I know a lot of my bluegrass pickin’ pals will be at the MN Bluegrass August Fest, but if you can’t go and will be in the Twin Cities, join me Saturday for the Fort Road Folk Festival, featuring a killer lineup of bands including my Mother Banjo Band, playing at 5 pm on the outdoor stage!

Can’t believe I’ve hosted 300 episodes of the Back Catalog Listening Party podcast, hanging out with my favorite musicians to geek out about music & songwriting! If you haven’t checked it out, today’s episode with Josh Ritter is a great place to start 🎧 shows.acast.com/back-catalog-listening-party

🎻 🎶 🪕Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we talk with Grammy-winning fiddler Bronwyn about her new album of originals. Plus we prep you for next week’s MN Bluegrass August Festival and play new music & old faves! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

Tune in this week as we talk with MN-based Navajo singer/songwriter Laura Hugo about her long-awaited EP…plus summer songs & new releases from Molly Tuttle, BettySoo, Kasey Chambers, Kris Delmhorst and more! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

My friend Vanessa Lively is up from TX and will be playing with me tonight at Icehouse along with Sadie Gustafson-Zook — come join us for great folk and good vibes from 7-10 pm!

🎶 🐶 🦅 🚙 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we play songs about dogs, birds & road trips, including new releases by Mary Gauthier, Jillian Rae, Becky Kapell, Megan Bee, Sadie Gustafson-Zook and more! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

Tune in this week as we chat with folk-charting TX songwriter Vanessa Lively about her her new album and her 7/15 Minneapolis release show at Icehouse…plus new releases by Mary Chapin Carpenter, Eleni Mandell and more! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

🌈 🎶 ☀️ Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we celebrate #Pride and talk with Emmy Woods about the 6/26 country queer show at Turf Club! Plus we play #summertime songs and chat with Katy Tessman about her new EP! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

🎟️ Tune in to KFAI Wed 8-10 am CDT as we preview the Blue Ox Music Festival and give away a pair of weekend passes! Plus new releases and songs celebrating #FathersDay and #pride🌈 🎧 Listen live or archived at KFAI.org/womenfolk

Tonight! My Mother Banjo Band plays with Ben Cook-Feltz’s band at the Aster at 8 pm! 🪕 🎶 🎹 🔥 🎟️ Tix: tables.toasttab.com/aster-cafe/experience/thursday-6-11-mother-banjo-ben-cook-feltz @bcfmofo.bsky.social

🇮🇪 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we talk with Center for Irish Music’s Norah Rendell about this week’s MN Irish Music Weekend and feature some of the artists who will be performing. 🌈 Plus new releases! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

So much fun rehearsing and working up some new tunes for next Thursday’s show at the Aster with Ben Cook-Feltz! I so love this band and hope you can join us for what will be a fun night! 🧡 🪕 🔥 🎟️ Tix + table reservations: tables.toasttab.com/aster-cafe/e...

🌈 🎶 💿 Tune in this week as we talk with Midwest Country Music Award winner Molly Brandt about her new album and 6/12 release show at Icehouse…plus new music to kick off #pridemonth and some Dylan covers! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WH

Can't wait to join the amazing Dean Magraw & Suwal Singh on a couple tunes this Sunday, May 31 at 3 pm at St. Paul's Landmark Center! Part of a special benefit for the MetroNOME Foundation, there will also be art for sale by the incredible Brian Poulton. Suggested donation is just $15!

🎶 🚂 Tune in this week as we talk with Adventures in Americana editor/founder Carol Roth about their 5th anniversary. Plus train songs from Abigail Washburn, Kasey Chambers, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Susan Werner & more! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

☀️ 🎶 🇺🇸 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we celebrate #MemorialDay, the end of the school year and the beginning of summer with music from Yola, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Valerie June, Marcia Ball and more! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

TONIGHT 🎸 🎸 Womenfolk Radio presents longtime folk/blues favorites Nikki Matteson & Rich Rue live at the 331 Club in Minneapolis! Music starts at 6 pm, followed by a set by Roe Family Singers! And if you can’t make it in person, stream the whole show at Facebook.com/womenfolkradioshow

🎉🎶🎂 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as I kick off my birthday, digging into my favorites from my record collection…plus an interview with legendary singer/songwriter Karla Bonoff! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

🎶 🌺 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we celebrate #mothersday with old favorites and new releases from Carsie Blanton, Lucy Kaplansky, Goodnight Moonshine, Kashimana, Sadie Gustafson-Zook, Dawn Landes & more! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

Tune in to #womenfolkradio as we celebrate #mayday & #InternationalWorkersDay and talk with Irish singer/songwriter Grainne Hunt about her big US tour! PLUS ticket giveaways to see Grainne Hunt & Mama’s Broke! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

🌍🎶🌼 Tune in this week as we celebrate #EarthDay with songs about blooming flowers, budding trees and other growing things. We also talk with members of award-winning bluegrass band Della Mae about their new album! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

Had a ball at the Brian Oake Show, talking about Sunday’s concert at the Hook & Ladder & Wednesday’s livestream benefit for Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota! 🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/1qiXOD9Wd6gvIR9BqUOTdZ?si=kB1XmpG1QSaDITlzNdDjxg 🎟️ Tix: thehookmpls.com/event/bethbombara-motherbanjo/

🎸 🎶 🎻 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we talk with guitar virtuoso Yasmin Williams about her spring tour & look at the treasure trove of instruments she has in her closet. Plus we preview some great shows! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

Big thanks to @kfai.org for previewing my show this Saturday with Samantha Grimes & Katy Tessman! We’ll be squeezing a whole bunch of songs and harmonies into Dusty’s Big Green Booth so stop by—I kick things off at 8 pm! 🎸 🪕 🎸 🎧 Listen: kfai.org/episode/04-06-2026-msp-sound

☀️ 🎶🏝️ Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we talk with Nashville singer, songwriter & yodeler Alice Wallace. Plus music from from Susan Werner, Big Richard Band, Crys Matthews, Alisa Amador & more! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm WHCP

🪴 🎶 📓Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we play songs of spring and talk with Molly Maher & Sarah Morris about the Lutsongs Songwriters Retreat happening Apr 23-26! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio as we feature artists who are making a difference with their music & work, including Joan Baez, Chastity Brown and Mavis Staples + we talk with rising jazz star Leslie Vincent! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm WHCP

☀️ 🏃🏻‍♀️ Minneapolis, you’re looking good today! Perfect day for my first outdoor run in 6 months — 75 degrees and sunny with a breeze that brought the cool air from still-icy Lake Nokomis. Everyone was out and it was glorious! #whatadifferenceaweekmakes #blizzardtosummer #springinminneapolis

LIVE IN STUDIO 🎙️ Rich Mattson and the Northstars perform at The North at 3 pm CDT to play songs from their new album and preview tomorrow’s Duluth release show at Bent Paddle! 🎧 Listen: thenorth1033.org

Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as feature the best classic & contemporary Americana artists, including Kacey Musgraves, Lucinda Williams, Lilli Lewis, Emmylou Harris, Carrie Rodriguez & Allison Russell! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP