Minnesota Music

Jenny Armstrong, curator of the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival's Children's Music Showcase, joined Centerstage Minnesota.

Pop singer Ber, originally from Walker and Bemidji, Minnesota, joined Centerstage Minnesota on April 28, 2023.

Featuring headliner Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit along with Amanda Shires, Shemekia Copeland and Dessa, Grand Rapids Riverfest is expected to draw about 3,500 people. Tickets go on sale 8 a.m. Friday, April 28, at grandrapidsriverfest.com/tickets.

LeBlanc is a Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter who delivers dynamic and versatile original performances that feature a warm, organic merging of rootsy folk and pop, organizers stated.

Singer/songwriter Sarah Morris joined Centerstage Minnesota April 21, 2023, to talk about her new album, Here's To You.

Since the early 1970s in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minnesota and Finland, Eric Peltoniemi has worked multiple sides of the music world as a singer/songwriter, guitarist, lyricist and composer for the music theater, and for three decades an executive at acclaimed indie roots label, Red House Records.

The band’s discography consists of traditional bluegrass, original bluegrass, bluegrass gospel, a tribute to Bill Monroe, classic country, Christmas music and two collaborations with the award-winning choir Vocal Essence.

Also set to perform at the Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, festival in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, are Amanda Shires, Shemekia Copeland and Dessa.

On Friday, April 14, Al Church joined Malachy Koons on Centerstage Minnesota to talk about his new album, Party Sounds (From Another Room).

In a short time, Smith has become a regionally recognized folk artist, sharing stages with Minnesota greats like Charlie Parr, Dave Simonett of Trampled by Turtles, Wild Horses and Drew Peterson.