Remember the very musical von Trapp family from “The Sound of Music”? Last summer, my daughter and I met a group you might call the Chicago von Trapps. Together with their father they call themselves Cielito Lindo, which means “beautiful heaven.”
Musician Interviews
A world music group that uses the arts as a vehicle for peace-building. We have a performance by the ensemble Saffron Caravan.
Mandolin great Chris Thile is set to take over for Garrison Keillor on “A Prairie Home Companion.” We revisit our recent conversation about what the new host has planned, and listen to him perform a song.
The Grammy award-winning rock icon joins Eddie Arruza to reflect on his 40-year career in music.
The singer-songwriter and two-time Grammy award-winner joins us in performance and conversation.
Lila Downs is an innovative singer with roots in both Minnesota and Oaxaca, Mexico. She studied voice and anthropology in college and marries the two interests in her culturally inspired musical pursuits.
