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9.2.26 Jerry Amiot Pioneer Day
Podcast, 2026, July-Dec, July 2026 Kristin Eggerling Podcast, 2026, July-Dec, July 2026 Kristin Eggerling

9.2.26 Jerry Amiot Pioneer Day

Here’s an event to put on your calendar — September 13 is Pioneer Day in Crookston. Jerry Amiot spoke with Phil McKenzie about the yearly event, its history, and this year’s arts line up, including Project Constellation, The WoodPicks, Dean & Peggy, blacksmithing demonstrations, and wheat weaving.

The 2026 Pioneer Day will be held at the Polk County Museum and in various buildings on its grounds located at 719 East Robert Street in Crookston. The event begins at 11 AM and ends at 4 PM. 

12:30 PM "Dean and Peggy" a musical duo from the Bemidji area, with guitar, mandolin, banjo and jaw harp, will perform Celtic and fiddle tunes. 
1:45 PM   "Project : Constellation" a duo from Grand Forks will perform live traditional Scandinavian music, with guitar and violin. 
3 PM   "The WoodPicks" from Thief River Falls will perform an acoustic mix of Gospel, Bluegrass, Country and Americana music.

The event is free to attend. Organized by the Polk County Historical Society. They received funding from the NWMAC.

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3.18.26 Project: Constellation Santiago and Christina Silva
Podcast, 2026, Jan 2026, Jan-June Kristin Eggerling Podcast, 2026, Jan 2026, Jan-June Kristin Eggerling

3.18.26 Project: Constellation Santiago and Christina Silva

The music of Santiago and Christina Silva of Project: Constellation blends folk, punk, Irish music, pop, and more. Christina is a violinist and Santiago plays the guitar. They perform Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, and Danish songs sung in their languages, drawing on Santiago’s background growing up in Stockholm, Sweden. They are working artists in the Red River Valley who offer live performances and write their own songs. Their Scandinavian music programs started when they played at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead with a set of Swedish music; then performing Norwegian music the following year. Recently, they began playing at museums and libraries throughout the region. The duo is included in the Good Vibrations exhibit at the NWMAC Gallery at Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls. Follow them on their Facebook page Project: Constellation. Christina is also an author of children’s literature and YA fiction. Listen to hear about their music, where they perform (including the Eastern European country of Georgia and throughout the US), and more!

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