The Scenic Route
Series produced by WTIP
Image by: Will Moore
Grand Marais Lighthouse
The Scenic Route is an hour long weekly program featuring the music of musicians from the north shore of Minnesota and the Lake Superior region, along with interviews and announcements of events. It gives exposure to arts and culture in our area for locals and visitors.
Music choices will often be timely with artists playing on the North Shore that week, serving as a guide for what's available for visitors to listen to. Hear a variety of genres, from folk and bluegrass to country, blues, and beyond. May include live recordings from various WTIP in-studio sessions and festivals, as well as live interviews with relevant artists and community members.
Hosted by Will Moore.
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The Gentleman's Anti-Temperance League are a gypsy jazz revival quintet from the Twin Cities. Amidst a rich and blistering live session of new musi...
- Added: Aug 21, 2019
- Length: 33:25
The Sprigs are a newly-formed trio hailing from the Gunflint Trail comprised of three friends working at Wilderness Canoe Bass. They feature Jake P...
- Added: Aug 21, 2019
- Length: 29:14
The Grand Marais Music Collaborative offers a program that connects local musicians as instructors to young students wanting to learn an instrument...
- Added: Jun 22, 2019
- Length: 10:10
Twin Cities songwriter Mary Bue is back from an extended trip to South Asia and back on the North Shore, with a new album not too far behind her. S...
- Added: Jun 22, 2019
- Length: 31:00
Local musician Gene Lafond was lucky enough to have acclaimed, long-time Twin Cities musician Willie Murphy produce all three of his records. In th...
- Added: Jun 22, 2019
- Length: 30:05
The Fish Heads are an accomplished Americana trio from Duluth playing a wide variety of original and classic folk and country songs. Comprised of M...
- Added: Jun 22, 2019
- Length: 32:01
Sky Blue is a longtime jazz ensemble in Cook County that's taken on many different iterations. The current group features Mike Debevec on piano, Ka...
- Added: Jun 22, 2019
- Length: 25:00
Twin Cities songwriter Chris Koza has a brand new album called Sleepwalkers, Part 1. He calls in to the Scenic Route with Will Moore to talk more a...
- Added: Jun 22, 2019
- Length: 11:00
Matthew Griswold is a songwriter and composer based out of the Twin Cities, originally from Austin, MN. An Army veteran, he has used music to help ...
- Added: Jun 22, 2019
- Length: 36:26
Eli Bentley is a new resident of the Gunflint Trail who may already be familiar to some Cook County music lovers as the dobro player of Ginstrings,...
- Added: Jun 22, 2019
- Length: 26:32
Dick Kimmel is an acclaimed and accomplished bluegrass musician who's been active in the regional bluegrass scene for the past 50 years. A clawhamm...
- Added: Jun 22, 2019
- Length: 17:56
Local fingerstyle guitarist Gordon Thorne and Twin Cities fiddler Randy Sabien once again prove to be a dynamic duo in this live session on Scenic ...
- Added: Jun 22, 2019
- Length: 32:24
Frogleg is a dynamic six-piece band known for versatile styles, long intricate jams, and smooth vocals from singer Joe Dunn. Ahead of Lutsen's Moun...
- Added: Apr 17, 2019
- Length: 20:05
Matt Pudas is the gritty-voiced singer of the White Iron Band, an energetic group formed in Ely, MN with rock, country, and folk influences. Callin...
- Added: Apr 17, 2019
- Length: 12:51
Brotherless Arms is the duo format of Cook County band Brothers in Arms, featuring the twin guitars of Jim Miller and Drew Heinonen. They talk with...
- Added: Apr 17, 2019
- Length: 28:09
The eager and exuberant Jeff Austin is known for his expressive live performances and shredding on the mandolin with Yonder Mountain String Band an...
- Added: Apr 17, 2019
- Length: 14:40
Acclaimed Twin Cities bluegrass quintet Pert Near Sandstone headed up north to participate in the Sweetwater Shakedown at Lutsen Mountains, one of ...
- Added: Apr 17, 2019
- Length: 30:55
Erik Koskinen may have a twang to his guitar and voice, and wear a cowboy hat on stage, but he says he considers his music American roots-based mor...
- Added: Apr 16, 2019
- Length: 19:14
Northeast Timberland Band is a folk/bluegrass trio hailing from Duluth, with roots in central Minnesota. Comprised of string-playing father-son duo...
- Added: Apr 15, 2019
- Length: 28:04
Earlier this year, David Huckfelt released Stranger Angels, an album inspired by an artist's residency on Isle Royale in Lake Superior. He returns ...
- Added: Apr 01, 2019
- Length: 31:05
- Purchases: 1
