This Side Of Country With Trav And Kjiesta

It’s the final love your local small business Spotlight of 2022!  This weekly series gets to know the owners, their stories, the challenges they’ve faced and overcame and in their words what can we do as a community to show more support.  In this segment we chatted with Aimee of @dakotapayments and Erin with @robinswansoninsagency! Check it out! 

Military veteran, motivational speaker and performer Mark J. Lindquist is camping out at different locations throughout the Fargo Moorhead area for the rest of 2022 to help raise awareness and collect winter gear for those on the front line in the Ukraine.  How is this connected to Fix It Forward?  We chatted with Mark and Matthew Carlson to find out! 

The Fargo/Moorhead area is booming with amazing small local businesses!  Our pal Indira with Love Your Local joins us again to spotlight Gingersnap Bake Shop and Above And Beyond Balloons!  Check out our chat! 

Tis' the season and all December long we're spotlighting small local businesses with our pal Indira.  Recently we got to know Melissa with Melissa Sampson Photography and Jeannie with Label 4 Company.  We got the story behind their businesses, learned about what they offer, goals and more!  Check it out! 

Our pal Kayla got her podcast journey started right here on our very radio station 95.9 KRFF.   Now she's scheduled to be a guest speaker at a National Podcast expo!  Before she jumped aboard the Uhaul to set off on her new adventure in Austin we chatted with Kayla about her time in Fargo and what she's most proud of her time here.  Check it out! 

We enjoyed a special edition Black Friday "This Side Of Country!"  Our pal Nattie Jean stopped by with her two sisters and dad on guitar for a fun chat and performances!  We dished some dirt,  got a little family history and enjoyed some laughs!  Check out our chat! 

Sydni started writing music at the age of 9,  releasing her first single in 2020 and now with two EP's and numerous singles under her belt, her latest single "Casanova" is sparking her some industry attention.  We recently chatted with Sydni about new music, goals for the new year and more, check it out! 

Our friend Indira known for championing for small local businesses has created the brand "Love Your Local."  We thought it would be a great idea this holiday season to bring her in every week to spotlight a small local business that you need to know.  This week the dynamic Kelci with Black Fram Boutique joins us as we get to know her story,  her business, her goals and more! Check it out...

Crunch Fitness Fargo is getting ready to take over the Fargo/Moorhead Fitness community.  We recently chatted with Taylor currently in town from South Carolina to help prepare the launch of the new massive fitness facility.  We got into the story of the gym's humble beginnings, to what makes them unique.  Check out our conversation! 

From school teacher to artist on the rise, we recently caught up with singer/songwriter Jessie Wilson to chat about her debut single "Business Of Bad Decisions" and more, check it out!

She's a young local singer/songwriter with a beautiful voice and cool personality.  We recently chatted with new artist to 95.9 KRFF Lilly Held about her music, her inspiration, her idols and more, check it out! 

The Bad Bad Hats have been a touring machine! Hitting the west coast, doing a run of dates with Michelle Branch,  they're even venturing to Alaska soon!  We caught up with Kerry from Bad Bad Hats to chat touring, new music, and tossed around the idea of the band hosting a 3 on 3 fundraising basketball tournament, yeah!  Check it out! 

In a time where we're all grabbing our cell phones and taking selfies, local artist Mary Janousek is providing the joy of old school collodion portraiture.  We chatted with her recently about where it started for her,  the process and who's on her bucket list to shoot!  Check it out! 

The gang at True North Church recently celebrated their 1 year anniversary  and they've got a lot to celebrate, including being nominated for The Best Of The Red River Valley!   We opened the chat with some dad jokes, discussed the challenges of having a faith in this day and age to some goals TNC is setting for year 2!  Check out our chat!  

16 year old singer songwriter Annabelle Maher has a strong connection to the Landon's Light Foundation,  you could say it's maybe even where things started for her.  This past March Annabelle and a few local artists got up on stage and sang a Taylor Swift song in honor of Landon at the Grand Ole Brewery.   Annabelle and Mary Ellen recently joined us in studio for which easily became a fu...

Sister duo The Wild Ones are on a momentum having just signed a record deal.  We've been playing their latest single "Xanax And Champagne" on our station and recently chatted with the ladies about their upcoming tour, writing with The Band Perry, what's on their bucket list and more!  Check it out! 

We checked in with country star Chris Lane on his way to Shooting Star Casino.  We talked about it all, new music, tour life with the family, and more! Check it out!

Summer is wrapping up and fall is kicking off!  We're celebrating with Triumph Church at their Backyard Bash And Car Show!  We recently chatted with Carissa from Triumph about the event, how they look to continue connecting with the community heading into the new season and more!  Check it out!

Artist on the rise Kat Velasco made her country music debut performance New Year's Day at a prestigious event in South Carolina.  She's since gained European Music Awards mentions for her music videos and has earned herself over 1000 Spotify streams a week.  We recently caught up with Kat about her latest single, chatted about her fun sibling rivalries and which town was the most memorab...

The trio Raynes is made up of 2 North Dakota gents and another from the UK!  They made their international tv debut late last year and are currently on a run of shows in our area.  We caught up with the guys to get their story,  get the lowdown on why they call themselves "expensive folk" and even got some Tik Tok marketing tips, check it out! 

She's being called the "Loretta Lynn Of The Tik Tok World" up and coming artist on the rise, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rachel McIntyre Smith recently chatted with us on the show.  We talked about her upcoming album, the influence her grandpa had on her career and even had a little segment fun, check it out! 

New blood on the block The Classless Act have been given the huge task of opening up every night of the Stadium Tour featuring Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Poison and Joan Jett and they're doing it like it needs to be done in true rock fashion!  We recently caught up with Derek of Classless Act to talk about the tour, the album and how the guys met on social media and formed the band, check it o...