Minnesota Music Notes

It was a turning point in Bob Dylan’s career as he chose to record half of his album “Blood on the Tracks” in Minneapolis recording studio Sound 80. Producer Daniel Zamzow has more on the vibe of the sessions that contributed to his early 1975 release. [Read Transcript...]

Minnesota has a rich history of immigrant contributions to modern culture. As producer Daniel Zamzow learned, folks specifically from the Scottish Isle of Lewis made several lasting impressions on the port city of Duluth. Folk music ethnographer Sidney Robertson Cowell recorded their music. [Read Transcript...]

The Replacements made a name for themselves in the national music scene of the 1980s. As producer Daniel Zamzow describes, many ‘Mats tunes evoke their experiences on the south side of their hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota. [Read Transcript...]

There were many pieces to play, and even more pieces to move in order to organize a full-time orchestra in early 1900s Minnesota. As producer Daniel Zamzow describes in brief, it all began with choral ensembles that began in the late 1800s. [Read Transcript...]