dissard. Plus, Kearny Public Library director Matthew Williams, and a Taco Bell food review from Grand Forks columnist Marilyn Hagerty.
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Episode 58 is a Great American Folk Show Christmas Special! The episode features actor John C. Reilly with A Chicago Christmas Story, Scottish singer-songwriter Pauline Alexander, Baltimore photographer Chinwe Edeani, bluegrass player Trey Hensley, and Tom Brosseau and Heidi Gluck sing “Under African Skies.” Plus, a Dakota Diners visit to Little Cottage Cafe in Bismarck.
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People come from all over the state to eat the pies, kuchen, award-winning caramel rolls, knoephla soup, and fleischkuechle at the Little Cottage Café in Bismarck, North Dakota. On this episode of Dakota Diners, Tom Brosseau speaks with co-owner Robert Serr. -
Episode 57 features music from Pacific Sunsets, folk singer Olivia Chaney, singer/songwriter Luke LeBlanc, and an interview with Ronny Robbins about his father, Marty Robbins. Plus, Tom Brosseau pays tribute to Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, who passed away earlier this week.
