Arts & Culture
Singer/songwriter Eric Frost brings a few friends to Studio A
-Ann Possis & Buck Benson welcomed local musician Eric Frost, with friends Bill Hansen and Barbara Jean Johnson, to The Roadhouse Sept. 30.
Jazz guitarist Briand Morrison visits Studio A
-Ann Possis & Bob Carter welcomed jazz guitarist Briand Morrison to The Roadhouse Sept. 23 for music and chat in advance of his performance at the Grand Portage Lodge & Casino Antlers Lounge.
Minnesota's new poet laureate Joyce Sutphen on 'luxuriating in language'
-Ann Possis spoke Sept. 23 with Joyce Sutphen, new poet laureate of Minnesota, about her new position and what poetry means to her.
Moments in Time: Anishinaabe & Isle Royale
-In its early days, before Isle Royale became a national park in 1940, the island was home to loggers, miners and fishermen. Most were Scandinavian immigrants.
Singer-songwriter Lindsay Mac visits the Roadhouse on big music weekend
-Buck chatted with musician Lindsay Mac Sept. 16. She was in town for Mountain Stage and Unplugged X, and brought her new four-string guitar to Studio A to play a few songs.
Of Woods and Words: Wedding Wear
-When a close friend got engaged last autumn, I knew that meant a wedding to attend this September. No big deal, I figured: just slap on a smile, a dress and bring a small home appliance as a present.
Moments in Time: Early Roads of the North Shore
-As you travel along highway 61 today, it’s hard to imagine that just over 150 years ago, the only thing connecting Cook County with lower sections of the North Shore was a long, intricate system
Artist Open House features painter Neil Sherman
-Cook County artist Neil Sherman can often be seen out of doors painting the natural scenes in front of him. WTIP’s Jay Andersen has this Artist Open House profile of a plein air painter.
Rich Mattson & Germaine Gemberling stop by The Roadhouse
-Matthew Brown and Ann Possis hosted Germaine Gemberling and Rich Mattson in Studio A Sept. 9 for conversation and original music. They were in town to perform at WTIP's Radio Waves music festival.
The Great Lakes Swimmers front man on his music, songwriting and upcoming performance in Grand Marais
-The Great Lakes Swimmers hail from Toronto, Ontario. The band is known for its haunting sound and for pushing the musical boundaries of folk, country and indy-rock.