(woman) Prairie Musicians is made possible by The Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota and by the members of Prairie Public.

[Rusty Crayfish Brass Band plays an intro] (man) Does That Band Boom?

Does That Band Boom?

Does That Band Boom?

Like the RCBB Booms?

Does That Band Boom?

(Say What?)

Does That Band Boom?

(Say What?)

Does That Band Boom?

(Say What?)

Like the RCBB Booms?

R C B B R C B B R C B B R C B B I see you see the RCBB I see you see the RCBB I see you see the RCBB RCBB Hot!

[playing funky rhythm & blues] [instruments only; no vocals] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It's the Boom that makes you move And When you feel that groove You know it's got to be The RCBB So get up outcha seat Dance and move your feet Shake what you got like it's RCBB Hot!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [saxophone solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [trumpet solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [drums only] [full band] Hit it!

Does That Band Boom?

Does That Band Boom?

Does That Band Boom?

Like the RCBB Booms Does That Band Boom?

(Say What?)

Does That Band Boom?

(Say What?)

Does That Band Boom?

(Say What?)

Like the RCBB Booms!

RCBB RCBB RCBB RCBB I see you see the RCBB I see you see the RCBB I see you see the RCBB RCBB Hot!

[instruments only] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm Mike, I'm the saxophonist from the Rusty Crayfish Brass Band.

We're out of the Brainerd Lakes area, kinda Central Minnesota.

We've got Malcolm Rosenberger on drums, on trumpet we've got Boondog Nick Bunio, Chris Fogderud on trumpet, he is our leader extraordinair writin' our songs for us.

On trombone we've got Joey Loss, Tristen Heller, and Sarah Fogderud.

We've got Brian Stubbs on tuba, and Doug Durant.

The best part about playing to a live audience is, first off, they don't know what they're going to get with us, so there's this strange apprehension, and then they stick around.

The smiles show up on their face, and we feed off of that, and before you know it they're singing along with songs they don't even know.

It's a hoot.

[tuba intro] ♪ [playing rhythmic New Orleans style jazz] [trumpets and saxophone in lead] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I've got a mean case ♪ ♪ Of the Minnesota Nice Blues ♪ Man it's cold out there!

♪ I've got a mean case ♪ ♪ Of the Minnesota Nice Blues ♪ I could use some hot dish.

♪ Before it goes straight to my head ♪ ♪ Did you mean what you just said?

♪ ♪ [trumpet solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [trumpet solo with response from saxophone & 2nd trumpet] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Stranded on the highway ♪ ♪ Three seventy one ♪ ♪ Fifteen people stopped to see what could be done ♪ ♪ I said I'm new in town ♪ ♪ I sure could use a friend ♪ ♪ ♪ That was enough ♪ ♪ To send them on their way again ♪ ♪ ♪ I got a mean case ♪ ♪ Of the Minnesota Nice Blues ♪ Oh yes I do!

♪ I got a mean case ♪ ♪ Of the Minnesota Nice ♪ ♪ Blues ♪ ♪ Before it goes straight to my head ♪ ♪ Did you mean what you just said?

♪ Take it away Mike!

[saxophone solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [trumpets respond to the sax] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Middle of December ♪ ♪ Snow's three feet deep ♪ ♪ Too much to shovel ♪ ♪ I gotta get some sleep ♪ ♪ Wake up in the morning ♪ ♪ To find my driveway ♪ ♪ Clear ♪ ♪ I look around ♪ ♪ And there ain't nobody here ♪ ♪ I got a mean case ♪ ♪ Of the Minnesota Nice Blues ♪ Oh yes I do!

♪ I got a mean case ♪ ♪ Of the Minnesota Nice ♪ ♪ Blues ♪ ♪ Before it goes straight to my head ♪ ♪ Did you mean what you just said?

♪ Take it back home!

[full band] ♪ [trumpet solo] [both trumpets solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm Chris Fogderud, I play trumpet, and I write most of the tunes for the Rusty Crayfish Brass Band.

The Rusty Crayfish Brass Band got started, its first show on July 20th 2018.

The whole point of it was really just to get together with a bunch of our friends to play some music that we loved.

The music that we loved was New Orleans brass band music-- this lovely blend of jazz and funk and hip hop and all these kind of genres mashed together.

We fell in love with that and wanted to play it.

The name of the Rusty Crayfish Brass Band does come from an aquatic invasive species which is a serious problem in the lakes and rivers of Minnesota.

We're not trying to make fun of that, we're actually trying to use that a little bit because we feel our music is an acoustic invasive species, like this music has traveled up the Mississippi, and it's a little odd there's a brass band in Central Minnesota just like it's odd that there's this crayfish called the rusty crayfish in some of the lakes in Central Minnesota.

My wife is a very great scientist and she knows a lot about this, and so she was naming off all these aquatic invasive species.

It was like the magical moment when she said "rusty crayfish."

We were like we're the Rusty Crayfish Brass Band-- that's it!

[tuba intro] [playing smooth jazz] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [saxophone & trumpets play lead] ♪ ♪ ♪ [instruments only; no vocals] [trombones & tubas play lead] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [saxophone & trumpets play lead] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [trombones play lead] ♪ ♪ ♪ [instruments only; no vocals] ♪ [tubas play lead] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [trombones and tubas play lead] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [trumpet solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [instruments only; no vocals] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [saxophone solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [instruments only; no vocals] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [trombones play lead] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ My process of writing is kinda different for each song.

Sometimes, like, especially the brass band music, it'll start with a bass line and a groove and a chord progression.

We have a melody over the top of it.

The song starts telling you what it wants out of it.

So there's some music that's just instrumental 'cause it seemed like that's what that song needed, then there's other things where, wow, this song, this melody really needs some lyrics to it.

And I think that's one reason why our songs like, on our set are pretty different from each other.

It's one band, but we have a wide range of music that we play.

[playing rhythmic swingin' jazz] ♪ ♪ You say everything ♪ ♪ Is on its way down ♪ ♪ How much have you really had ♪ ♪ A look 'round ♪ ♪ You say the people in here ♪ ♪ They hate and they fear the things you hold dear ♪ ♪ Have you ever thought to ask them ♪ ♪ ♪ You say you've got no one on your side ♪ ♪ ♪ It's you against the world with no ally ♪ ♪ You say you'll get out of town ♪ ♪ These people are clowns they're never around ♪ ♪ Have you ever thought to ask them ♪ ♪ ♪ We are searchin' for some peace of mind ♪ ♪ Anywhere but here ♪ ♪ We are reachin' for that rescue line ♪ ♪ Anywhere but here ♪ ♪ Search far and wide and we don't find ♪ ♪ We waste our time losing our minds ♪ ♪ We'll never find it anywhere ♪ ♪ ♪ Anywhere but here ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ They say everywhere there's division ♪ ♪ ♪ Big things on their way to collision ♪ ♪ ♪ They say just take care of yourself ♪ ♪ Put peace on the shelf you really can't help ♪ ♪ There's got to be something that they are missing ♪ ♪ ♪ We are searchin' for some peace of mind ♪ ♪ Anywhere but here ♪ ♪ We are reachin' for that rescue line ♪ ♪ Anywhere but here ♪ ♪ Search far and wide and we don't find ♪ ♪ We waste our time ♪ ♪ Losing our minds ♪ ♪ We'll never find it anywhere ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ We are searchin' for some peace of mind ♪ ♪ Anywhere but here ♪ ♪ We are reachin' for that rescue line ♪ ♪ Anywhere but here ♪ ♪ We are lookin' for a helping hand ♪ ♪ Anywhere but here ♪ ♪ We are waitin' to take a stand ♪ ♪ Anywhere but here ♪ ♪ Search far and wide and we don't find ♪ ♪ We waste our time Losing our minds ♪ ♪ We'll never find it anywhere ♪ ♪ ♪ Anywhere but here ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [tuba intro] ♪ [playing in syncopated rock rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [trumpet solo] ♪ [trumpets & saxophone play lead] ♪ [trombones play lead] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [full band plays] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [saxophone solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [trumpet solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [sax & trumpets play lead] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Rusty Crayfish ♪ ♪ We're working our way to your town ♪ ♪ Rusty Crayfish ♪ ♪ We're on our way on our way ♪ ♪ Rusty Crayfish ♪ ♪ We're working our way to your town ♪ ♪ Rusty Crayfish ♪ ♪ We're on our way on our way ♪ ♪ Rusty Crayfish ♪ ♪ We're working our way to your town ♪ ♪ Rusty Crayfish ♪ ♪ We're on our way on our way ♪ ♪ Rusty Crayfish ♪ ♪ We're working our way to your town ♪ ♪ Rusty Crayfish ♪ ♪ We're on our way on our way ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (woman) Prairie Musicians is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota and by the members of Prairie Public.