Peter Ostroushko & the Heartland Band featuring Ruth MacKenzie
Take deep Ukrainian roots, plant ‘em in rich Minnesotan soil and nourish with fiddle and mandolin, and given enough time you might end up with something resembling one-of-a-kind treasure Peter Ostroushko, a frequent performer on A Prairie Home Companion, and equally at home with folk, jazz and the classics.
For this show, Peter will be showcasing tunes from his new Red House Records release Postcards. This gem of a recording features a series of Peter's original tunes he wrote while on the road traveling with A Prairie Home Companion. Each tune is imbued with a strong sense of place—aural postcards from Baghdad to the Berkshires, Manassas to Montenegro, and from Los Angeles to post 9-11 New York. As Peter says in the liner notes of Postcards, “Having a great time, wish you were here.”
Peter's guest tonight will be singer Ruth MacKenzie, who previously worked with Peter when he performed fiddle on Ruth's moving rendition of Finnish epic Kalevala: Dream of the Salmon Maiden.
"a veritable folk evocation of Aaron Copland"
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When they write the book on Peter Ostroushko, they may mention that he loved his family and music and cooking and baseball. But there's no doubt they'll say he was one of the most accomplished instrumentalists and gifted composers of his generation.
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This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008
