Big Blue Sky member Sophia Landis plays a Native American-style flute during a music cruise Sept. 13, 2024, on the Mississippi River between Marquette, Iowa and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Many of ...

The famed “meeting of waters,” near the city of Manaus, Brazil. Rivers wind their way through American music. Beyond lyric and metaphor, what can physical rivers tell us about what makes a great song?

MARQUETTE, Iowa - It was just before sunset on the Mississippi River, the day's last bits of golden light dancing on the water, when four members of the band Big Blue Sky picked up their instruments ...

From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. MARQUETTE, Iowa — It was just before sunset on the Mississippi River, the day’s last bits of golden ...