Daniel Truckey News Today

MARQUETTE — Ready for a night of nostalgia, rock ‘n’ roll, and fun — all for a great cause? The stage will be set at the Ore Dock Brewing Co. in Marquet

From the drum songs of Anishinaabe to the polka tunes of Viola Turpeinen, the Upper Peninsula’s musical history has wide cultural and ethnic roots. Presenter and performer Daniel Truckey, will talk about these traditions, play rare recordings and highlight the scholars who helped collect and preserve them for posterity. In addition, he will perform folk songs written about the Upper Peninsula by some of its most noted songwriters. Audience members will be entertained by this fascinating and ar...

An all-local edition of The Shuffle, with musicians that may be your neighbors!

Credit Kurt Hauswirth The Local Spin is part of the new music discovery program The Shuffle with Kurt Hauswirth, where we feature local musicians on Public Radio 90! On this edition of The Local Spin, we feature Daniel Truckey. Hes been making music from the shores of Lake Superior for quite some time, but says sometimes his music sounds like its from other places as well. Dan spoke with Kurt about his latest release, "The Incurable Romantic," an album of original music about the romance of lif...