Every Friday around 11 a.m. on Radio Heartland, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we feature Ma Rainey, also known as “The Mother of the Blues.”

We’ve got new music from The Neighborhood Quartet — if you’ve ever been out to see music in the Twin Cites, you’ve no doubt seen one or more of these guys.

Every Friday around 11 a.m. on Radio Heartland, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we spotlight singer-songwriter Paul Davis, who enjoyed hits in pop, country and soul.

This week, it’s an hour of all Minnesota music in honor of Minnesota Music Month.

Every Friday around 11 a.m. on Radio Heartland, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we spotlight the massively influential blues musician Muddy Waters.

We’ll hear some new sounds from Chris Smither, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, and Louisiana blues man Taylor Nauta.

Every Friday around 11 a.m. on Radio Heartland, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we spotlight esteemed country and Americana artist Emmylou Harris.

This week, we feature a live performance in our studio and an interview with Erik Koskinen and his band.

Koskinen’s latest album was developed over the past four years and involved the input of many collaborators.

Every Friday around 11 a.m. on Radio Heartland, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we spotlight Texas blues artist Lightnin’ Hopkins.