You’re invited to The Saturday Morning Barndance Christmas Party, December 15th, 7-11AM, Northland Community & Technical College, Thief River Falls. This year’s event features band leader and concertina player Kris Keltgen of Mankato. Kris has been performing old-time music since he was four years old. Kris has performed all over the upper midwest for weddings, anniversaries, community celebrations and festivals.

In 2012, the band released its first album: SMILE. The Smile album includes two concertina duets featuring Kris Keltgen and famous concertina artist Karl Hartwich of Trempealeau, Wisconsin. Also included in the Smile album is the first ever public release of the “Jeffers Polka,” written by Kris Keltgen in 2010.

Performing alongside Kris are some of the area’s most talented Old-Time musicians including: Mike Sanko (Tuba), Crystal Malek (Drums), and Minnesota Music Hall of Fame members Jerry Minar (Concertina), and John Henle (Trumpet). Kris and the Riverbend Dutchmen play your favorite Old Time polkas, waltzes, two-steps, and landlers.

This event is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Northern Air is a radio roadtrip down the dusty backroads of Minnesota. Listen for content from all of the Ampers stations statewide and tons of music from the Land of 10,000 Tunes.

Listen online now. Or get an HD digital radio and find Northern Air on KSRQ HD-2.

Are you a Minnesota musician? Send us your music for airplay on Northern Air.

ksrq@northlandcollege.edu

1101 Hwy One East, Thief River Falls, MN 56701

Northern Air is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

On Thanksgiving Day, Pioneer 90.1 is thankful for the artists, historians, musicians, and authors who have shared their talents with us through Pioneer 90.1’s Legacy programming. From noon til 6, we’ll rebroadcast several of our recent Write On and Minnesota Arts on the Road features.

Noon – Bill Jamerson – Civilian Conservation Corps

1PM – Woodpicks – Live at Floyd B. Olson Park

2PM – Jim Northrup – “Walking the Rez Road”

3PM – Gary Emerson – Crookston’s 50’s rocker

4PM – The High 48’s – Live Bluegrass from the Kezar Music Stage

5PM – Kevin Avery on Warren, MN-born Rolling Stone Critic Paul Nelson

5:30PM – Cat Sank Trio – Live from Floyd B. Olson Park

Snap, crackle, pop! Casey Jarombek spins the vinyl Wednesday nights at 10 on “The Analog Hour” on Pioneer 90.1. Along with the tunes, the show features the inside scoop on vintage record stores, new vinyl releases, and record collectors.

Darcie Caswell from the Thief River Falls Public Library brought her book bag in this morning, packed with good reads and excellent photo books. These are all ready to be checked out at the library. Stop in today and tell Darcie you heard her on Pioneer 90.1!

Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison

Minnesota Book of Skills by Chris Niskanen

The John Lennon Letters

The Rolling Stones 50

Hello, Gorgeous: Becoming Barbara Streisand by William J. Mann 

Beauty by Lauren Conrad

The Queen of Katwe by Tim Crothers

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