(woman) Prairie Musicians is made possible by The North Dakota Council on the Arts and by the members of Prairie Public.

[playing in bright swingin' rock rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Start the week, one thing in mind.

♪ ♪ Yeah, my dopamine's been done deprived.

♪ ♪ A few yesterdays of feeling so fine ♪ ♪ God, me mixed up and wondering why.

♪ ♪ I give 5 days, I only get 2.

♪ ♪ Kinda messed up my strange brew.

♪ ♪ More time for things I really like, ♪ ♪ Like you could pay me to ride my bike.

♪ ♪ Out on the weekend.

♪ ♪ Out on the weekend.

♪ ♪ Set to do a little freakin'.

♪ ♪ While we're out on the weekend, ♪ ♪ Out on the weekend ♪ ♪ Ain't mother nature pleasing?

♪ ♪ For every good reason, ♪ ♪ We're out on the weekend.

Yeah.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Now Jim, he's in the zone.

♪ ♪ Nose to the grind so he can take out the boat.

♪ ♪ A few hours of shift work left, ♪ ♪ Then he's floating like a president.

♪ ♪ Ah, Linda, she's rambling ♪ ♪ About the neighbor kids and a barking dog.

♪ ♪ In my mind I'm packin' ♪ ♪ For Friday at 5 o'clock ♪ ♪ When we're out on the weekend.

♪ ♪ Out on the weekend.

♪ ♪ Set to do a little freakin'.

♪ ♪ When we're out on the weekend, ♪ ♪ Out on the weekend.

♪ ♪ Ain't mother nature pleasing?

♪ Yeah.

♪ For every good reason, ♪ ♪ We're out on the weekend.

Yeah.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Say it's weak, but you're hittin' it strong.

♪ ♪ Pick it up and take it on.

♪ ♪ Ride the waters, and pack the kids.

♪ ♪ We're going out where the end begins.

♪ ♪ Take a trail, take a hike.

♪ ♪ Discover it wild or how you like.

♪ ♪ Ain't nature pleasin'?

♪ ♪ When you're out on the weekend, ♪ ♪ Out on the weekend.

♪ ♪ Out on the weekend.

♪ ♪ Set to do a little freakin'.

♪ ♪ When we're out on the weekend, ♪ ♪ Out on the weekend.

♪ ♪ Ain't nature pleasin'?

♪ Yeah.

♪ For every good reason, ♪ ♪ We're out on the weekend.

Yeah.

♪ ♪ Alright Danny, tell me a little bit about that washboard over there.

♪ Go!

[washboard solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Skippin' socks, hoppin' to the beat, ♪ ♪ Chacos are huggin' and snuggin' your feet.

♪ ♪ The water near is dear to me.

♪ ♪ Yeah this soul is hungry and ready to feed.

♪ ♪ Start a fire, show me the light, ♪ ♪ Tell me your story, what's your sign?

♪ ♪ Thank you for believing ♪ ♪ in another beautiful weekend.

♪ ♪ Now we're out on the weekend.

♪ ♪ Out on the weekend.

♪ ♪ Set to do a little freakin'.

♪ ♪ When we're out on the weekend, ♪ ♪ Out on the weekend.

♪ ♪ Ain't nature pleasin'?

♪ Yeah.

♪ For every good reason, ♪ ♪ When we're out on the weekend.

Yeah.

♪ All right Danny.

What you got over there.

Maybe a little jaw harp.

Take us home, yeah.

Yeo!

[jaw harp solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Out on the weekend.

♪ ♪ Out on the weekend.

♪ ♪ Set to do a little freakin'.

♪ ♪ When we're out on the weekend, ♪ ♪ Out on the weekend.

♪ ♪ Ain't mama nature pleasin'?

♪ Yeah.

♪ For every good reason, ♪ ♪ We're out on the weekend.

Yeah.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Hey, I'm Slinger with the band MoonCats.

We're based out of Pick City, North Dakota.

We play Ameri-Conscious Campfire Folk music.

I've always been kind of a storyteller through my songs.

I was inspired by John Prine, Neal Young, Bob Dylan-- stuff like that.

And so the story always drew me.

We would always be up late going around to campfires, tellin' stories, singin' songs.

And we felt good about what each other were doing.

Sky on the upright bass, and then Danny can do about everything, especially guitar and washboard.

We knew right away that there was something really cool here that we had.

So we're going 8 years as a band.

Just very excited to see what else the music has for us.

[playing rhythmic folk-rock] [playing the jaw harp] [Slinger plays a harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ (Slinger) ♪ Whatcha doing chewing on my plants now?

♪ ♪ Back off bugger go get lost.

♪ ♪ My hands are fast, you better tell your buddies ♪ ♪ Snatch you quicker than you can crawl ♪ ♪ Honey's gonna grab that soapy water ♪ ♪ Now she's mixing garlic spray.

♪ ♪ Diatomaceous here on the earth, ♪ ♪ Yeah, popping pests the old-fashioned way ♪ ♪ Die die-die-die, ♪ ♪ Yeah yeah yeah ♪ ♪ No pesticides we're doing it ♪ ♪ The organic way.

Yeah.

♪ [Slinger plays a harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ Help me out you garden go-getters.

♪ ♪ Tips and tricks tell me more.

♪ ♪ Hungry hoppers eatin' like horses.

♪ ♪ Praying mantis save us all.

♪ ♪ Chew chomp on my greasy greens, yeah.

♪ ♪ Hey how 'bout, how 'bout no?

♪ ♪ Mostly peaceful, never been a killer.

♪ ♪ But gee, hopper you've gotta go!

♪ ♪ Die die-die-die, ♪ ♪ Yeah yeah yeah.

♪ ♪ No chemicals, ♪ ♪ We're doing it the organic way ♪ [harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Bagging bits of beetle frustration.

♪ ♪ Cabbage moths, they look so nice.

♪ ♪ You eat the corn, we feed you to the chickens.

♪ ♪ Something eating something tonight.

♪ ♪ Grab the bucket, grimy grabber gloves, yeah.

♪ ♪ Look hard, and don't let go.

♪ ♪ Bird feed just got a little cheaper.

♪ ♪ These hens are having a ball.

♪ ♪ Die die-die-die, ♪ ♪ Yeah yeah yeah.

♪ ♪ No pesticides, ♪ ♪ We're doing it the organic way.

♪ ♪ Die die-die-die, ♪ ♪ Yea yea yeah.

♪ ♪ No chemicals, ♪ ♪ We're doing it the organic way.

♪ [Slinger plays a harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ One, two, three.

♪ Meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by by ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ And we're gonna have a good time.

♪ [playing in fast folk/bluegrass/country rhythm] [harmonica solo] ♪ The great outdoors are better out together ♪ ♪ So throw another line, get it in the water.

♪ ♪ It's fishing time, nothing much better ♪ ♪ Than to catch walleye right on the river.

♪ ♪ Meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Meet me down by the ol' Missouri River ♪ ♪ Tonight.

♪ ♪ Meet me down by the ol' Missouri River ♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ And we're gonna have a good time.

♪ ♪ Bring your strings and maybe a little liquor.

♪ ♪ Stay up all night, and sleep by the river.

♪ ♪ Remember this, it don't get no better.

♪ ♪ Straight through the summer, right into the winter.

♪ ♪ Meet me down by the ol' Missouri River ♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Tonight.

♪ ♪ Meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ And we're gonna have a good time.

♪ [harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When it's nice outside you gotta go get her, ♪ ♪ 'Cause time it flies, soon you'll need a sweater.

♪ ♪ The snow it flies in the wintertime weather.

♪ ♪ I'll see you out on the ice, you betcha.

♪ ♪ Meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Tonight.

♪ ♪ Meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ And we're gonna have a good time.

♪ Ah ha!

[harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Tonight.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ Ah meet me down by the ol' Missouri River.

♪ ♪ And we're gonna have a good time.

♪ ♪ Hi.

Sky with the MoonCats here.

Something unique about the MoonCats that I don't see in very many other bands is though we do follow the old-time music tradition of bluegrass influence and stuff like that, I feel like our sound is very authentically ours.

We're not trying to keep our sound in a certain box.

I like the uniqueness and variety that we have in the MoonCats.

Certainly with our instrumentation as we switch our instruments around a lot, but also with who is leading the song.

Where Slinger leads probably the majority of our songs, and Danny leads quite a few, but in a live set, I'll lead some as well.

All three of us are taking turns contributing songs and leading songs for the band.

[playing in moderate folk rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Can't seem to find it, ♪ ♪ Though, I dig and I dig.

♪ ♪ ♪ Constantly reminded there's more I can give ♪ ♪ Sitting still never knowing ♪ ♪ Which path is right.

♪ ♪ All ways are safe ♪ ♪ When you're holding the light.

♪ ♪ ♪ No direction, but I got no, no, ♪ ♪ No doubt.

No direction, ♪ ♪ Dive in, you figure it out.

♪ ♪ No direction, ♪ ♪ But I got no, no, ♪ ♪ No doubt.

No direction, ♪ ♪ Dive in, you figure it out.

♪ ♪ Can't seem to let go ♪ ♪ Of all the old ways.

♪ ♪ I guess I'm just numb ♪ ♪ In this burned out phase.

♪ ♪ Never tend to get it, ♪ ♪ But good God I try.

♪ ♪ Hard to build a home when you're learning to fly.

♪ ♪ ♪ No direction, but I got no, no, ♪ ♪ No doubt.

No direction, ♪ ♪ Dive in, you figure it out.

♪ ♪ No direction, but I got no, no, ♪ ♪ No doubt.

No direction, ♪ ♪ Dive in, you figure it out.

♪ ♪ I know you don't know, ♪ ♪ Just a hope and a guess.

♪ ♪ Life's a bitter lesson, ♪ ♪ Just a trial and test.

♪ ♪ Well, good on you, sweet, ♪ ♪ Put the grit in your teeth.

♪ ♪ Ready or not to go seek the unseen.

♪ ♪ ♪ No direction, but I got no, no, ♪ ♪ No doubt.

No direction, ♪ ♪ Dive in, you figure it out.

♪ ♪ No direction, but I got no, no, ♪ ♪ No doubt.

No direction, ♪ ♪ Dive in, you figure it out.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ ♪ Can't seem to find it, though ♪ ♪ I dig and I dig, ♪ ♪ I'm constantly reminded ♪ ♪ There's more I can give.

♪ ♪ Sittin' still never knowing ♪ ♪ Which path is right.

♪ ♪ All ways are safe ♪ ♪ When you're holding the light.

♪ ♪ No direction, ♪ ♪ But I got no, no, ♪ ♪ No doubt.

No direction, ♪ ♪ Dive in, you figure it out.

♪ ♪ No direction, ♪ ♪ But I got no, no, ♪ ♪ No doubt.

No direction, ♪ ♪ Dive in, you figure it out.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ Oh-oh.

♪ ♪ ♪ My name's Danny Savage, and I play the washboard, banjolele, mandolin, and a little bit of guitar in the MoonCats.

I think our goal with the MoonCats is to just continue on, create the best band that we can, and continue to fun on.

We really all enjoy what we're doing.

We've all worked many other jobs, so I think this is becoming the best job for all of us, and I think the best way we can use our skills for the community and for the world.

"What is Love" is a blues, rock, Americana blend, kind of a song that stands alone, maybe an outlier in our catalogue, and it's a real fun groovy one.

I hope you enjoy it.

[playing in blues/rock rhythm] ♪ ♪ [harmonica solo] Whoo!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Don't call me baby, don't call me dear.

♪ ♪ Don't kiss me honey when my friends are near.

♪ ♪ I really like you.

I really, really do.

♪ ♪ So give me time to decide if our love is true.

♪ ♪ What is love anyway?

♪ ♪ What is love, love, love?

♪ ♪ What is love anyway?

♪ ♪ What is love?

♪ [harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Don't lead me honey, don't tell me you love me yet.

♪ ♪ 'Cause we've got time to take it slow and better and again.

♪ ♪ 'Cause I really like you.

I really, really do.

♪ ♪ So give me time to decide if our love is true.

♪ ♪ What is love anyway?

♪ ♪ What is love, love, love?

♪ ♪ What is love anyway?

♪ ♪ What is love?

♪ ♪ I really want to know, but will you show me though?

♪ ♪ Ooo.

♪ [harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't like it when you're forward.

♪ ♪ I don't want to fool around.

♪ ♪ But if you want me, you can have me.

♪ ♪ We don't need to settle down.

♪ ♪ I don't want to start a family, cut my hair, or work a job.

♪ ♪ But for you in time, we might find that's what we really want.

♪ ♪ What is love, love anyway?

♪ ♪ What is love, love, love?

♪ ♪ What is love anyway?

♪ ♪ What is love?

♪ ♪ I really want to know, but will you show me though?

♪ ♪ Ooo.

♪ [harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ What is love?

♪ ♪ ♪ Anyway what is love?

♪ ♪ Love?

♪ ♪ Love.

Ooo ♪ ♪ Anyway what is ♪ ♪ Love?

♪ ♪ ♪ [playing in moderate folk/blues rhythm] ♪ I can't decide no I can't comply.

♪ ♪ Even if it's hard, no I won't deny.

♪ ♪ I want both, yeah.

♪ ♪ Yeah, I need both.

♪ ♪ I guess I like control ♪ ♪ On which way to go, ♪ ♪ Left or right, ♪ ♪ Little and big, yeah.

♪ ♪ I wanna be a poppa, ♪ ♪ And happy as a kid.

♪ ♪ Soup or salad, ♪ ♪ Free floating and fixed yeah, ♪ ♪ A can of tuna or fresh-caught fish, ♪ ♪ I want both, man.

♪ ♪ Yeah I need both.

♪ ♪ Soothes my soul, ♪ ♪ How I lose control ♪ ♪ ♪ I wanna do right ♪ ♪ When the time comes along ♪ ♪ I guess I'll never know which side the fence I'm on.

♪ ♪ ♪ My buddy rolls tobacco up with his green.

♪ ♪ He spliff 'em up together, they make a good team.

♪ ♪ He likes both, man!

♪ ♪ Yeah, he wants both.

♪ ♪ That's how he rolls ♪ ♪ He find the beauty in both!

♪ ♪ ♪ He get it how he like when the wine come along.

♪ ♪ He picks the best chords ♪ ♪ To finish my songs.

♪ Alright Sky tell me about that bass.

[bass solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ This is Sky Froelich on the bass.

♪ ♪ I want a flower girl who plants and grows.

♪ ♪ Feeds me from her garden, a healthy dose.

♪ ♪ I want both, yeah.

♪ ♪ Green and gold.

♪ ♪ ♪ About my soul.

♪ ♪ To help me take control.

♪ ♪ ♪ She's a cat lady, I'm in a cat band, ♪ ♪ We both dig it, and we understand.

♪ Alright Danny, help me understand.

[washboard solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Mr.

Danny Savage on that ol' washboard.

♪ ♪ I found a giddy gal who sings and plays.

♪ ♪ She spreads my wings and brightens my days.

♪ ♪ I want both, ♪ ♪ Yeah, I need both.

♪ ♪ Finally goes.

♪ ♪ I'll be suckin' blows.

♪ ♪ ♪ It's want to feel high, when the fun it goes.

♪ ♪ Now we're livin' ♪ ♪ And watch her slow.

♪ All right, everybody-- boogie!

[harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (woman) Prairie Musicians is made possible by the North Dakota Council on the Arts and by the members of Prairie Public.