The power of music during challenging times

In this time of social isolation, we’re looking for something to bring us together. For many, that need is being filled with music. Take, for example, quarantined Italians singing together from balconies, singalongs in the Powderhorn neighborhood in Minneapolis and the thousands of people who gathered virtually on Minecraft for a music festival.

Kerri Miller talked with The Current’s Jim McGuinn Friday about the power of music, especially in challenging times, and about the music people are turning to right now.

McGuinn said people are seeking out songs they’re already comfortable with, “but we’re still looking to deliver our next favorite songs at the same time”

“I think down the road, there might be a point, years from now, where we’ll think back and go, ‘Oh this — that was that artist that emerged at that crucial moment in time’ or ‘That song that really impacted my life in a different way.’”

Find a playlist of songs suggested by listeners and McGuinn here.

Miller and McGuinn also mentioned another playlist during the program created by The Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl. You can find that here.

Guest:

• Jim McGuinn is the program director of The Current.

To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above.

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