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Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

  • Erik Deatherage chats with Prairie Public’s Director of Television, Barb Gravel, about the award-winning team behind the Prairie Musicians and the new season that continues to spotlight the incredible musical talent of North Dakota and Minnesota.
  • Alt-country and Americana trailblazer Joe Ely passed away on Monday of pneumonia, brought on by his struggle with Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's disease. He was 78.
  • Episode 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."
  • We lost a North Dakota legend this week. Marilyn Hagerty, the longtime Grand Forks Herald columnist who became a viral sensation after her sincere review of a national chain restaurant, was a treasure to her many readers who appreciated her down-to-earth takes on food.
  • Episode 152 features singer-songwriter Grant Lee Phillips, CJ Landowski of Grammy-winning band Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, bluegrass band East Nash Grass, and Texas country music from Dallas Burrow. Plus, we hear from Minneapolis rapper, poet, and musician Dessa, who is performing at Minot’s Notstock Festival on September 18.
  • Buffalo's Fire Senior Reporter Brian Bull sets the stage for the 55th UTTC Powwow in Bismarck, ND.
  • 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.
  • 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.