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Music

Folk-World-Blues guitarist and singer Harry Manx visits The Morning Show

Folk-World-Blues guitarist and singer Harry Manx stopped by the Morning Show studio to talk about his career. He was born on the Isle of Man, raised in Canada and learned music while traveling in Europe and Asia. He spend several months living near Bombay, India to study with Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, the creator of the 20 string guitar/sitar instrument called the Mohan Veena.

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Canadian folksinger Connie Kaldor visits The Morning Show

Jim Ed Poole and Dale Connelly visit with Canadian folksinger Connie Kaldor about her recent Juno Award for Best Children's Recording, "A Duck in New York City", and her budding television career in her country. She also performs a few songs live in the Maud Moon Weyerhaueser Music Studio.

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International Piano-E-Competition returns to Minnesota

Twenty-two semi-finalists vie for worldwide recognition and a $25,000 prize in the International Piano-E-Competition May 25 - June 5 in the Twin Cities. Minnesota Public Radio will broadcast and Webcast the finals live as each of the advancing 6 perform with the Minnesota Orchestra Thursday, June 3 and Friday, June 4, 7-10 pm. The contestants represent 15 countries and range in age from 15-31.

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Rochester is home base for a new hip magazine

A new Minnesota-based hipster magazine is showing up on selected newsstands around the country. The publication includes an eclectic array of offerings. Most are on music -- interviews, short stories and commentary. And tucked inside there's the unusual bonus of a vinyl record.

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Pianist John Jensen plays Charles Ives

Pianist John Jensen joined Dale Connelly on The Morning Show to talk about and play some excerpts from this weekend's upcoming event, "Americana: A Concord Drama," words, music and imagery focused on composer Charles Ives. The event is Saturday, May 22, 2004, 7:30pm at First Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights.
by Dale Connelly

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Dale Warland Singers present Cathedral Classics 2004

This annual favorite showcases what the Singers do best—rich and complex melodies in one of the most superior acoustic spaces in the Twin Cities, the Basilica of Saint Mary.

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Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church custom-designs new pipe organ

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Shoreview is welcoming its newest addition on May 16, 2004—a custom-designed pipe organ. Members of the congregation there found themselves giving a lot more than usual to make it happen.

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Flyte Time to move studios to California

Flyte Time, the hit producing Edina-based recording studio run by Jimmy Jam Harris and Terry Lewis is relocating to Los Angeles. Harris and Lewis say their business needs to be closer to the heart of the music industry. The Grammy Award winning producers are responsible for more number one hits than anyone except Beatles producer George Martin. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts reports on how the news is being received in the Twin Cities, and the legacy Harris and Lewis are leaving.
by Chris Roberts

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Top "white power" music label prospers from Twin Cities home base

The Twin Cities is one of the top music towns in the nation. But the same local scene that gave birth to Hüsker Dü, Prince and the Jayhawks has also spawned one of the nation's biggest labels for "white power" music. Panzerfaust Records operates quietly from its home base in St. Paul, sending out racist CDs and merchandise for more than 300 bands. A look at one of Minnesota's lesser known exports.

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