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Barnfest 2010-What an afternoon!

Danny Schmidt-Getting ready for Barnfest!

Danny Schmidt is coming into town on Saturday for Red House Barnfest.  A true road warrior, Danny has built a cult following across the US and UK with a relentless tour schedule.  His Red House debut Instead the Forest Rose to Sing was highly lauded for it’s lyrical genius and stellar production.  With a new [...]

Imagine yourself laying on the green grass of this hill underneath the Minnesota sun, breathing in the fresh air, working on your tan while you listen to some of the best singer/songwriters in the world!  Ahhhhh…… Well, you can do all this on Saturday, August 7th at Red House Barnfest at Hobgoblin Music in lovely [...]

The Pines at Winnipeg

A couple weeks ago The Pines were one our acts that made their way up to the Winnipeg Folk Festival.  This was their first time at the festival and their three performances turned more heads to their distinct sound.  Below are a few of Benson Ramsey’s thoughts on their trek up north. It seems like [...]

Get to know Red Horse!

What happens when three good friends who just happen to be three of the most prolific folk songwriters in music today get together?  Red Horse. The new folk super-trio comprised of Lucy Kaplansky, Eliza Gilkyson, and John Gorka is their fantastic new album featuring stunning harmonies and simple acoustic production. We sent them a few [...]

Taste of MN-2010!

By Ellen Stanley This year’s Taste of Minnesota got a makeover this year with higher end food vendors and more music stages, including one presented by Red House Records and KFAI Radio. Here are some photos from the festivities… The Red House Records & KFAI Stage had the best location on the Harriet Island festival grounds–right on the [...]

The importance of album art

Yesterday we were happy to learn that Ruth Moody’s solo album The Garden received the award for “Best CD/Vinyl album cover illustration for a solo recording” from Canada’s visual communications magazine Applied Arts.  The beautiful and intricate cover illustration and design was done by Ron Sawchuk who has also been the mastermind behind The Wailin’ [...]

Red House artists converge at HQ!

Summer is here and so are the artists! Every now and again an artist will drop by our offices when they are in town. A couple weeks ago there was a perfect storm here at Red House and 5 of our artists dropped by for a visit! Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky (Red Horse) [...]

Pieta Brown–back from tour!

Pieta Brown just returned from a 28-date North American tour opening for Mark Knopfler.  We asked her if she would share her thoughts on this experience and what it was like opening for one of her musical heroes.  Pieta was kind enough to provide not only her reflections on the tour, but some great behind [...]

Five Minutes with Peter Ostroushko

Peter Ostroushko recently performed at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis.  Before the show he had time to answer some questions that will shed some light on what makes this master mandolinist and violinist tick.  His new album When the Last Morning Glory Blooms is out now! Five Minutes with Peter Ostroushko By Brian Corner [...]