FrozenFingers - Performers

The Performers

BALDERDASH!

Balderdash is a great variety band out of Minot and Williston, ND. Featuring Kyle Baarstad on drums and vocals, Mick Soiseth on guitars, bass, keyboards and vocals. They play the classics of rock, country music and more. Collectively the band has played opening shows for The Kentucky Headhunters, Joe Diffy, Tracy Lawrence, Blackhawk, Tricia Yearwood, Badfinger, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Rivers, Louise Mandrell, Baily & the Boys, The Forester Sisters, and more. They have performed many times at the State Fair in the grandstands beer gardens. Combing people’s favorites with lot of harmonies and humor Balderdash has something for all ages.

DAKOTA DRIFTERS

This quartet is made up of Dick and Brenda Johnson from the Turtle Mountains, Carl Kannianen from Stanley and Kevin Ternes from Minot. Dick plays guitar and handles most of the vocals, Brenda is on the standup bass, Carl Kannianen on lead guitar and Kevin Ternes on the drums and keyboard. All 4 are members of the Dakota Musicians Hall of Fame. They have performed at many venues around the area such as the Hostfest, Music in The Park, car shows and other events. They will be performing classic country songs from the likes of Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash and other greats and even some early rock and roll. So, if you like classic country and Chet Atkins style of guitar, you’ll enjoy hearing this group perform.

HEART OF DAKOTA CLOGGERS

Karen Hamilton and Jacque Harvey fell in love with clogging after taking classes through the Minot Community Learning Center. In 2019, Jacque and Karen opened “The Clogging Place” in Minot where they have been blessed to introduce the love of clogging to others, including Sheri Cormier, Amanda Olson, Susan Renfandt and Christine Roberts. Together, these six dancers make up the Heart of Dakota Cloggers. The art of “making music with your feet” brings the group great joy, and it is their goal to share that joy with others.

JERRY SCHLAG

Jerry Schlag is an accordionist and started playing at the age of ten. He has been playing for dances and shows since the late 1950s when he started with his father’s orchestra. He is a chartered member of the Norsk Hostfest Accordion Club and has played in 6 accordion competitions and judged in three of the accordion competitions at the Hostfest. He has performed at thrashing shows, Arts in the Parks, Frozen Fingers Festivals, Norsk Hostfest, German Festival in Fargo, Wells County Fair, ND State Fair, SRT Annual Meetings, Sakura’s Japanese Restaurant in Minot and more. He plays about 100 performances a year at local and out of town nursing and retirement homes. For the past 10 years, Jerry has performed on Amtrak and played twice a month for 16 years at Four Bears Casino. Karen Stevens and Marla Rose will accompany Jerry in his performance today. In 2006, Jerry was inducted into the Dakota Music Association Hall of Fame in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

JUDY'S FUN TIME BAND

Judy’s Fun Time Band started playing together about thirty years ago, entertaining assisted living and nursing homes. They play polka services at local churches, as well. Current members of the band are Jane Vaage, vocals and rhythm guitar; Craig Argabright, vocals and lead guitar; Gary Siewert, bass and announcer; and Judy Randall, accordion. John Denn sings and plays guitar with the band when he is not “snow-birding” in sunny Florida. The band plays a variety of music ranging from old time, gospel, country, and 50s.

KALEN HILL BAND

Kalen Hill is a Minot, ND native and is currently a senior at University of Mary studying music. His love for performing has made him well known to many around the area. From “Carols With Kalen” at Christmas time in the White Buffalo soda fountain to street dances, churches and bars, he is at home performing in any venue. The Flatliners area a group of friends and students from the University who have played together since 2023. Kalen grew up playing guitar, saxophone, piano and electric guitar. His favorite genre of music to perform is 90s country.

MOEN FAMILY

Raised on a farm near Upham ND we learned as a family to play Bluegrass/Gospel/Old Time Country music with many instruments including: guitar, mandolin, violin, string bass and others. Traveling to entertain at nursing homes, churches, other special events, and festivals was the usual thing we did when we were kids (between farming, 4-H, school and chores) with our parents encouraging and inspiring us to keep it up. Our favorite thing to do is use our talents to glorify God and have been involved in lots of ministry things and serve on our local church worship teams these days. For a few years a couple of us were traveling with Chloe Raye Music as band members. You may know us as the Moen Family from a few years back, now half of us have changed last names since getting married! We now live in many locations scattered over the State of North Dakota and eastern Montana. This April we have been invited back to play music at the Frozen Fingers music festival! Since there are few and far between events where we can actually play as a family anymore this makes it even more special.

THE REPLACEMENTS

The Replacements are a welcome site to area audiences with their upbeat personalities. This group has a large variety of music that they do including 50s – 60s music, country, country gospel and Christmas music. The group consists of Marlene Grabow singing soprano or alto wherever it fits best, Jim Mayfield singing bass, Jerry Martin singing tenor, and playing and singing are Karen Rath Martin on the piano and Larry Nelson singing and on the guitar. The Replacements are a group that just sings for enjoyment. Everywhere they go, the goal is to make people smile and this they do accomplish because they all enjoy what they are doing. They perform all around the area for different churches, assisted living homes and nursing homes.

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