10,000 Fresh Voices

Series produced by KFAI

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Arts and culture vignettes of past or present significant moments in art history, performance, literature, etc. from within the state of Minnesota.

Arts and culture vignettes of past or present significant moments in art history, performance, literature, etc. from within the state of Minnesota.


344 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
The Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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For more than 50 years, the Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band has been piping, drumming and dancing its way through the Twin Cities. Band members of all a...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 06:03
Ojibwe Elder Sharon Day and the Mother Earth Water Walkers
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Ojibwe elder Sharon Day
Ojibwe Elder Sharon Day was born and raised in Minnesota. As a Midewin, part of her spiritual practice is to care for water. In 2003 Sharon Day, Jo...

Bought by WAMC, KSRQ, and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 05:25
  • Purchases: 3
Dakota Wicohan
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Dakota people consider Minnesota their birthplace. But the U.S./Dakota War of 1862 and the exile of Dakota from their homeland and culture has put ...

  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 04:27
Art sleds at Powderhorn Park
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Sledding is a part of Minnesota culture. If you grew up here, chances are you've flown down a hill at top speed--and were hopefully lucky enough to...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1
Trucker Max Gold searches for meaning on the open road
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Max Gold is not your typical truck driver. Like many young people these days he’s had a hard time finding a job—even with a college degree. Tired o...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 1
Living Proof Print Collective
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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In the basement of a Powderhorn Park duplex, original artwork is displayed in a fully functional printmaking studio—the home base of Living Proof p...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 05:18
  • Purchases: 1
Busker Larry Havluck
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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For more than 30 years, Larry Havluck has been a busker, or street musician, performing in downtown Minneapolis skyways, on the U of M campus, and ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Joyful Noise Choir
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The Joyful Noise Choir includes 19 clients from Lifeworks—a Minnesota nonprofit organization serving people with disabilities. One of four music th...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 1
The Friends Bookstore of the Minneapolis Public Library
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The Friends Bookstore in Minneapolis is a treasure trove of gently used and inexpensive books. Operated by the Friends of the Library, books are ac...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 1
Ely's International Wolf Center
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The Minnesota gray wolf, also called the timberwolf, is a symbol of the Northland. Featured in artwork, on logos, and as the state’s basketball mas...

Bought by KSRQ and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE


  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
Playing the Building at Aria
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Situated on the corner of 1st Street and First Avenue in Minneapolis, the stately brick building now called Aria was once home to Theatre de la Jeu...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 19, 2012
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
McNally-Smith's Improvestra
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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At McNally-Smith College of Music in St. Paul, the student and community ensemble Improvestra was conceived by Chris Cunningham, the school's Direc...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 1
Gorilla Yogis have a mission
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Yoga is becoming increasing popular--nearly 20 million people practice in the Untied States. Nan Gane Arundel and Jessica Rosenberg are yoga instru...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 30, 2012
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 1
Adaptive Yoga
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Matthew Sanford teaches adaptive yoga in Minneapolis.
About 20 million people currently practice yoga in the United States. Recently, Yoga Journal named the Twin Cities among the top 10 most yoga-frien...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 30, 2012
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
Walker Church: a gathering place for worship, community and social justice
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Walker Community United Methodist Church was built in 1909 in south Minneapolis at 31st Street and 16th Avenue South. Named after Thomas Barlow Wal...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 30, 2012
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 1
Military Intelligence Service Language School at Fort Snelling
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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In the early 1940s, the need for Japanese translators in the Pacific was growing. With few soldiers proficient in Japanese, a language school to in...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 30, 2012
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
Secret Stash Records: Making Good Impressions
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Secret Stash Records is an independent record label in Minneapolis. Founded in 2009 by then-23-year-old Eric Foss, its special reserve collection f...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 19, 2012
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 1
Urban Spectrum Theatre Company
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Urban Spectrum Theatre Company is a unique Minneapolis-based troupe. Founded in 1974 by artists, performers and residents, it's a multi-cultural, m...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 01, 2012
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
Pave the Way project addresses youth domestic violence
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Shanell McCoy
Pave the Way Project is an initiative that addresses domestic violence among young people. Seven teenage artists from around the country are singin...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 01, 2012
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 1
Artists Todd Boss & Maja Spasova collaborate to mark the 35W bridge collapse
From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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On August 1, 2007, the 35W bridge collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145 others. To mark the 5th anniversary of the tragedy, local poet Todd...

Bought by KVSC and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 01, 2012
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 2

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