From swing to jazz to bottleneck blues to folk, Grammy-winning acoustic guitarist Pat Donohue plays it all with a flourish of artistry and melodic inspiration. Chet Atkins called Pat one of the greatest finger pickers in the world today; Leo Kottke called his playing “haunting.”

Pat is certainly one of the most listened to finger pickers in the world. As the guitarist for the Guys All-Star Shoe Band of Minnesota Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion, Pat gets to show off his savvy licks and distinctive original songs to millions of listeners each week.

His decade-long association with Garrison Keillor’s popular program has led to some unusual gigs: There was the after-show club date in Berlin, when Wynton Marsalis showed up to sit in with Pat and the Prairie Home band.  Or playing music on camera for the Prairie Home Companion movie with director Robert Altman and stars Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Kline, John C. Reilly, Woody Harrelson and Tommy Lee Jones.

Parisota Hot Club was formed in 2001 with the intention of playing the music of French guitarist Django Reinhardt. This type of music is also known as Hot Club style or Gypsy Jazz.

It was the first group of this type to appear in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, now a vibrantly active area for Hot Club music in the upper midwest.

As of 2009 Parisota Hot Club continues to perform this style of music at night clubs, restaurants, concert venues, weddings and corporate events.

PHC has also made several Television and Radio appearances and has two CDs available as well, “Swing in Djune” from 2002 and “Vous et Moi” from 2006.

Group size varies from trio ( Guitar/ Bass/ Violin) to larger ensembles. Seven pieces (2 guitars, 2 violins, bass, accordion and clarinet) being the largest to date

Bunny Clogs is an adult-friendly kids' rock dance band based out of Minneapolis that performs sell-out shows for all ages in the Twin Cities and Midwest. The band is the brainchild of Adam Levy, acclaimed and prolific Minnesota songwriter and rock musician best known for the 10 albums he's released with his indie art rock band The Honeydogs.

Bunny Clogs was just named one of the Twin Cities best live acts of 2009 by Minneapolis Star Tribune music review Chris Riemenschneider and the band's debut album More! More! More! appeared as a top album of 2009 on another local Twin Cities' music reviewer's top 10 year end list. More! More! More! also made the list of best kids music records on the Pokey Pup's year-end bests and got an honorable mention on Fids and Family Kids and Family Music Awards for 2009.

http://www.pokeypup.com/cds--best2009.html

http://fidsandkamily.blogspot.com/2009/11/best-kids-and-family-music-of-2009-fids.html

"Bunny Clogs take Beastie Boys' cool, Prince's groove, and Flaming Lips' wackiness and serves it up kid-friendly-sweet… these songs have heart, addressing issues like eating healthy, respecting the environment, and helping out those less fortunate." City Pages Michelle Leon

"This utterly delightful album takes an anything-goes approach, with hip-hop, funk, jazz, and disco flourishes, offbeat humor and surprises in every song." St Paul Pioneer Press Ross Raihala

"Channeling alternately Prince, Dylan, T. Rex, and, Shel Silverstein, it's smart without ever forgetting to be crazy catchy." Minnesota ParentBill Childs