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Minnesota's Community Radio Stations
Like most performing musicians, Peter and Paul Wendinger had their humble beginnings. Producer Daniel Zamzow describes how these polka-loving brothers from St. George, MN took their act to a sort of international level. [Read Transcript...]
As producer Daniel Zamzow learned of Minnesota’s Iron Range, its industrial development in the early 1900s attracted workers from over 20 nations. A significant portion of these folks came from Eastern Europe, and they brought with them their musical traditions. [Read Transcript...]
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...]
