North House Folk School

Reverend Robert Jones, Special Guest

This year we're incredibly excited to welcome Reverend Robert B. Jones Sr. as our special guest. Hailing from Detroit, Rev. Jones is an award-winning multi-instrumental blues and roots musician and inspirational storyteller, as well as being a 2018 Kresge Arts Fellow. See his website for more information and videos.

Prudence Johnson, Featured Performer

Prudence Johnson’s career has taken her from honky-tonks to Carnegie Hall, from the theater stage to the Silver Screen, from the Midwest to the Middle East. With her roots in folk and country music, Prudence developed a passion for jazz and the work of the 20th century’s great songwriters. Visit Prudence's website for more.

Simone Perrin, Featured Performer

Simone is a theater artist and player of quirky instruments that accompany her loud and expressive singing voice. When she's not singing on stage (including a feature on The Prairie Home Companion and a yearly Holiday romp at The Guthrie Theater) she keeps busy with her two little boys, a humble community garden plot and a variety political projects inspired by her woodworker/politician husband, John. Visit her on Instagram and Facebook.

Claudia Schmidt, Featured Performer

Known for her 12-string guitar and mountain dulcimer playing, Claudia has recorded 19 albums and performed across North America and Europe, exploring folk, blues, and jazz. For 45+ years, her gifts as a performer have brought the stage alive and celebrated the power of community in the world. Visit Claudia's website for more.

Dane Stauffer, Featured Performer

Dane Stauffer’s recent credits include another starring turn in “Glensheen” at the History Theatre. He also starred as Scrooge in Dolly Parton's Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol at the Ordway.( Working wtih Dolly was a highlight!) He sings regularly at Crooners Lounge in the Twin Cities, and recently performed in an indie short based on Lorna Landvik’s “ Oh My Stars.” He will be directing “Annie”; at Steppingstone Theatre for Youth this fall, and he continues to teach empowerment through the arts to children and adults in all settings. Visit Dane's website.

Marc Anderson, Featured Performer

Marc Anderson is an internationally acclaimed percussionist with credits on more than 250 recordings and numerous national and international tours. He is a priest in the Soto Zen lineage, and the founder / director of the M2 Foundation, a St. Paul non-profit that advocates for more mindful and compassionate communities. He’s on staff at Macalester College in the Center for Spiritual and Religious Life and at Hamline University in both the anthropology department and with the Wesley Center for Spirituality, Service and Social Justice.

Dan Chouinard, Featured Performer

Pianist, accordionist, accompanist and jack-of-all-genres. Creator of shows for MPR, TPT and other acronyms. Enabler of community sing-alongs. Leader of Lush Country (a classic country band comprised of Prairie Home Companion alumni). Regular and lucky colleague of everyone in the Unplugged band of performers. Visit Dan's website.

Bradley Greenwald, Featured Performer

Bradley Greenwald performs opera, theater, music-theater, concert and recital repertoire with several Twin Cities’ arts organizations. As a writer he adapted Madeleine L'Engle's novel A Wrinkle in Time into a libretto for Libby Larsen’s opera, and wrote the book and lyrics for C., an adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, produced by Theater Latté Da. Bradley made his directing debut in June with L'elisir d'amore for Lyric Opera of the North in Duluth. Visit Bradley on Facebook.

Kevin Kling, Host & Storyteller

Kevin Kling is from Minneapolis, Minnesota where he lives on purpose. ‘When you freeze paradise it lasts a little longer.” He has performed his stories in libraries, school gymnasiums, The Kennedy Center, Off-Broadway, Regional Theaters and Storytelling Festivals around the US, including the National Festival in Jonesborough. His international tours include Australia, Europe and Thailand. He has been a commentator for National Public Radio's “All Things Considered”. Kevin works often with Interact Theater, a company of performers with and without disabilities, exploring how, through our stories, we are connected. Visit Kevin's website for more.

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