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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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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Episode 94 features singer-songwriter Dustin Maenaga, acoustic quartet Twisted Pine, London musician Our Man In The Field, and Fargo singer Paula Larsen. Plus, Tom visits Copilot Designs in Grand Forks. -
Episode 93 features singer-songwriter Jamie Drake, musician Jeff Plankenhorn, and writer Julie Wolfson. Plus, to kick off the show, we play Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant” in its entirety — a new Great American Folk Show Thanksgiving tradition!
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Episode 92 features music from Americana duo Last Birds, singer-songwriter Brendan Melia, Grand Forks singer Michael Marcotte, and singer-songwriter David Wilcox. Plus, an interview about Kenny’s Music Shoppe in Grand Forks, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
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Tom Brosseau visits with Kenny Holweger, owner of Kenny's Music Shoppe in Grand Forks, where Tom got his first guitar at seven years old. The store celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. -
Episode 91 features music from singer-songwriter Maya de Vitry, Minneapolis musician Luke LeBlanc, bluegrass group Kristen Grainger & True North, and singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston. Plus, Tom Brosseau, David Garza, and John C. Reilly perform a song, “Heartland.”
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Episode 90 features Ontario musician Cat Clyde, Norwegian Americana musician Ole Kirkeng, bluegrass group Lonesome Ace Stringband, and Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz on their new album, “The Song of Mary Sands and Jane Gentry.” Plus, an interview on North Dakota’s oldest and most beloved boot and saddle repair shop, Bray’s Saddlery in Minot.
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Episode 89 features musicians Lara Somogyi, Charlie Marks, Jake Groves, Sally Anne Morgan, and Dorian Marsh with Ian Ross Cohen.
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Episode 88 features music from Americana artist Kyle Keller, London duo Ida Mae, instrumental group Mikki & Elvis, Scottish singer Rachel Sermanni, and singer-songwriter Maryse Smith.
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On this episode of Dakota Diners, Tom Brosseau visits Tacos Garcia, a new Mexican restaurant in Killdeer, North Dakota. -
Episode 87 features poet and songwriter Jake Gibbons, musician Lowell Larsen, North Dakota author Sarah Vogel, and a Dakota Diners visit to Tacos Garcia in Killdeer, ND. Plus, a visit with Notstock creators Laurie Geller and Bill Harbort, to preview this year’s Notstock festival in Minot.
