South Dakota Friends of Traditional Music

A couple of major festivals are just around the corner. The 605 Summer Classic is June 23-24 in Sioux Falls and the Sioux River Folk Festival takes place…

A pair of sets from last summer's festivals take center stage on this week's program. The Steepwater Band made their way to JazzFest from Chicago to play…

The South Dakota Friends of Traditional Music welcomed The Dead Pigeons to headline the 37th annual Sioux River Folk Festival at Newton Hills State Park.…

Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank (brothers Teague and Ian Alexy) share a common love of American roots music. They've toured the country since 2005 as to which…

The Sioux River Folk Festival begins Friday, August 5, at Newton Hills State Park. No Cover, No Minimum Radio premieres a performance from last year's…

Dirk Lammers is a journalist and author of "No-Hit Wonders: More than a Century of Baseball's Greatest Feats." Baseball's poet laureate Chuck Brodsky…

This week's No Cover, No Minimum Radio features two national acts that played at the 36th Annual Sioux River Folk Festival presented by the South Dakota…

Town Mountain headlined the 36th annual Sioux River Folk Festival at Newton Hills State Park. Town Mountain was formed out of Asheville, North Carolina's…

This week's program includes separate sets from Hank Harris and Reuben Sinnema recorded at the 35th annual Sioux River Folk Festival last year at Newton…

From 1974-1982, the Red Willow Band created music and memories to last a lifetime. Their business card read "The Best in Country Swing." But the Red…