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09/21/2025

Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Minnesota's own Trampled by Turtles and many others made Farm Aid 40 one to remember.

Visit the link below to see photos and to read a recap of the event:

An epic day of music, education and action in Minneapolis, the 2025 running of Farm Aid uplifted music fans while elevating small farms and sustainable agriculture.

09/21/2025

This week on Folk Alley, we spotlight the winners and honeers of this year's Americana Music Association Honors and Award show that recently took place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Hear from 2X Artist of Year, Sierra Ferrell, Album of the Year winner, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Nightsweats, Duo/Group of the Year, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, and more.

Listen Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. CDT on Radio Heartland. https://www.thecurrent.org/playlist/radio-heartland3

09/21/2025

On this week’s premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, guest host David Mayfield welcomes Rhonda Vincent, Neal Francis, Otis Gibbs, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer & Chao Tian: From China to Appalachia, and Dawn Landes.

Listen to Mountain Stage on Radio Heartland on Sunday starting at 10 a.m. CDT. Tune in on 91.1 FM HD2 in the Twin Cities, and from anywhere, listen using The Current's free smartphone app, tell your smart speaker to play Radio Heartland, or stream here: https://www.thecurrent.org/playlist/radio-heartland

09/20/2025

This week on American Routes, we feel the Pan-Latin vibe and remember the late Flaco Jiménez and Eddie Palmieri. San Antonio native and king of the conjunto accordion, Jiménez recalls his father’s influence on his playing. And NuYorican jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri talks about reshaping Latin bands with his La Perfecta group in the early 1960s. Plus, hear how Latin music influenced American roots rock, jazz and even Cajun music.

Listen Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT on Radio Heartland. Tune in on 91.1 FM HD2 in the Twin Cities, and from anywhere, listen using The Current's free smartphone app, tell your smart speaker to play Radio Heartland, or stream here: https://www.thecurrent.org/playlist/radio-heartland

09/19/2025

Farm Aid 40 happens Saturday, Sept. 20, at Huntington Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. Established in 1985, Farm Aid uses music and art to assist family farmers.

Get more of the story — and find out what's happening this year — by checking out the story from MPR News at the link below:

Now in its 40th year, Farm Aid remains rooted in music, but the festival has grown to include art, education and community-driven experiences that define the event today.

09/19/2025

For this week's Classic Americana pick, we've got an awesome live track from blues legend BB King.

Listen Friday at 11 a.m. CDT. Tune in on 91.1 FM HD2 in the Twin Cities, and from anywhere, listen using The Current's free smartphone app, tell your smart speaker to play Radio Heartland, or stream here: https://www.thecurrent.org/playlist/radio-heartland

09/17/2025

It's official — Bob Dylan has been added to the lineup of Farm Aid 40, happening Saturday, Sept. 20 at Huntington Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota campus.

Find more Farm Aid info here: https://www.thecurrent.org/events/20250920-farm-aid-40-willie-nelson-neil-young-mellencamp-waxahatchee-nathaniel-rateliff-minnesota

09/17/2025

Watch Alabama-born singer-songwriter Kashus Culpepper performing his song, "Better Weather" in a single-camera recording made just up the tracks from Utepils Brewing Co in Minneapolis earlier this summer.

09/16/2025

This week on United States of Americana, we’ll be commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Farm Aid featuring music from Willie Nelson & Family, Neil Young & the Chrome Hearts, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Margo Price and many more.

Listen to United States of Americana on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Central on Radio Heartland. Tune in on 91.1 FM HD2 in the Twin Cities, and from anywhere, listen using The Current's free smartphone app, tell your smart speaker to play Radio Heartland, or stream here: https://www.thecurrent.org/playlist/radio-heartland

📷1: SUZANNE CORDEIRO, 2: Gary Miller, 3: Taylor Hill, 4: Yana Yatsuk

09/16/2025

This week on Radio Heartland, we’ll revisit the star-studded Americana Honors and Awards show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. We’ll play music from award winners Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, MJ Lenderman, Sierra Ferrell, I'm With Her and more. We’ve also got new music from The Last Revel, Maia Sharp, Grand Rapids Minnesota trio Wild Horses and Asleep at the Wheel.

Join Mike Pengra on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CDT on Radio Heartland. Tune in on 91.1 FM HD2 in the Twin Cities, and from anywhere, listen using The Current's free smartphone app, tell your smart speaker to play Radio Heartland, or stream here:
https://www.thecurrent.org/playlist/radio-heartland

📷 1: Erika Goldring, 2: Evan Clark, 3: Gaby Deimeke, 4: Alysse Gafkjen

09/15/2025

Watch northern Minnesota band Wild Horses performing their song, "Sioux Falls," recorded earlier this summer before The Current's Happy Hour event at Drekker Brewing Company in Fargo, N.D.

09/14/2025

This week on Folk Alley, join Cindy Howes for a show packed with the newest fall releases! You’ll hear fresh tracks from Alison Brown & Steve Martin with Jackson Browne, Danny Burns, Robbie Fulks, Hayes Carll, and Brandi Carlile—plus favorites from Kaia Kater, Bryan Sutton, I Draw Slow, and Rose Cousins. We'll also dip into the archives with classic tracks from Nick Drake, Pentangle, Nanci Griffith, and more.

Listen Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. CDT on Radio Heartland. https://www.thecurrent.org/playlist/radio-heartland3