10,000 Fresh Voices

Series produced by KFAI Minneapolis

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Local arts, culture, history and environmental features made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Local arts, culture, history and environmental features made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.


952 Pieces

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A Quiet Place To Listen To Music
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: John Louis and Brianna Lane, founders of The Warming House., Credit: Nanci Olesen
Inspired by the intimacy of house concerts, a pair of Minneapolis musicians have opened a quiet place to listen to music. Unlike bars and coffee sh...

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2017
  • Length: 05:18
  • Purchases: 1
Candy Kuehn: Seeing Out Of Time
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Candy Kuehn is a Minneapolis artist who experiences synesthesia and uses an iPhone and fabrics to create symbolic dreams and layered shapes with me...

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  • Added: Oct 13, 2017
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1
Not So Purple Rain
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Thirty years after "Purple Rain," African musicians reimagined the 1984 film with local music and flair. Titled “Rain the Color Blue with a Little ...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 05:43
How Patty Fell For The Accordion
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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After White Castle shuttered one of its south Minneapolis locations, Patrick Harison's father bought the building. Instead of selling sliders, the ...

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  • Added: Sep 28, 2017
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 1
Craig Harris: Pushing Himself Into New Territory
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Composer Craig Harris moves to center stage in "SenseAbility", a multimedia performance he created at Open Eye Figure Theatre. Harris explores the ...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2017
  • Length: 03:48
Connecting With a Once Shunned Finnish Past Through Song
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Diane Jarvi, Credit: Courtesy of Diane Jarvi
Finnish immigrants to Minnesota often faced discrimination. Many were radicals. To avoid the "Dirty Finn" label, some Finns shunned their heritage....

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 1
One Speed, No Brakes, 43 Degree Angle
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Sophie Nikitas at the National Sports Center Velodrome in Blaine, Minnesota., Credit: Evan Frost
After watching bicyclists swoosh around the National Sports Center Velodrome in Blaine, KFAI's Sophie Nikitas joined them. Like the other cyclists,...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 05:08
A Day In The Life Of Doomtree's CEO
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Lazerbeak, CEO of Doomtree Records, Credit: Nancy Rosenbaum
The music business is about more than making beats. Somebody has to count the merch money and organize things. At Doomtree Records, that person is ...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 05:02
Minnesota's Oldest Auctioneer Reflects on Rural Life
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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At age 98, Bertram Boyum of Rushford is Minnesota's oldest auctioneer. Instead of selling at farm auctions and estate sales, he works mostly local ...

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  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 1
Portland Prairie Church: This is Heaven
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Portland Prairie Methodist Church near Caledonia, Minnesota., Credit: Todd Melby
Like a lot of country churches, Portland Prairie Methodist Church has been closed for decades. But twice a year, locals gather inside the wooden ch...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2017
  • Length: 02:51
After Watching 5,000 Films, Al Milgrom Is Making His Own
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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In the 1960s, Al Milgrom brought international cinema to the U Film Society in Minneapolis, allowing locals to bask in the French New Wave. During ...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2017
  • Length: 03:36
Greg Grease: Nature-Inspired Headphone Music
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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When Greg Grease isn't drumming in the band Zuluzuluu, he's often hanging out at the Mississippi River. That's one reason why Grease says his new s...

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2017
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
Behind the Counter at Al's Breakfast
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Al's Breakfast, Dinkytown, Minneapolis, USA., Credit: Todd Melby
Since 1950, Minnesotans have wedged their way inside Al's Breakfast, a cozy diner known for fluffy pancakes and cooks with attitudes. Yup, when you...

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  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
Sid R. Harris: King of Minnesota's Rag Trade
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Sid Harris, Credit: Diane Richard
Fabric enthusiasts love S.R. Harris, the largest fabric emporium around. Its patriarch is Sid R. Harris, the undisputed king of the state's rag tra...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2017
  • Length: 04:50
Mayyadda's 'Black Girl Magic'
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Becoming a musician was no easy decision for Mayyadda. The 24-year-old singer-songwriter had to soul-search, come to terms with racism, and have a ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 01, 2017
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 1
The Strange Music of Mother King
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Dameun Strange, Credit: Nancy Rosenbaum
Composer Dameun Strange has loved opera ever since he was a little kid. For over 25 years, he struggled to compose an opera of his own. Now Strange...

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  • Added: Jul 19, 2017
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 3
A Safe Place For Queer Voices
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: John Medeiros and Andrea Jenkins, co-curators of the series. , Credit: Uche Iroegbu
Queer Voices reading series creates a safe space for LGBTQIA+ writers to share their writing. KFAI's Dixie Treichel attended a reading and produce...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: 03:30
Capturing All-Star Wrestling's Heyday
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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In the 1980s, Karen Melvin's camera was focused on sweaty men in tight shorts. The photographer was ringside for dozens of Minnesota pro wrestling ...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: 05:49
Ouch! Faking Illness For Future Docs
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Imagine a disaster scenario, like something out of 1974's "The Towering Inferno." How do you want doctors to react? KFAI's Xan Holston shares the s...

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2017
  • Length: 05:14
  • Purchases: 1
Cuckoo For Koo Koo Kango Roo
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Music for kids is often unbearable for adults. But the band Koo Koo Kanga Roo from Minneapolis strives to appeal to both kids and grown-ups, in the...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2017
  • Length: 10:26

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