Musician Talk

 Host Pauline Jennings talks with Twin Cities Jazz singer extraordinaire, Charmin Michelle. Tune in to hear about her musical journey before her gig at the Guild next Sunday, April 13 at 7:00pm. 

 Host Pauline Jennings talks with Jeff Dayton (He played with Glen Campbell and so many other legends!) and Sam Ryden. They have a gig Sunday April 6th at the Grand! 

 Cellist and singer Martha Larson has been a multi-genre musician for decades and is a part of the upcoming HOLIDAY SHOW at the Guild. In 2015, she and her husband Nat founded Hot Spot Music, Northfield's very own "local music incubator." Tune in to find out more! Tickets: https://northfieldartsguild.org/live-music-and-theater.../

 Hit show creator and pianist & accordionist of choice for a who’s who of Twin Cities performers, Daniel Chouinard. Tune in to hear about his musical journey, his hosting of the upcoming 2024.25 Guild 411 Series "The Singer's Voice" and so much more! Tickets and info about 411: https://northfieldartsguild.org/arts/music/411-series/

Area favorite, singer/songwriter Barbara Piper has got a new CD and we're going to talk about it this Sunday at 8:30 am on KYMN. BTW - she's got a gig at the Guild to celebrate and the show's going to be filled with all sorts of surprises and FABULOUS music! Get your tickets today: https://65010.blackbaudhosting.com/65010/tickets?tab=2&txobjid=fc841711-052c-47ae-a3b9-c7d736289dbb

 Host Pauline Jennings talks with successful musician and former Northfielder Casey Wasner. Wasner is returning home for the Wazaroo music fest at the Wasner Barn on Saturday, June 29. 

 Host Pauline Jennings talks with musician extraordinaire Lori Dokken! Her group THREE (with Rachel Holder and Judy Vinar) is at the Guild Sunday May 5th. Tune in to find out about Lori's musical journey, get the inside story and hear a couple of THREE's covers, quote of the week, best gig/worst gig and much more! 

 Host Pauline Jennings talks with incredibly smooth and versatile songstress Jennifer Grimm! She plays all of the A-list stages in the Cities (and Carnegie Hall BTW) and is coming to the Guild Mar 17 with in-demand guitarist Joe Cruz! 

 Host Pauline Jennings talks with Ginger Commodore. This world class vocal stylist has total command of her craft...and you can hear her along with her quartet (GCQ) at the intimate Guild Theater Jan 14th. She has been a member of the Twin Cities music scene for many years. Beginning her musical career, she joined the three-time Grammy Award winning Sounds of Blackness, touring across the United S...

 Host Pauline Jennings talks with singer songwriter, frontman and guitarist Jed LaPlant. His group, Wild Horses has a gig Dec. 9th at The Grand (with area fave Ray Coudret.) Tune in to find out about Jed's musical journey, get the inside story about and hear a couple of his tunes, quote of the week, best gig/worst gig and much more! 

 The incomparable Jazz/R&B singer Patty Peterson (with the equally fab pianist Sean Turner)! Wow! What an honor it is to interview this heavy-hitter who just happens to have a holiday show at the Guild on Dec. 3rd. Tickets: https://northfieldartsguild.org/ (the opener is NHS superstar Kyra Reverman) 

 Harpist instructor and player extraordinaire, Elinor Niemisto. She will be the featured harpist for the premier of a Timothy Mahr piece at the upcoming CVRO concert ("Atmospheres" Nov. 4th and 5th). 

 Thomas O'Keefe - the new orchestra director at Northfield HS...but that's not all! He's also a singer songwriter, producer, recording engineer and multi instrumentalist. Tune in to find out about his musical journey, hear an original song, get the inside scoop on his new job, best gig/worst gig and much more! 

 Host Pauline Jennings talks with Clark Ohnesorge of the Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra. 

 This week on MUSICIAN TALK, host Pauline Jennings talks with Mark Kreitzer - an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, prolific songwriter, and music educator at Carleton College who has travelled the world plying his trade. Find out about his musical journey, hear a couple of his tunes (and the stories behind them), listen in on our discussion of quote of the week, best gig/worst gig and more. Don'...

Area fan favorite: Ray Coudret. Find out about what this fabulous & very busy guitarist, singer & songwriter has been up to since episode #15!, Hear a couple of his tunes, our discussion about quote of the week and revisit his best gig/worst gig!  He's got a gig at Reunion with Curt Johnson on Aug. 17th and with Fred the Bear at Imminent on the 19th!

 What a privilege it is for me to interview PAT DONOHUE this week! Red House records says "From swing to jazz to bottleneck blues to folk, Grammy-winning acoustic guitarist Pat Donohue plays it all with a flourish of artistry and melodic inspiration. 

 Master of his crafts, RANDY SABIEN. I'm honored to have this fabulous violinist, guitar & piano & mando player, singer, songwriter on the show! Find out about his musical journey, hear a couple of his superbly crafted songs, our discussion about quote of the week and his best gig/worst gig. 

 Emmett is a super talented young NHS musician who's already gigging professionally accompanying his emotion-packed vocals on guitar AND piano. Find out about his musical journey, hear performances of a couple of covers, discussion of quote of the week and best gig/worst gig. Emmett is opening for the 411 Concert at the Northfield Arts Guild called Feeling Groovy (a Simon and Garfunkel Tribute wit...

We catch up with conscientious and profound songwriter and performer Cedric Briand from Greenvale Manitou. Get the inside scoop on the construction of and story behind a couple of his incredible new tunes before his EP release party at the Grand June 8th.

 Carleton seniors and masters of their instruments Helen Hu (Guzheng - like a horizontal harp) and Songyan Zhao (Erhu - like a lap resting violin)! Both will be featured at the Chinese & Global Music Concert at Carleton on May 13th. 

 Host Pauline Jennings talks with Singer songwriter Samantha Grimes, who is a left-handed-upside down guitar player that pens catchy and thought-provoking songs in a confessional style. Find out more about her musical journey, listen and discuss a couple of her originals, delve into the music quote of the week, dish about her best gig/worst gig, and so much more! 

This week, host Pauline Jennings welcomes recent piano and musicology St. Olaf graduate Taylor Wesseln! Taylor is the musical director for and actor in MOM! The Musical opening is May 5th at the Guild in Northfield.  Find out more about her musical journey, listen and discuss a couple of her piano performances, delve into the music quote of the week, dish about her best gig/worst gig, and so much...

Catch up with Barbara Piper (Ep.#33) and Curt Johnson (Ep. #4!)!  They recently joined forces to create their jazz (and stuff :)) duo, CuBa.  We'll discuss what they've been up to since last on MT and all about their new duo project and upcoming gigs including Art and All that Jazz (April 29th Fundraiser for The Guild) and so much more! For tickets to Art and All that Jazz: https://northfieldartsg...

This week, Host Pauline Jennings talks with singer-songwriter competition music finalist SARAH PETERSON!. With aching lyrics and a rich sound, she hopes to ease broken hearts with her  Find out more about her musical journey, listen and discuss a couple originals from her upcoming album, delve into the music quote of the week, dish about her best gig/worst gig, and so much more!