Scenic Route

Zeitgeist New Music from Minneapolis comes to the ACA, bringing along the Indian music tradition of Nirmala Rajasekar and Thanjavur Boopathi. Nirmala and percussionist Heather Benninger come on the show to share their vision and give a taste of the upcoming performance

The Ladies Music Club is a group of four women from St. Paul playing classic and contemporary folk songs. They stopped by WTIP for a live session on their way up the Gunflint Trail for their first gigs outside the Twin Cities.

Reina del Cid is a singer-songwriter from Fargo, ND and based out of Minneapolis. Along with her group the Cidizens, she crafts songs based in literary influences with clever lyrics. She and guitarist Toni Lindgren join Will Moore for a live session on The Scenic Route, talking about musical inspirations and playing songs from their new album "The Cooling".

Stillwater, MN based singer songwriter Peter Mayer is interviewed by Will Moore on The Scenic Route. He talks about balancing family and a music career, how technology has changed songwriting, and his upcoming show at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand Marais.

The Last Revel is a roots/bluegrass band currently based in Minneapolis. Before bringing the house down at the Gunflint Tavern two nights in a row, they stopped by the Scenic Route to give a powerful live performance in Studio A.

Local guitarist extrordiniare Gordon Thorne comes on the Scenic Route along with master fiddler Randy Sabien and fingerstyle master Mike Dowling of Wyoming to showcase their skills for the 5th Annual Fingerstyle Master's Weekend in Tofte. They pass tunes around for a rousing live set with host Will Moore.

Twin Cities suburbs-based band Singleton Street plays a mix of bluegrass, old-time gospel, Americana and Celtic music that makes for a rousing good performance. They played a live set on the Scenic Route before their performance at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts' Grand Marais Ole Opry.

Dedric Clark and the Social Animals are a band originally from the Duluth area, now based in Portland, OR.  After recording an album in Nashville, they travelled back through the Northland to conclude the first half of a tour around the US, and made their live WTIP debut on a special edition of Sidetracks with Will Moore.

Find more information about the band at dcsocialanimals.com

Former WTIP News Director Barbara Jean Meyers has a new record coming out on November 18th entitled "Darker Than Blue". She stops by The Scenic Route to talk about recording the album, inspiration for songs, and the musicians she worked with to make her second album a reality.

Blackfish is a unique, experimental musical duo comprised of James Everest and Joel Pickard. They came to Grand Marais with Emily Johnson's dance project Catalyst to perform "The Thank-You Bar", an storytelling dance performance using a variety of media and live music. James and Joel talk about taking the show all over the country and their post-show improv performances as Blackfish. We also hear a taste of several of their other musical projects. 

NOTE: There was a sound error recording this piece. The background static is not caused by your computer's speakers.