We like to sing
Prairie Fire Choir hit the ground running in 2025 with 10 new members, exciting new music, and a full slate of fun gigs already in the works! We’re so thrilled to be back and singing together and can’t wait for our first performance of the year. Stay tuned to our upcoming shows page for all the details. We hope to see you at a show!
Set 1
Prairie Fire Choir
No Roots
Superbloom
The Chain
Hide and Seek
Everything is Awful
Picture in a Frame
Oh Lovely Sun Child
Floodplain Ballad
Smile
When the Party’s Over
Settle Down
Anthem
Hold Onto Love
INTERMISSION
Set 2
Solo set
Three Friends
Crawl Inside
Prairie Fire Choir
Thank you for Being a Friend
Hot Knife
Shake it Out
Don’t Stop the Bike
Enter Mr. Sandman
Prairie Fire Choir Members 2024
We’re delighted to share a portion of proceeds from this year’s finale with Our Justice. Our Justice works to ensure that all people and communities have the power and resources to make sexual and reproductive health decisions with self-determination. They envision a world free of reproductive oppression and promise to defend and advance sexuality and reproductive choice as a human right by providing resources and education.
Thank you for Your Support!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 9 at 8pm for our 13th season finale, “Don’t Stop Me Now!” We’ve been loving our new mashup of Queen songs including this one. We’ll be returning to one of our favorite venues, the Cedar Cultural Center. Tickets are $25 in advance (click here to purchase) or $30 at the door.
We are so excited to share the stage with Meghan Kreidler, frontwoman of local rock band Kiss the Tiger. Kreidler and her band have released three studio albums, including Vicious Kid (2021) and have opened for prominent artists like Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Lucinda Williams, and Lake Street Dive. Kreidler’s powerful voice and dynamic stage presence will bring an extra edge to the evening’s lineup.
In addition to celebrating community and creativity, the evening will support Our Justice, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that all individuals and communities have access to sexual and reproductive health resources. Our Justice provides financial and logistical support to those seeking abortion care and advocates for reproductive justice.
Saint Paul Pride
Our first gig of the season was a rainy one! Thank you so much for all who came to fight the rain, we tried to bring the sunshine, instead we brought the fun!
Thank you to all of those in attendance!
Upcoming Gigs!
Photo Shoot
Photos for the 2024 season were taken at Union Depot in beautiful Lowertown Saint Paul.
Photos by Anna Grinets.
Don’t forget to order for the 2024 PFC season on Bonfire! There are a variety of items from mugs, tote bags, T-shirts to sweatshirts. You can even get your little ones outfitted to support the choir, maybe for our next family friendly gig at Minnehaha Falls!
We are thrilled to be kicking off our 2024 season with two very exciting highlights:
We have a wide variety of merch available on Bonfire and would love to see you showing your PFC support at our gigs and out in the community. Check out some really fun new products available with our updated logo!
Now Booking 2024 Gigs!
Do you know of a community festival, a local venue, or other opportunity you think would be perfect for our fun, eclectic sound? We are currently booking for summer 2024 and would love to hear from you if you’d like to see us somewhere. Send us a message at gigs@prairiefirechoir.org with your ideas!
This fall, our members went through a collaborative process to carefully consider our name and its implications for gender inclusivity. We are excited to begin the new year with a name that better reflects our membership, which is open to any women (cis and trans), and femme and non-binary folks whose voices fall within a certain range (visit the Audition page for more detailed info.)
Please expect some name overlap as we work through the logistics.
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We are featured in this month’s issue of St Louis Park Magazine. PFLC lady and resident of St Louis Park, Amy Wilkerson spoke with Lauren Sauer this spring about our comings and goings in the Twin Cities.
A few corrections from the article: Although we performed in Golden Valley on July 9th in the “Friday’s in the Valley” series of concerts at Vally Presbyterian Church , we are not based there. Our practice space is in Richfield and we hail from all over the Twin Cities. At the time the article was written, we did not have our season’s schedule in place. You can find out what we are up to right here on our website or sign up to receive our newsletter. The next opportunity to hear us sing will be on July 18th at Wolfe Park (in St Louis Park!) when we participate in the next Justice Choir event.
After a brief winter hiatus, the ladies of Prairie Fire Lady Choir have been in full bloom this spring.
In February we held auditions and were overwhelmed with the number of amazing women who tried out. We ended up recruiting 9 new ladies to fill in the gaps. We are now at 67 ladies strong!
In addition to recruiting new ladies during our off season, we also made appearances at a few fantastic gigs.
In late January we were proud to lift our voices as part of the program at Women’s March here in Minnesota. We will never forget the beautiful sea of 100,000 people surrounding us as we sang on the steps of the capitol building in St. Paul.
We were thrilled to slide out onto the ice at White Bear Lake to sing at the opening weekend of Art Shanties in February.
On April 7th, many of the ladies had back-to-back performances. We were absolutely honored to take part in Cantus’ “America Will Be!” series. The show featured songs from a diverse selection of mostly contemporary composers, interspersed with video projections of people who had been interviewed and asked questions about what it means to be an American. What is the American Dream? We opened the set with our version of “We Belong”, and joined Cantus for a rousing rendition of “America the Beautiful”.
A few hours later, many of us met at the Cedar Cultural Center to open up for as well as to sing back up for Roma di Luna’s reunion show to benefit the Indigenous Peoples Task Force and MN350.org. Also performing were TiWaken and special guests The Pines. In addition to the choir, Roma di Luna was joined on stage by other fantastic guest performers including Martin Devaney and Eliza Blue.
Most recently the Prairie Fire Lady Choir had the opportunity to perform at the Prince One Year Memorial Celebration held outside of First Ave. We kicked off the music for the evening with our mash-up “When Doves Cry 4 U”. Several of the ladies also sang backup for Claire de Lune on “Nothing Compares to You”.
We’re excited to announce that we submitted to and received a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council to work with mastermind Chris Koza. Chris will be leading workshops on writing and arranging. Stay tuned for more information about our collaboration in the near future.
Upcoming Shows – Come See Us!
True Colors: A Celebration of Women in Song
International-award winning City of Lakes Women’s Chorus presents “True Colors: A Celebration of Women in Song.” The 100-member chorus will celebrate influential women in music, from jazz greats of the 40s to today’s pop icons, who have created, performed, and inspired some of the country’s favorite songs. Performing songs from Ella Fitzgerald to Cyndi Lauper, the chorus, along with quartets Sparkle!, Take Two, and Spice will showcase the rich history of women in song.
Also appearing are guest performers Prairie Fire Lady Choir and the 1997 Sweet Adelines International Queens of Harmony, 4-Star Collection.
Tickets are $21 for adults, and $13 for children under 13, and are available at www.ticketworks.com or by calling (612) 343-3390. For more information about City of Lakes Chorus, visit, www.cityoflakes.org
Sunday, May 21 – 4:00 PM
Concordia University’s Buetow Music Center
300 Hamline Ave
St Paul, MN 55104
Fridays in the Valley Concert Series
Sunday, July 9th – 7:00 PM
Valley Community Presbyterian Church
3100 Lilac Drive, Golden Valley
Kid Friendly
Valley Community Presbyterian Church has long enjoyed a rich musical heritage. Building on this tradition, Fridays in the Valley was created for local musicians to showcase their talents while providing a benefit for local charities.
Prairie Fire Lady Choir’s performance will be held on Sunday, July 9th (not Friday) to benefit the local Walk to Defeat ALS.
https://www.valleychurch.net/community/valley-concert-series
Saint Paul Saints Game
Sunday, July 23 – 5 PM
CHS Field
360 N. Broadway Street, St. Paul
Baseball fans, we will be singing the National Anthem at the Saint Paul Saints game again on July 23. Reserve your ticket here:
http://sp2.glitnirticketing.com/spticket/web/stadiumg.php?event_id=62&status_id=2&refresh=1493911930
Prairie Burn Music Festival 2017
Saturday, September 16
YMCA Camp St. Croix
532 CR-F, Hudson, Wisconsin 54016
Hosted by the YMCA Twin Cities and the Royal Credit Union Foundation, Prairie Burn Music Festival is back for year three.
Attendees can once again expect amazing folk and bluegrass tunes, great food and beer, camp games and activities, and REI-hosted camping all to benefit YMCA camper endowed scholarships.
The 2017 lineup includes:
Cloud Cult, Koo Koo Kanga Roo, Dusty Heart, The Ericksons, The Honeydogs, The Bootlicker Stringband, The Wailing Loons, HamDog,Prairie Fire Lady Choir, The Hawthorn Collection, Afton, Ruben & Julia Floberg.
Updates are available on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/1762068357457301/
Our 2017 season promises to be brimming with new music thanks to a recent grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council . We will be learning about the songwriting process and work on collaborations with Rogue Valley singer/songwriter Chris Koza. Look for new work and interpretations of old work as we embark on our new adventure.
