The Scenic Route
Series produced by WTIP
Image by: Will Moore
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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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Jordana Greenburg is the fiddler of the progressive Americana group Harpeth Rising. While on the road to the group's show at the Arrowhead Center f...
- Added: Aug 23, 2016
- Length: 11:54
Ruthie Foster is a Grammy nominated blues, folk, and gospel singer from the Austin, TX area. Her voice has been compared to the likes of Aretha Fr...
- Added: Aug 23, 2016
- Length: 09:27
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band recently started their 50th Anniversary tour, making a stop at Big Top Chautauqua in Bayfield, WI. Founding member John ...
- Added: Aug 10, 2016
- Length: 32:21
Joel Robertson and Abraham Westlund are St. Paul teenagers and longtime friends coming together to make music, playing guitar and cajon respectivel...
- Added: Jul 25, 2016
- Length: 27:29
What started out as a "book club...but with music" has turned into a 5-piece, all female group from St. Paul that produces wonderful harmonies and ...
- Added: Jul 21, 2016
- Length: 34:17
Wayne Horvitz is a composer and electronic musician based out of Seattle who recently recieved a grant from the McKNight Foundation to bring a new ...
- Added: Jul 07, 2016
- Length: 15:18
Space Monster is a psychadelic jam-funk band from Minneapolis comprised of Chris Marti on guitar, Jon Miller on bass, John Hanson on drums, and Way...
- Added: Jul 07, 2016
- Length: 15:57
Dat Dere Jazz is a new jazz ensemble in Cook County adding an often under-represented genre to the local music scene. Keyboardist Martha Marnocha, ...
- Added: Jul 07, 2016
- Length: 26:43
The Yellow Bellied Sap Suckers (Nikkie Grossman and Joe Hart) are back on the road around the Northland after the arrival 0f a new baby, and retur...
- Added: Jul 07, 2016
- Length: 08:49
Katrina Axtell and Julian Hernandex are Axtell - a guitar and ukelele duo from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Katrina Axtell was raised in Hovland, where...
- Added: Jul 07, 2016
- Length: 32:50
Andrew D. Huber is a Minnesota native who now resides in Chicago, producing and recording his own music on his label NorthLight Records. He joins h...
- Added: Jun 14, 2016
- Length: 09:58
Longtime Twin Cities musician Billy Johnson comes north to Voyageur Brewing to show his talents. He speaks with host Will Moore about his various m...
- Added: Jun 14, 2016
- Length: 08:09
In a great instance of serendipity, Bill Camplin, songwriter and proprieter of the renowned Cafe Carpe in Fort Atkinson, WI, finds himself on the N...
- Added: May 30, 2016
- Length: 44:37
Heck Yeah Holler String Band makes their debut on The Scenic Route. Band Members include Amy Wosheck Schmidt on vocals, Andy Schmidt on mandolin an...
- Added: May 26, 2016
- Length: 41:56
Andy Noyes is a guitarist from the south shore of Superior, playing with Floydian Slip, The O'Bros, and other groups. He joins Will Moore on the Sc...
- Added: May 16, 2016
- Length: 23:03
Paul Mayasich is an Eveleth, MN-born blues guitarist with decades of experience in a myriad of genres. He is joined by Galactic Cowboy Orchestra me...
- Added: May 10, 2016
- Length: 41:47
Cook County native Maria Nickolay is spending the next few years in Belfast, but before she left she recorded her debut full-length album, mixing a...
- Added: May 03, 2016
- Length: 18:16
Dusty Heart is a new Americana duo based out of Minneapolis comprised of Barbara Jean Meyers and Molly Dean. They make their WTIP debut with Will M...
- Added: May 03, 2016
- Length: 52:06
The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra is an art-rock quartet with Minnesota roots. Will Moore talks to the groups' bass player and fiddler, John and Lisi W...
- Added: Apr 22, 2016
- Length: 24:21
Alison Scott is a singer and songwriter from the Twin Cities area with jazz and soul influences. She talks with host Will Moore about her new album...
- Added: Mar 15, 2016
- Length: 09:57
