It's our last episode of 'The Sound of Home!' This time we get all our musicians (including host, Genevieve Randall) together for a good ol' fashioned jam session.
Genevieve goes back to high school band class, where she hears what it is like for the next generation to create the sound of home in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Standing Bear Cantata tells the epic story of Ponca Chief Standing Bear and his struggle to honor his late son. Along with the performance, we feature an interview with composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate.
Daniel Martinez shares a wonderful story of language and communication. This is from Daniel's performance with his group Jarana at The Bay in Lincoln, Nebraska during The Lincoln Crossroads Music Festival.
Tall Paul is from St. Paul, Minnesota and came to the Lincoln Crossroads Music Festival to perform. This piece, called "Prayers in a Song" features him rapping in English and Anishinaabe.
Rapper Tall Paul and artist Sarah Rowe speak about their experiences as humans, artists and musicians. Recognizing that her heritage benefited while others' heritages were destroyed, Genevieve reveals her discomfort with her own education about
Genevieve talks with Daniel Martinez, a guitarist from Peru. Daniel talks about his two homes; Lincoln and Peru, and how music helps him navigate his lives. Then Genevieve takes Daniel to Golden Studio.
Genevieve Randall picks up with her exploration of Lincoln, Nebraska music at Golden Studio; a barbershop that doubles as an off-hours music space. In this episode of 'The Sound of Home,' Genevieve sits down with Hasan Kahlil and Zeyad Sheikh t
In this episode, Genevieve goes to a barbershop where wonderful music is created in the off-hours. In our second season of The PlainStory, 'The Sound of Home', Genevieve Randall (an NET Radio host) takes you on a journey through Lincoln, Nebras
In our second season of The PlainStory, 'The Sound of Home', Genevieve Randall takes you on a journey through Lincoln, Nebraska. Instead of individual stories, we're making our next batch of stories episodic, and centered around the themes of m
In the early days, pioneering Plains residents found novel ways to celebrate the holidays, even when things like Christmas trees were hard to come by. Today, we’ll hear stories about some annual pastimes that keep folks busy in the colder month
When we talk about working with the land, sometimes that means literally getting your hands dirty. And sometimes, it means knowing the differences in the dirt itself.
Today our stories explore some of the deep roots of African American history on the Great Plains, and the deep ties that keep those families connected.
Farming has formed the base of the Great Plains economy since homesteading days. It’s always been challenging work, even making enough profit to simply hold on to the land itself.