HAPPENINGS

The Great American Folk Show®, hosted by Tom Brosseau, on Prairie Public Radio. In our last month of broadcasts: on Saturday, August 15th, Tom welcomes Lindsay Lou, whose new album Bluegrass Women invites Nashville’s finest to highlight the songs of early bluegrass women. Also Tom talks with cowboy poet, Bill Lowman, a member of the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame, about preserving the traditions and stories of the American West; and we hear Merrill Piepkorn, a North Dakota songwriter, featured for his heartfelt composition, "Stanley, ND.” Plus Justin Riner, a California native & teacher, who summers in Medora with the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation's Chautauqua program, breathing life into history through his first-person interpretation. Tom also welcomes UK’s Paul Jones, known for his thoughtful songwriting and distinctive folk-inspired sound. Plus Oh Boy Records recording artist, Riley Downing, native of Holt Missouri, member of the NOLA band The Deslondes, and rightly celebrated for his soulful voice and deep roots in American music.

Old Town School of Folk Music 2025 concerts and events included Arooj Aftab, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, and the legendary and rightly acclaimed Robert Plant with his highly talented UK band, Saving Grace. In 2026 OTS welcomed the legendary poet, writer, musician, and all around amazing Patti Smith, Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, The Sullivan Sisters, X’s John Doe & Exene Cervenka and more wonderful musicians. Upcoming Deep Sea Diver solo, Susanna Hoffs and Rufus Wainwright.

Thanks to all for supporting the arts - now more than ever!