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The Great American Folk Show

  • To celebrate their debut album’s 10th anniversary, The Milk Carton Kids have released a box set comprised of three LPs, including a lot of previously unreleased material. Listen to Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale talk about "Prologue 10th Anniversary Edition."
  • In Episode 21, host Tom Brosseau is joined by musicians Delnora Reed, Sarah McQuaid, and Doyle Turner; and folk duo The Milk Carton Kids, celebrating the 10th anniversary of their album, "Prologue."
  • In this excerpt from The Great American Folk Show Episode 18, host Tom Brosseau visits with Tama Smith, professional potter and owner of Prairie Fire Pottery Studio in Beach, North Dakota.
  • In Episode 20, host Tom Brosseau is joined by musician and author Max Patzner; Musician from Berlin, Germany Gianna Ferilli; and musicians Tom Proutt and Emily Gary on Margaret Wise Brown. Also, an interview with Laurie Geller and Bill Harbort of Notstock Festival at Minot State University.
  • Twenty-year-old magician Colin Zasadny of Anamosa, Iowa, is performing "Magic Through Time" five days a week this summer in Medora. In this bonus segment from The Great American Folk Show, Colin speaks with host Tom Brosseau about his show, how he learned magic, his mentor and "Medora legend" Bill Sorensen, and his family’s history of performing.
  • Author and historian Rolf Sletten shares the expansive history of Medora, from Theodore Roosevelt to Harold Schafer.
  • In Episode 19, host Tom Brosseau is joined by artist Sally Chernenko; Musician Jake Gibbons of Outlaws in the Golden State; Musician Ericka Sance; Musician Colleen Reinhardt; and author/historian Rolf Sletten.
  • In Episode 18, host Tom Brosseau is joined by musician Garrett Pierce; Tama Smith of Prairie Fire Pottery; legendary Irish singer/songwriter Paul Brady; musician Paula Boggs; and musical duo Little Mazarn.
  • Bill Sorensen's wide-ranging career has included managing the Olympic boxer Virgil Hill, owning a professional basketball team, serving as Mayor of Bismarck, and performing magic. In this interview, he reflects on these roles and discusses the weekly show he's performing this summer in Medora, North Dakota.
  • Host Tom Brosseau is joined by Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly of The Breath; Dakota Prairie Grasslands supervisor Ben South; Family musical bluegrass band The Terry Family Band; Guitarist and songwriter Nat Myers; Singer-songwriter Connie Gjermundson; Former Bismarck Mayor, Virgil Hill manager, and performer Bill Sorensen.