Music

December 10, 2002 9:00 AM

Morning Show Holiday Pageant and Variety Show, 2002

The Morning Show presented an evening of holiday comedy and song at the Fitzgerald Theater on December 6, 2002. Canadian folk diva Connie Kaldor performed some holiday favorites, and the Jaztronauts warmed things up with a bit of swing, jive, and modern jazz. The centerpiece of the evening was The Morning Show Holiday Pageant Players' unique version of A Christmas Carol, with local actor and director Peter Moore as Ebenezer Scrooge, Genway founder Dr. Larry Kyle as Jacob Marley, lyrically challenged vocalist Mel Lightner as the Ghost of Christmas Past, international fugitive Captain Billy as the Ghost of Christmas Present, and beloved journalist Bud Buck as Bob Crachit.

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November 29, 2002 11:00 AM

Ooh la la! Flops flip for a new kind of musical storytelling

Two Twin Cities rock and rollers help out with a new type of storytelling project, and end up forming a band.

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November 28, 2002 3:00 PM

Pilgrim on a musical journey

Matthew Fox plays guitar, and mandolin. Until recently now he's played in bands, either in ensembles, or backing someone else. Now he has a CD of his own, featuring some of the local folk scenes biggest names.

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November 18, 2002 9:30 AM

Ann Reed: "Gift of Age"

Singer-songwriter Ann Reed has released a new CD called "Gift of Age." Over the last decade, Reed has won several times at the Minnesota Music awards including Artist of the Year, and Folk Singer of the Year. She says she got the inspiration for the name "Gift of Age" as she was turning 40. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Reed who explains that the inside of the CD cover includes a picture of herself and her mother.

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November 15, 2002 5:00 PM

Old, new, borrowed and blues

Charlie Parr has a new CD, but it sounds old. It's called "1922." A few of the songs were actually written in the '20s, but most of them are new, and written by Charlie Parr. If you added some scratches and pops, you'd almost believe the music came from a 70-year-old field recording. It's a surprising sound for a guy and a guitar in Duluth.

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November 1, 2002 9:00 AM

Giving Thanks, 2002

LIKE YOUR THANKSGIVING FEAST, Giving Thanks combines traditional fare with unexpected delights. For Thanksgiving 2002, we've invited some wonderful guests to the program, including John Updike, Anne Lamott, and Donald Hall.

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October 25, 2002 12:00 PM

Tuning Weber Music Hall

The University of Minnesota-Duluth's new Weber Music Hall was designed for near perfect acoustics. An acoustician's fine tuning makes it perfect.

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October 20, 2002 9:00 AM

Dominick Argento: Minnesota Romantic

While Argento's fame has spread across the United States and Europe, its fountainhead is Minnesota. More than 60 Argento works have been premiered in the Twin Cities, and nearly every major musical organization in the state has commissioned work from him. Although Minnesota's best orchestras and choruses have long served as ambassadors for the arts around the globe, no single figure has done more to place Minnesota on the international musical map than Dominick Argento.

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October 15, 2002 12:00 PM

A Mighty Good Road

On October 15, 1852, the first train of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad traveled from Chicago to Joliet, Illinois. Two years later it would bring a delegation of east coast journalists and dignitaries to the Mississippi River as part of the Grand Excursion to Minnesota. Over the next 50 years, as the Rock Island Line grew, it carried passengers and freight through 14 states and became part of the story of the American west. Then it inspired a song that has been passed from generation to generation. Minnesota Public Radio's Jim Bickal has traced the stories of the song and the railroad and discovered that together they tell quite a tale.

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October 15, 2002 12:01 AM

A Mighty Good Road

On October 15, 1852, the first train of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad traveled from Chicago to Joliet, Illinois. Two years later it would bring a delegation of East Coast journalists and dignitaries to the Mississippi River as part of the Grand Excursion to Minnesota. Over the next 50 years, as the Rock Island Line grew, it carried passengers and freight through 14 states and became part of the story of the American west. Then it inspired a song that has been passed from generation to generation. Minnesota Public Radio's Jim Bickal has traced the stories of the song and the railroad and discovered that together they tell quite a tale.

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