The Sound of Home: A PlainStory Podcast

It's our last episode of 'The Sound of Home!' This time we get all our musicians (including host, Genevieve Randall) together for a good ol' fashioned jam session.

Lincoln native Erik Higgins returns to his home to start a music festival.

Genevieve goes back to high school band class, where she hears what it is like for the next generation to create the sound of home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

A musical family reunion takes place in Lincoln and Genevieve is there to uncover the story and the history.

The Standing Bear Cantata tells the epic story of Ponca Chief Standing Bear and his struggle to honor his late son. Along with the performance, we feature an interview with composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate.

Daniel Martinez shares a wonderful story of language and communication. This is from Daniel's performance with his group Jarana at The Bay in Lincoln, Nebraska during The Lincoln Crossroads Music Festival.

Kinan Azmeh's "Suite for Improviser and Orchestra," performed at First Plymouth Church during The Lincoln Crossroads Music Festival.

Artist and Musician Sarah Rowe shares two very special flute songs she performed on her cedar flute.

Tall Paul is from St. Paul, Minnesota and came to the Lincoln Crossroads Music Festival to perform. This piece, called "Prayers in a Song" features him rapping in English and Anishinaabe.

Rapper Tall Paul and artist Sarah Rowe speak about their experiences as humans, artists and musicians. Recognizing that her heritage benefited while others' heritages were destroyed, Genevieve reveals her discomfort with her own education about Native American history. Sarah Rowe, an artist, musician and therapist speaks with Genevieve about talking to neighbors even while it might be discomforting. And rapper Tall Paul talks about using musical performance as way to educate others about his experiences growing up in the city.

A reknowned international clarinetist, Kinan Azmeh visits Lincoln to play music and talk about his views of home, music and the his message of hope.

In this extra guitarist Daniel Martinez tries to get his Peruvian beats to blend with the sounds of Hasan and Zeyad at Golden Studio.

Genevieve talks with Daniel Martinez, a guitarist from Peru. Daniel talks about his two homes; Lincoln and Peru, and how music helps him navigate his lives. Then Genevieve takes Daniel to Golden Studio.

A PlainStory EXTRA, this is a full interview Genevieve Randall had with Lacey Studnicka of Lutheran Family Services.

Genevieve Randall picks up with her exploration of Lincoln, Nebraska music at Golden Studio; a barbershop that doubles as an off-hours music space. In this episode of 'The Sound of Home,' Genevieve sits down with Hasan Kahlil and Zeyad Sheikh to learn the stories of how these two musicians came to Lincoln. She also speaks with Lacey Studnicka of Lutheran Family Services for perspective on the refugee crisis.

Take a step inside Golden Studio and hear the electric saz, bass and keyboards and vocals of Arkan Kasem!

In this episode, Genevieve goes to a barbershop where wonderful music is created in the off-hours. In our second season of The PlainStory, 'The Sound of Home', Genevieve Randall (an NET Radio host) takes you on a journey through Lincoln, Nebraska. Instead of individual stories, we're making our next batch of stories episodic, and centered around the themes of music and home.

In our second season of The PlainStory, 'The Sound of Home', Genevieve Randall takes you on a journey through Lincoln, Nebraska. Instead of individual stories, we're making our next batch of stories episodic, and centered around the themes of music and home. Genevieve, an NET Radio host, interviews immigrant, Native American and refugee musicians and artists to explore the concepts of music and home, and learn more about herself. She wants to see how music can be used to create a new sense of home, evoke memories of different cultures, and how she can use her knowledge of music to be a better neighbor.