Prairie Public Shorts
Darren Quam & Friends, "Why"
5/29/2026 | 3m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Darren Quam & Friends perform "Why".
Darren Quam is a singer/songwriter from Battle Lake, MN who blends rock, blues, and folk to create his own unique sound. As a musical storyteller, he revels in the chance to share his own experiences, travels, and feelings in the songs that he and his musical friends bring to the Prairie Musicians series. Here's a performance of "Why".
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Prairie Public Shorts is a local public television program presented by Prairie Public
Prairie Public Shorts
Darren Quam & Friends, "Why"
5/29/2026 | 3m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Darren Quam is a singer/songwriter from Battle Lake, MN who blends rock, blues, and folk to create his own unique sound. As a musical storyteller, he revels in the chance to share his own experiences, travels, and feelings in the songs that he and his musical friends bring to the Prairie Musicians series. Here's a performance of "Why".
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(upbeat music) (tambourine jingling) ♪ Is everything sacred, or nothing at all ♪ ♪ Got to think about it, and the fear will fall ♪ ♪ Gaze into the darkness, the great unknown ♪ ♪ We're all in it together, or we're all alone ♪ ♪ And all the worlds ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ That we walk, are passing by ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ And all the wisdom there was ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Won't answer ♪ ♪ Why ♪ ♪ Yeah, why ♪ ♪ Whispers of the water, heard it in a dream ♪ ♪ Sharing of the story, living in a stream ♪ ♪ Breathing brings the beauty, it'll show you how ♪ ♪ All of the present, ain't nothing but the now ♪ ♪ And all the worlds ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ That we walk, are passing by ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ And all the wisdom there was ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Won't answer ♪ ♪ Why ♪ (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) ♪ Worried about tomorrow, dwelling on the past ♪ ♪ Don't you think about it, there's nothing that lasts ♪ ♪ Looking for the answers, searching for a sign ♪ ♪ Feel it coming closer, when the stars align ♪ ♪ And all the worlds ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ That we walk, are passing by ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ And all the wisdom there was ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Won't answer ♪ ♪ Why ♪ - [Presenter] Funded by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, with money from the vote oF the people of Minnesota on November 4th, 2008.
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