Radio Heartland®Classic Americana: Alan LomaxMike Pengra and Luke Taylor • Feb 9, 2024This week, we celebrate musician, folklorist and ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax.
Radio Heartland®Noah Kahan on TikTok fame, his sold-out arena tour and taking his mom to the GrammysElissa Nadworny • Feb 4, 2024Noah Kahan went from writing a pandemic album on his parents' farm in rural Vermont to selling out an arena tour and being nominated for best new artist at the Grammys.
Radio Heartland on The Current: Feb. 4, 2024Mike Pengra • Feb 4, 2024This week on Radio Heartland on The Current, we’ll get a preview of some of the artists who have been nominated for Grammy Awards.
Radio Heartland®Classic Americana: Lead BellyMike Pengra and Luke Taylor • Feb 2, 2024Every Friday around 11 a.m. on Radio Heartland, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we look at influential folk and blues musician Lead Belly.
Radio Heartland on The Current: Jan. 28, 2024Mac Wilson • Jan 28, 2024Music from Lanue, Jaspar Lepak, Lucinda Williams and more this week on the program.
Radio Heartland on The Current: Jan. 21, 2024Mac Wilson • Jan 21, 2024Mac Wilson fills in for Mike Pengra again this week, with more Blue Ox artists and an epic story from U.S. history told by Bob Dylan.
WatchWatch the Cactus Blossoms' full set from the 2023 Minnesota State FairMike Pengra • Jan 17, 2024The Cactus Blossoms took the stage in Dan Patch Park at the Minnesota State Fair on MPR Day as the featured guests of Radio Heartland. Watch the full concert.
Radio Heartland on The Current: Jan. 14, 2024Mac Wilson • Jan 14, 2024This week, we hear a number of artists who will be playing Blue Ox Music Festival in Eau Claire, Wis., in summer 2024.
Home StoriesTruth, forgiveness: 'Swept Away' is a theatrical vessel for Avett Bros' musicElizabeth Blair • Jan 8, 2024With songs by the Avett Brothers, Swept Away follows four men fighting to survive a shipwreck. The musical is inspired by the true story in which men resort to cannibalism to survive.
Radio Heartland on The Current: Jan. 7, 2024Mike Pengra • Jan 7, 2024This week, we have an in-studio session with Joyann Parker.