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Diverse Radio for Minnesota's Communities
Irish immigrants in Minnesota accounted for a significant portion of the work force employed by the booming logging industry of the late 19th century. Producer Daniel Zamzow explains how we came to have audio recordings of these workers singing their folk tunes. [Read Transcript...]
Producer Daniel Zamzow describes how a couple who met on the Lawrence Welk Show in the late 1930s began their Minnesota dance music career at St. Paul’s Prom Ballroom. [Read Transcript...]
Libby Larsen is an accomplished composer who was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Producer Daniel Zamzow explains how her artistry reflects the most prominent element in our state’s environment. [Read Transcript...]
VocalEssence is one of many in a long tradition of fine choral music in Minnesota. Producer Daniel Zamzow explains how this group’s first concert involved director Philip Brunelle’s solicitation of the renowned American composer Aaron Copland. [Read Transcript...]
