On this edition of Rasslin’ Memories and more, George Schire and Glen Braget welcome legendary second generation AWA wrestler Greg Gagne.

Greg Gagne is a former professional wrestler and the son of legendary Minnesota born professional wrestler and head of the American Wrestling Association Verne Gagne. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Greg achieved his biggest success in the pro wrestling business as one half of the tag team The High Flyers with Jim Brunzell. He also twice held the AWA International Television Title in the last years of the AWA.

On this edition of Rasslin’ Memories and more, George Schire and Glen Braget are joined by one of the most popular Jobbers to ever enter an AWA ring, Kenny Sodbuster Jay.

Given the ring name Kenny Jay by his sister, Jay worked television bouts in Minneapolis and OmahaJay primarily as a jobber. After completing his stint in the service, Jay opened a landscaping business with his brother. Business specialized in sod and rocks. Hence his nickname The Sodbuster. Though he was never a top guy on the card, Kenny Jay was well respected among his peers and a cult hero to those who watched him on tv and attended live arena shows.
Aside from his pro wrestling career, Jay has put on a well received yearly benefit banquet in Savage, MN to raise funds in the battle against Histiocytosis.

It’s a family affair on this edition of MN Arts on the Road with Warroad, MN’s finest The Lubben Brothers. The Following was recorded at the Gazebo at Floyd B Olson Park in June of 2013.
What makes the Lubben brothers unique is that three of the four siblings who make up this family group are actually triplets; Mike, who plays banjo, fiddle and vocals, Joshua who plays guitar and tin whistle as well as contributes vocals and Tom who adds fiddle, mandolin and backing vocals to the mix. They are joined by their little brother Isaac who handles the bass playing duties. These four talented young men who are only in their teens, have been playing music since they were old enough to remember and have entertained audiences throughout the north country playing traditional Americana roots music as well as the Classical stuff.

On this edition of MN Arts on the Road, We welcome Minneapolis based Blues and Folk music group Nikki and the Ruemates to the program.

Nikki and the Ruemates have a sound that would seem more likely to have emanated from the Deep South than the Deep Freeze of the upper Midwest.

The following was recorded on a lovely Saturday afternoon in early June 2013 at the Gazebo at Floyd B. Olson Park in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.

No stranger to the airwaves of Pioneer 90.1, Carl is the host of a two hour weekly program called Minnesota Homebrew that shines the spotlight on some of Minnesota’s finest songwriters and musicians. When he’s not busy with his day job and radio hosting gig, Carl travels near and far gigging up and down the great state of Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin as well.

The following was recorded June 27 2013 at the big Pioneer 90.1 Singer Songwriters night at the Floyd B Olson park gazebo in Thief River Falls, MN.
MN Arts on the Road is supported by the MN Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.