Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

After 50 years, musician Deb Jenkins is still finding ways to make Fargo-Moorhead more vibrant

Two musicians perform on a stage in the Moorhead Public Library.
Deb Jenkins performs with her husband, Mike Jenkins, on the keyboard during a live show taping of Minnesota Now at the Moorhead Public Library on May 27. The show featured conversations with the mayor of Moorhead, community leaders and MPR News reporters in the Fargo-Moorhead region.
Noah Bloch | MPR News

Deb Jenkins has lived in the Fargo-Moorhead area for more than 50 years. Through that time, Jenkins has witnessed all the changes this place has gone through. She’s also changed it in more ways than one — as a nurse, chef, and community member. But many may have known her first as a musician.

We talked to Deb about what’s kept her in the Fargo-Moorhead area after all these years and how she’s found new ways to make it a more vibrant place.

She also performed an original song called “Leaves” and a cover of “The Hunter” with her husband Mike on the keyboard for our live Minnesota Now show at the Moorhead Public Library.

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