The Singer’s Voice hosted by Dan Chouinard featuring Ann Reed
Conversations about Life and Music
Ever notice that the ear is shaped like a question mark? – Susan Stamberg, legendary NPR host
Dan Chouinard hosts conversations around the piano with great singers, blending songs and stories about childhood, family record collections, favorite artists, first performances, trials and triumphs and travels and why we keep on singing. The Singer’s Voice series ran for six years on Sunday nights at the old Dakota Jazz Club in St. Paul starting in 1994. The first hour of each show was broadcast live on KBEM-FM Jazz88 radio. More than 250 guests appeared as guests before Dan ended the series in 2000 to pursue other projects. Prudence Johnson was his first guest, on March 6, 1994.
Dan Chouinard: Host, Piano
Ann Reed: Vocals, Guitar
Dan Chouinard is a St. Paul-based all-purpose pianist and accordionist, concert soloist and accompanist, sing-along enabler, bicycling vagabond, Crooners regular and creator/host of live history-and-music shows for Minnesota Public Radio, Twin Cities Public Television and theaters across Minnesota.
Joining Dan is songwriter, singer, guitarist, and author Ann Reed. She has been performing for more than 50 years, across the country and on public radio, storytelling from the human experience and singing original songs that find a permanent place in the heart. Her many recordings and livestream shows are accessible via her website annreed.com.
Together, Dan and Ann are co-hosts of a long-running community sing-along in St. Anthony Park which is livestreamed and draws upwards of 100 boisterous people every third Monday of the month.