2025
May 27, 2025 WDGY RADIO INTERVIEW:
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February 9, 2025
Even Better News! I took winning Runner-Up spot in Best Male Vocalist category for the 21st Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards). I win some $600 stuff and will be included in the compilation recording of all the winners and runner-ups… there are prizes and such! Check out the details:
International Acoustic Music Awards winners: Click Here
Great News to inform everyone that I am a finalist of the 21st Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards)!! See my name here in the BEST MALE VOCALIST CATEGORY!
2022
from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Association.
Grant funds for Michael Monroe’s “Song Sketches, A Connecting Collection.”
from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Association.
2020-2021
The pandemic offered a unique set of circumstances for all. Performances were shelved except for a few venues and LIVESTREAMS were essential. Thanks to all of you for keeping my life as a performing artist alive. AND to the state of MN for the unemployment as well as well as to the MSAB, ARAC and the Grand Marais EDA!
Final Log Cabin Concert was July 2021.
MN State Arts Board, Arrowhead Regional Arts, Grand Marais EDA provided grants for Michael’s projects during this time.
Photo by Kathleen Tauer
Crooner’s Parking Lot Concert during was our only option during the pandemic
Photo by Kathleen Tauer
2020
During the pandemic or any old time, it was great fun to find Star Tribune’s Music editor, Jon Bream feature of Log Cabin Concerts and he mentioned me as “Minnesota Acoustic Music Master!”
2017
HELL ROCK RADIO, UK, June 15, 2017, DJtobester 5pm Hour CST
November 15 to listen to November’s show CLICK.
WTIP Roadhouse Interview, June 2, 2017, Grand Marais MN
April 2017 Nominated for 5 JPF Music Awards!
BEST ALBUM Cover Songs: FOLK LEGENDS BEST
Cover Tribute Album: FOLK LEGENDS
BEST Cover Tribute Song: I Dig Rock and Roll on Folk Legends
BEST Instrumental Song: Dawn Moon on Time To Get Away
BEST Male Singer Songwriter: Time Out Of Mind (Whippoorwill) on Time To Get Away
WTIP Radio Interview 1/19/17 THE ROADHOUSE
2016
In Concert With Nature. Collaboration with Jim Brandenburg, Michael Monroe with special guest artist, Noah Hoehn. Friends of the Memorial Auditorium, Worthington MN 10/15/16.
Inspire! Conservation Through the Lens 2016:Jim Brandenburg & Michael Monroe
An Inspirational Evening of Minnesota Photography and Music, MN Landscape Arboretum: 10/12-13/16.
WTIP Radio Interview 7/22/16 THE ROADHOUSE
WTIP Radio Interview July 12, 2016
Chanhassen DT Fireside Theatre: Sold out 2 show standing O! Gordy Johnson:Bass & Noah Hoehn:Harmonica & Percussion
2015
WINNING the 2015 Great River Folk Festival Songwriting Contest! 8/30/2015, performing the songs
Did You Ever Think Of Me and IF.
Star Tribune’s Brian Peterson created MN State Of Wonders featured in the Star Tribune with Michael Monroe’s music accompanying videos for all 4 seasons this past year!
WTIP Radio Interview 7/3/15 interviewed by Buck Benson and Dick Swanson on THE ROAD HOUSE.
KUMD Radio Interview 6/26/15 LIVE from STUDIO A, with PD Christine Dean.
Chanhassen DT Fireside Theatre: Sold out 2 show standing O! Gordy Johnson:Bass & Noah Hoehn:Harmonica & Percussion
April WCCO Radio Interview with Jevetta Steele on “Steele Talking”
- April KSTP TV featured upcoming Chanhassen Show as GO TO weekend event!
March Star Tribune Features Log Cabin Concerts in Saturday Cabin Country Feature!
2014
- KSTP/WDIO TV, December, features, Log Cabin Concerts Jason Davis, ON THE ROAD
2013
- Cabin Life Magazine, December, features: Log Cabin Concerts
- Lake Superior Magazine, October, features: Log Cabin Concerts
- Artist Initiative Grant Award, MN State Arts Board, Legislature/Legacy McKnight Funds
- WTIP Radio Interview, with Michael Monroe and Claudia Schmidt,January 2013, Grand Marais, MN
2012
- Wintersong CD reviewed in Cabin Life Magazine.
- “Life Of My Time” DVD Release, Celebrating 60 years and 43 full time in the music biz.
- “Warm Sounds In Winter“Minneapolis Star Tribune article Frozen Apple Music Festival, Apple Valley
2011
- TV: The Playlist, PBS/WDSE, hosted by Karen Sunderman and featuring Jim Brandenburg.
- KUMD Radio Interview, July 2011, Duluth MN
- “From My Backyard”REIF Center, Collaboration with Jim Brandenburg
- Fellowship Grant Award, MN Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Legislature/McKnight Funds
2009
- Best Instrumental Album Nomination: Chased By The Light CD, Nashville, TN, JPF
2007
- TV: Twin Cities Public Television/TPT Almanac, November 2007.
- Wintersong City Pages Review, CD Release, Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
2006
- Vivid Sound Corp Tokyo, Japan, Jazz label licensed and released the Summer Rain album on CD.
- Collaboration: “In Concert With Nature” Jim Brandenburg/Michael Monroe, Duluth Entertainment Center Auditorium, Duluth, MN.
- Best Contemporary Album Nomination: Simple Life CD, Santa Ana, CA, JPF
2005
- Fellowship Grant Award, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council with funding from the MN Legislature and the McKnight Foundation
2004
- New York International Film Festival: Original Music, national PBS documentary, “Chased By The Light”
- Soaring On Mended Wings, KSTP TV Jason Davis On The Road special program about the UofM Raptor Center featured music composed, performed and recorded in December. Show titled from Michael’s tune for which both he and Jason Davis received regional Emmys.
2003
- Duluth News Tribune December article featured Michael Monroe ‘s latest instrumental soundtrack recording, “Chased By The Light.”
- “Chased By The Light” documentary about Jim Brandenburg, featuring music composed, recorded and performed by Michael Monroe, airing first on TPT/PBS in March and across the nation on PBS, fall of 2003. This documentary received 6 national Awards of Excellence from Telly and Videographer Awards, 2 of these were for original music.Nominated for a regional Emmy as well as featured in the Toronto Environmental Film Fest in October.
- “In Concert With Nature”, Guthrie Theater, MPLS, MN Collaboration with Jim Brandenburg and Michael Monroe February (coldest night of the year!)
2002
- Celebration of 32 years in the music biz and 50th Birthday, Theater Jeune Lune, November 24, 2002
- Northhouse Unplugged Inaugural Concert performing with Michael McDonald (Doobies) Jon Vezner (Grammy winner) and Bernie Leadon (Eagles).
2001
- McKnight Music Fellowship Finalist
2000
- Fellowship Grant Award, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council with funding from the MN Legislature and the McKnight Foundation
- Duluth News Tribune Feature! The WAVE Entertainment section of the Duluth News Tribune Featured: The Power of Clarity-Hovland Musician Plugs Into The Sun, by Chris Casey
- MN Public Radio’s Morning Show Live from Grand Marais, MN! “Abandin My Own Mind” CD, recorded at this show!
1999
- Palm Springs, CA, Carlson Company Business Conference, featured presenter.
- Career Development grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council through an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature and the McKnight Foundation to attend the National Folk Alliance in Albuquerque, NM, in February 1999.
1998
- Career Development grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council through an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature and the McKnight Foundation to attend the National Folk Alliance in Albuquerque, NM, in February 1999.
1997
- Top Ten Recording, Star Tribune, “as far as i can see” and St. Paul Pioneer Press “Top MN CDs breaking the mold…”
- “As Far As I Can See,” Nominated as “Best Independent Record” by the Minnesota Music Academy.
- Featured on KSTP’s Jason Davis’ On The Road featured nationally by satellite.
- PBS television’s Venture North and KARE 11’s Earth Day Show.
- Top finalist South Florida Songwriter’s Competition in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
- MPR’s Morning Show hosted by Dale Connelly and Jim Ed Poole on KSJN.
- The Singer’s Voice, a KBEM live radio broadcast, hosted by Dan Chouinard.
- Clean Power Day, steps of the California Capitol, Solar Powered Performance, Sacramento, CA,
1994
- Nominated for the National Association Campus Activities Entertainment Award