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Kaomi Lee talks to Quillan and Kim Roe before the play a song for us.
Kaomi Lee talks to Quillan and Kim Roe before the play a song for us.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipThank you, Eric.
I'm here with Quillin and Kim Row and then the founding members of the Row family singers.
Thank you so much.
It's a Minneapolis group.
Features Banjo, Auto Harp, Fiddle, Appalachian clogging.
I think of Arcade Fire meets Appalachian folk.
But you guys are also playing later today at the prize stage at the Quill at the Shilling Auditorium in the West End, 4, 5, and 6.
It's a free show.
So mark that on your to-do list to go later.
And if you are watching from home on your coach, just sit back and relax.
So Kim and Quillin, welcome to Almanac.
Thank you so much for having us.
Now you are a married couple, and I read in some stories that you originally Quillen did not want to go into a musical band with your partner.
Why is that?
I don't know why.
That's a hard question.
But yeah, Kim said as soon as we got married, Kim started telling me, let's start a band together, let's start a band together, and I kept saying-- He said it was a bad idea.
Yeah, no, I don't want to do it.
And obviously it's not because 23 years later, McKnight fellowship for music performance, you're on a label, and you have a residency at the 331 Club for 21 years.
So success, how has that impact to you?
- It's wonderful.
The McKnight in particular was just, was a huge thing.
It allowed us to leave our day jobs and start doing this full time.
And we've been doing it now for 14 years.
- Almost 15.
- Okay, tell us what you're playing.
- We're gonna do a song here called "Calendar Year."
- Okay, the Roe family singers.
(audience applauding) (upbeat music) They say Jesus looks at the drums and babies So he's thinking maybe Look on them on me here ♪ But while he's sinking, he ends to his drinking ♪ - Thank you, give it up for Quillen and Kim Ro.
- Thank you so much.
- He'll be back later in the show, so don't go anywhere.
right now we're going to go back to the audience, Tane and Sheletta
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