The Scenic Route

Series produced by WTIP

Caption: Grand Marais Lighthouse, Credit: Will Moore
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.


391 Pieces

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Original Air Date - February 27 2023 Becky Schlegel is a Rochester-based songwriter who’s led a musical life since she was young, playing with her...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 13:27
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Original Air Date - February 15 2023 Dog and Tony Show is the musical project of Tony Thomas, a multi-instrumentalist who has played around the Tw...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 26:56
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Original Air Date - January 27 2023 Ditchbird is the moniker of Minneapolis-based guitarist Tony Petersen, who has just come out with the solo pro...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 24:51
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Original air date - January 20 2023 Paul Metsa is a lifelong musician, writer, poet, and artist at heart from Virginia, MN known for his band Cat...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 37:39
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Original Air Date - January 13 Dennis Warner hails from the small town of Clearwater, MN, just south of St. Cloud and has been singing for college...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 19:40
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Original Air Date - January 8 2023 Early Eyes is an energetic and uniquely creative pop group from the Twin Cities featuring five young musician...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 12:44
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Original Air Date - January 4 2023 Gregg McVicar is the longtime host of Undercurrents Radio, a national music program for public stations that f...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 22:39
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Original Air Date - December 30 2022 Carl Hansen is a videographer based in Bozeman, Montana who grew up here in Cook County. His family has long ...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 24:42
Caption: Grand Marais Lighthouse, Credit: Will Moore
Original Air Date: December 23 2023 Sarah Morris is a Twin Cities based songwriter with a brand new holiday-themed album entitled “merry, little, ...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 21:14
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Original Air Date - November 8 2022 “Glensheen” is an award-winning 2015 musical based on the infamous Congdon murders at the Glensheen estate in ...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 14:41
Caption: Grand Marais Lighthouse, Credit: Will Moore
Original Air Date - October 28 2022 The Evening Stars are a funk and soul band playing rousing renditions of favorite songs spanning several decad...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 30:38
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Original Air Date - October 17 2022 One Week Live has been a two-decade long tradition at Wussow’s Concert Cafe in West Duluth. The event is weekl...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 08:54
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Original Air Date - September 30 2022 The New Riverside Ramblers are a Cajun band from the Twin Cities that have been playing the Louisiana-based ...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 15:17
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Original Air Date - August 20 2022 Space Monkey Mafia is an energetic ska band out of the Twin Cities who have been making annual pilgrimages to G...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 26:50
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Original Air Date - August 6 2022 Where can you find a musical act that combines accordion and ukelele with opera-trained vocal skills and yodelin...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 01:00:00
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Original Air Date: July 29 2022 Ruby Blu (Liz Collin) is the lead singer and songwriter for the group Red Eye Ruby, a Twin Cities band known for a...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 28:05
Caption: David Andrako
Original air date: July 13 2022 Eleanor Dubinsky and Dario Acosta Teich are both talented musicians from Brooklyn who combine unique instruments w...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 17:16
Caption: Mike Madison
Original air date: July 13 Dessa is a Minneapolis based rapper, writer, and public speaker known for her solo career, work with the Twin Cities h...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 10:30
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Cal Hand is lifelong dobro player known for his time playing with Twin Cities folk legends in the West Bank scene of the 60s and 70s, including ban...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 27:13
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Olav Luksengård Mjelva is a Norwegian musician specializing the hardanger fiddle – a traditional instrument that serves as the national instrument ...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 18:30