Homegrown Week

Series produced by WDSE

Series image

KUMD celebrates the annual Duluth Homegrown Music Festival with programming and events all 8 days. Programs include Art segments, Live in-studio performances and a special 2 hour Local Music showcase. More information at www.kumd.org

2012 brings us the 14th annual Homegrown Music Festival in Duluth. A week long showcase of local music and art.

Funding provided by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.


44 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Caption: The Field Birds, Credit: Tom Jamar
Longtime Duluth musicians Kyle Orla (formerly Ollah), Clancy Ward, and Jen Krussow played together casually through the years before making it offi...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
Caption: MorningBird, Credit: Tom Jamar
This Hibbing-area acoustic duo features Rob Wheeler on guitar and violinist Jill Burkes. They released their first EP, Cosmic Escape, last year; we...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 24:28
Caption: Emma Jeanne, Credit: Tom Jamar
Emma Jeanne Rothwell is an indie singer, songwriter, and guitarist (and a former DJ on The North 103.3's The Basement) who plays both solo and as p...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2022
  • Length: 25:53
Caption: Alberto del Toro, Credit: Christine Dean
Duluth music fans will recognize the man behind this project as Alberto Serrano Rivera, lead singer of moody indie rock band A Winter Downpour. Ser...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 31:10
Caption: Sam Miller, Credit: Tom Jamar
Robin Hood was Right is the alter ego of Samuel Miller, a recent transplant to Duluth from his native Minneapolis. In addition to performing solo s...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2022
  • Length: 30:53
Caption: Misisipi Mike Wolf performs in Studio C, Credit: CHRISTINE DEAN FOR KUMD
This Mississippi native lived in San Francisco for many years before finding his way to the Twin Ports, where he's quickly become a fixture on loca...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2021
  • Length: 26:15
Piece image
This Duluth singer/songwriter released a new EP, Goodbye, in October 2020. We'll find out more about his music and how he's weathered this past pan...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2021
  • Length: 26:11
Piece image
Laura Sellner started Superior Siren as a solo project, in time, adding three bandmates but still occasionally performing solo. The singer/songwrit...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2021
  • Length: 25:03
Piece image
Sibling duo Eric and Rachel Cyr are at the core of Cyr and the Cosmonauts. Their latest album, Songs to Sing Before We're Dead, is due out on May 1...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2021
  • Length: 25:44
Piece image
This Americana singer/songwriter was known more for his work as a local environmental educator and activist before he decided to take his singing a...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2021
  • Length: 24:27
Piece image
This Duluth duo featuring Jason Wussow and Veikko Lepisto was set to release a second album, Bluebird Day, when COVID-19 hit. We chatted with them ...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 23:17
Piece image
This Duluth quartet has been wowing local audiences with their mix of jazz, rock, and funk, highlighted by singer/violinist Ren Cooper's standout v...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 37:25
Piece image
This four-piece is led by Duluth native Dave Mehling. He fits this project in around side gigs with artists including Gaelynn Lea and fatherhood. T...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 25:14