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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🥂 🎶 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we celebrate my 24th year of hosting the show, previewing the 9/21 anniversary show at the 331 Club (and streamed live on FB!)…plus new & old faves! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we preview new fall releases from Amy Speace, Kaia Kater, pieta brown, and more! Plus we pay tribute to the late great Dolly Parton, Cassandra Wilson & Hayden Panatierre ❤️🎶 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

☀️ 🎶 🏖️ Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week for our #summersongs special with music from Ruthie Foster, Red Molly, Nanci Griffith, Katie Dahl, Katy Vernon, Eilen Jewell and more! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we talk with Latin/jazz singer/songwriter Yazmin and Beat Zero about her new album and the 8/13 Minneapolis release show at the Hook & Ladder Theater! Plus lots of guitarists! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🎻 🇮🇪 🪕 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we play Celtic, folk and bluegrass tunes to prep you for the Twin Cities Irish Fest, Fort Road Folk Fest and the Minnesota Bluegrass August Festival! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I know a lot of my bluegrass pickin’ pals will be at the MN Bluegrass August Fest, but if you can’t go and will be in the Twin Cities, join me Saturday for the Fort Road Folk Festival, featuring a killer lineup of bands including my Mother Banjo Band, playing at 5 pm on the outdoor stage!

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Can’t believe I’ve hosted 300 episodes of the Back Catalog Listening Party podcast, hanging out with my favorite musicians to geek out about music & songwriting! If you haven’t checked it out, today’s episode with Josh Ritter is a great place to start 🎧 shows.acast.com/back-catalog-listening-party

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🎻 🎶 🪕Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we talk with Grammy-winning fiddler Bronwyn about her new album of originals. Plus we prep you for next week’s MN Bluegrass August Festival and play new music & old faves! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Ann Treacy @annstp.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Listen in from now until 2pm for music about parents, starting with Beebe Gallini and Mean Mama. Super excited to have Laura Hugo joining us in studio at 1pm on WMCN. 91.7fm in St Paul or online at www.wmcn.fm @ellensmojo.bsky.social @mostlymn.bsky.social @laurahugo.bsky.social

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Tune in this week as we talk with MN-based Navajo singer/songwriter Laura Hugo about her long-awaited EP…plus summer songs & new releases from Molly Tuttle, BettySoo, Kasey Chambers, Kris Delmhorst and more! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Trump and Republicans know that their agenda is unpopular, whether it's foreign policy, tariffs, or their failure to address the affordability crisis. So now they're resorting to the oldest of rightwing tropes — accusing a rising generation of new, people-powered Democrats of being communists.

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Johnson Says Pentagon Needs More Money for ‘Fighting Communism on Our Own Shores’ | Common Dreams

Trump has threatened to deploy the military against the "enemy within" and has recently promoted the idea that "democra

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

My friend Vanessa Lively is up from TX and will be playing with me tonight at Icehouse along with Sadie Gustafson-Zook — come join us for great folk and good vibes from 7-10 pm!

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🎶 🐶 🦅 🚙 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we play songs about dogs, birds & road trips, including new releases by Mary Gauthier, Jillian Rae, Becky Kapell, Megan Bee, Sadie Gustafson-Zook and more! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Tune in this week as we chat with folk-charting TX songwriter Vanessa Lively about her her new album and her 7/15 Minneapolis release show at Icehouse…plus new releases by Mary Chapin Carpenter, Eleni Mandell and more! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🌈 🎶 ☀️ Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we celebrate #Pride and talk with Emmy Woods about the 6/26 country queer show at Turf Club! Plus we play #summertime songs and chat with Katy Tessman about her new EP! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Rainbow Rodeo Magazine @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We are slowly making our way on our 600/500 challenge! Goal 1: Only 50 subscribers to go 'til we hit 600! Goal 2: We need another $200/month to hit our subscription goal! Subscribe TODAY for your free zine and free t-shirt! rainbowrodeomag.com/... #QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #lgbtq

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🎟️ Tune in to KFAI Wed 8-10 am CDT as we preview the Blue Ox Music Festival and give away a pair of weekend passes! Plus new releases and songs celebrating #FathersDay and #pride🌈 🎧 Listen live or archived at KFAI.org/womenfolk

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Tonight! My Mother Banjo Band plays with Ben Cook-Feltz’s band at the Aster at 8 pm! 🪕 🎶 🎹 🔥 🎟️ Tix: tables.toasttab.com/aster-cafe/experience/thursday-6-11-mother-banjo-ben-cook-feltz @bcfmofo.bsky.social

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🇮🇪 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we talk with Center for Irish Music’s Norah Rendell about this week’s MN Irish Music Weekend and feature some of the artists who will be performing. 🌈 Plus new releases! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

So much fun rehearsing and working up some new tunes for next Thursday’s show at the Aster with Ben Cook-Feltz! I so love this band and hope you can join us for what will be a fun night! 🧡 🪕 🔥 🎟️ Tix + table reservations: tables.toasttab.com/aster-cafe/e...

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

🌈 🎶 💿 Tune in this week as we talk with Midwest Country Music Award winner Molly Brandt about her new album and 6/12 release show at Icehouse…plus new music to kick off #pridemonth and some Dylan covers! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WH

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/06/2026

Frankel to Rubio: "It is crazy that you want to let people in from South Africa because they can assimilate, while you're throwing out hundreds of thousands of people who have already assimilated and that are important parts of our economy and family life."

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Can't wait to join the amazing Dean Magraw & Suwal Singh on a couple tunes this Sunday, May 31 at 3 pm at St. Paul's Landmark Center! Part of a special benefit for the MetroNOME Foundation, there will also be art for sale by the incredible Brian Poulton. Suggested donation is just $15!

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🎶 🚂 Tune in this week as we talk with Adventures in Americana editor/founder Carol Roth about their 5th anniversary. Plus train songs from Abigail Washburn, Kasey Chambers, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Susan Werner & more! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

☀️ 🎶 🇺🇸 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we celebrate #MemorialDay, the end of the school year and the beginning of summer with music from Yola, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Valerie June, Marcia Ball and more! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

TONIGHT 🎸 🎸 Womenfolk Radio presents longtime folk/blues favorites Nikki Matteson & Rich Rue live at the 331 Club in Minneapolis! Music starts at 6 pm, followed by a set by Roe Family Singers! And if you can’t make it in person, stream the whole show at Facebook.com/womenfolkradioshow

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

New from PP: You know those 'Kavanaugh stops,' where justice allowed racial profiling but said they'd be no big deal? Well, ICE agents have now stopped and held this American *3 times* Earlier this month, they *shackled him* He's thinking of moving to Mexico www.propublica.org/article/immi...

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Why Have Immigration Agents Detained This American Citizen Three Times?

Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a U.S. citizen whose prior detentions went viral and were detailed by ProPublica, was recently detained for a third time — and shackled. “I just want to live in peace,” he say...

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

🎉🎶🎂 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as I kick off my birthday, digging into my favorites from my record collection…plus an interview with legendary singer/songwriter Karla Bonoff! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Jay Boller @jayboller.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Huh... this reads like it was pre-written then, at the very last moment, the author connected with the realtor, who solved all the mystery elements... huh.

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Wanna Buy the Hidden Minneapolis Tennis Court by Minnehaha Creek, Purportedly the City's Oldest Clay One? - Racket

It's a South Side mystery!

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Excited to live in a country where you can mail someone a handgun but not an abortion pill

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 07/05/2026

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/05/2026

Dr. Debby Day said her bosses at Cigna gave her a stark warning: Work faster, or the company might fire her. She said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers.” (Published April 2024 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)

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A Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly. Cigna Threatened to Fire Her.

Cigna tracks every minute that its staff doctors spend deciding whether to pay for health care. Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s ho...

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

🎶 🌺 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we celebrate #mothersday with old favorites and new releases from Carsie Blanton, Lucy Kaplansky, Goodnight Moonshine, Kashimana, Sadie Gustafson-Zook, Dawn Landes & more! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Slightly diminish a book The Mid Gatsby

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 03/05/2026

The parade, now more than 40 years old, draws thousands annually to celebrate Latino culture and commemorate a Mexican military victory in 1862. But after the past few months in Minnesota, this year's parade meant even more.

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St. Paul’s Cinco de Mayo parade draws crowds after winter of fear

St. Paul’s Cinco de Mayo parade brought music, dancing and crowds back to the West Side on Saturday. The event brought Latino families outside after a winter shaped by fear around immigration enforcem...

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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

“The goal of ICE is not to make communities safer,” Stanley writes, “ICE’s mission is to reinforce a distinction between ‘us’ and ‘them.” www.arcurrent.com/editorials/2...

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ICE Needs to be Abolished, Not Reformed

ICE, also known as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is tasked with protecting America’s national security under the Department of Homeland Security. According to its website, ICE is made up o...

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

imagine going back in time and telling the 1980s about King Charles and Queen Camilla coming to visit President Trump

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Tune in to #womenfolkradio as we celebrate #mayday & #InternationalWorkersDay and talk with Irish singer/songwriter Grainne Hunt about her big US tour! PLUS ticket giveaways to see Grainne Hunt & Mama’s Broke! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🌍🎶🌼 Tune in this week as we celebrate #EarthDay with songs about blooming flowers, budding trees and other growing things. We also talk with members of award-winning bluegrass band Della Mae about their new album! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

it’s a great day for transphobes to eat shit

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 16/04/2026

Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke against the measure to open mining near the Boundary Waters. She spoke about her grandfather, who worked underground in a mine in Ely.

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Live: Smith plans hourslong Senate speech against measure to open mining near the Boundary Waters

If passed, the legislation would head to President Donald Trump’s desk for a signature.

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KFAI On-Air Playlist @kfai.fm · 16/04/2026

Now playing on Radio Pocho: "Get On" by Beth Bombara

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Had a ball at the Brian Oake Show, talking about Sunday’s concert at the Hook & Ladder & Wednesday’s livestream benefit for Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota! 🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/1qiXOD9Wd6gvIR9BqUOTdZ?si=kB1XmpG1QSaDITlzNdDjxg 🎟️ Tix: thehookmpls.com/event/bethbombara-motherbanjo/

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

🎸 🎶 🎻 Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we talk with guitar virtuoso Yasmin Williams about her spring tour & look at the treasure trove of instruments she has in her closet. Plus we preview some great shows! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm EDT WHCP

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Thanks to @kfai.org for the spin and for supporting the 4/19 show at the Hook & Ladder with Beth Bombara!

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Big thanks to @kfai.org for previewing my show this Saturday with Samantha Grimes & Katy Tessman! We’ll be squeezing a whole bunch of songs and harmonies into Dusty’s Big Green Booth so stop by—I kick things off at 8 pm! 🎸 🪕 🎸 🎧 Listen: kfai.org/episode/04-06-2026-msp-sound

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Ellen Stanley | Mother Banjo @ellensmojo.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

☀️ 🎶🏝️ Tune in to #WomenfolkRadio this week as we talk with Nashville singer, songwriter & yodeler Alice Wallace. Plus music from from Susan Werner, Big Richard Band, Crys Matthews, Alisa Amador & more! 🎧 Wed 8-10 am CDT KFAI Sat 10 am-12 pm CDT Folk Music Notebook Sun 4-6 pm WHCP

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