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South Dakota music festivals support local & visiting artists

On today's show...

The Montrose Music Festival invited attendees to gather around a campfire with singer-songwriters from around the country.

A few of those musicians stopped by SDPB's studios ahead of their trip to Montrose.

George Ensle and Charlie Roth are long-time country music performers. They share their song-writing philosophies and perform live in the studio (1:10-17:43).

Musician Libby Kirkpatrick headed to SDPB right after getting off the plane. She talks about and performs the original song she wrote during the flight (17:43-35:57).

The Sioux River Folk Festival is this weekend. Board members Janet Schmitz and Carole South-Winter give us a preview of what's coming to Newton Hills this year (35:57-45:00).

Plus, we look back at the history of NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts and invite the Harris Family band up to our microphones (45:00-49:21).

Lori Walsh is a special correspondent with SDPB and host of the "In the Moment" podcast.
Ellen Koester served as a producer of "In the Moment," SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann served as a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.

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