Happy 2012! To mark the beginning of a brand new year, Pioneer 90.1 is serving up some special programming:

Friday, December 30

What were Pioneer 90.1’s top songs of the year? Tune in Friday from 7 to noon as Glen Braget brings you the best of 2011.

Sunday, January 1

We mark the first of the year with a full day of one-hit wonders. If you heard our 11/11/11 special, you know what we’re up to: Artists that only made it into the Billboard Top 40 one glorious time!

Monday, January 2

Missed all your favorite Pioneer 90.1 Sunday shows? We have them for you Monday:

8-10AM Music City Roots from the Loveless Cafe in Nashville

10-11AM Tent Show Radio from the shores of Lake Superior

11-Noon Bluegrass Review with Phil Nusbaum

Noon-1PM The Sound of Young America

1-2PM Wiretap

2-4PM FM Odyssey

4-5PM Sound Opinions

5-6PM Living on Earth

Find our full weekly schedule here.

Thief River Falls Mayor Steve “Beaver” Nordhagen and former mailman Kjell Melvie return to Pioneer 90.1 tonight (12/28) at 6PM. Tune in for a fun, freewheeling hour!

Peter Wilber on The MixtapePeter Wilber is a Grand Forks musician who plays with the bands Dead Ringer and Seven Dollar Shift.  Some of his former bands include The Great Outdoors, Zen Mothers and Mischief.  Listen to his live performance from “The Mixtape” with Jeremy Haug, Thursday nights, 6-9PM on Pioneer 90.1.

1. COLDPLAY  Paradise

2. RYAN ADAMS  Lucky Now

3. BLACK KEYS  Lonely Boy

4. MAYER HAWTHORNE  The Walk

5. FLORENCE + THE MACHINE  Shake It Out

6. DECMBERISTS  Calamity Song

7. SNOW PATROL  Called Out in the Dark

8. HEAD AND THE HEART  Lost in My Mind

9. FEIST  How Come You Never Go There

10. MAT KEARNEY  Hey Mama

11. FRAY  Heartbeat

12. ADELE  Set Fire to the Rain

13. GRAFITTI6  Free

14. FOSTER THE PEOPLE  Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)

15. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS  Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie

16. ADELE  Someone Like You

17. R.E.M.  We All Go Back to Where We Belong

18. NEEDTOBREATHE  Drive All Night

19. SCARS ON 45  Heart on Fire

20. MATT NATHANSON  Room at the End of the World

21. TREVOR HALL  Brand New Day

22. HEAD AND THE HEART  Down in the Valley

23. DAWES  Time Spent in Lost Angeles

24. KATHLEEN EDWARDS  Change the Sheets

25. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE  Stay Young, Go Dancing

26. GIVERS  Saw You First

27. LANA DEL RAY  Video Games

28. KOOKS  Junk of the Heart (Happy)

29. JAYHAWKS  She Walks in So Many Ways

30. KATIE HERZIG Free My Mind

Monroe CrossingBluegrass music lends itself to casual dress. When your plans just involve some pickin’ on the front porch, jeans and an old flannel shirt will suffice. But Twin Cities bluegrass group Monroe Crossing is known for its sharp, yesteryear-inspired stage outfits as well as its high-energy take on the high-lonesome sounds of its namesake, Bill Monroe.

Mark Johnson visits with Matt Thompson and Lisa Fuglie from Monroe Crossing as we listen to a live performance from the Kezar Music Showroom in Thief River Falls.

Minnesota Arts on the Road is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and is produced by Pioneer 90.1 in Thief River Falls.