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Duluth News Tribune | Thursday, August 30, 2018
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Alan Sparhawk performs with Low in 2011. File / News Tribune
INSIDE: DULUTH SOUNDTRACK
We’ve got a strong music history and, btw, people like to sing about us By Christa Lawler clawler@duluthnews.com
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elcome to Duluth. Or should we say “Duluth.” This little city’s name makes a decent song title, according to, at least, Trampled By Turtles, Mason Jennings, Ben Rosenbush and the Brightons and Vinnie and the Stardusters. Vinnie and the Whodusters? This Minnesota band came, played and left before every really making a dent in the internet. They also wrote the opposite of a commercial The about the city. The gist: “Come to Duluuuuuuth late John / If you want to be Berquist of Moose an alcoholic.” It also Wallow Ramblers includes pokes Duluth wrote “I Like It In saltwater taffy and Duluth,” which has also driftwood art. It’s been covered by catchy, but dated. Not Father Hennepin. even a mention of our craft culture or extensive and coworkers trail system. Come back, to talk about their Vinnie. Check out Lincoln Park. favorite Duluth-ish tunes. Ahem. Regardless, Duluth Here’s your Duluth music — with its Dylan history, primer. bajillion active original bands, THEY LIKE IT HERE and “Friends” theme song Here’s one reason to like ties certainly qualifies as the it in Duluth — year-long Music Capital of Northeastern refrigeration, according to the Minnesota. late John Berquist whose song We asked friends, enemies, Facebook peeps, Twitter hounds “I Like it in Duluth” was first
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performed by his band Moose Wallow Ramblers. The catchy front-porch song has plenty of plucky strings, just like we like it. Alt-country band Father Hennepin has recorded a cover and gives it a full-band sound, complete with Scott “Starfire” Lunt’s boy-next-door vocals and Suzi Ludwig’s accordion.
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“Champagne Eyes” by Coyote “Christmas City” sung by Merv Griffin “Colder by the Lake” by Rick Shefchik and Erick Eskola “Dancing on your Grave” by Wolf Blood “Duluth” by Tin Can Gin “Duluth” by Ben Rosenbush and the Brighton “Duluth” by Vinnie & The Stardusters “Duluth” by Trampled By Turtles “Duluth” by Mason Jennings “Duluth is Still Afloat in our Hearts” by Sexhawk “Fly High Duluth” by Saturday Night Live cast “Fossil Fears” by Hattie Peterson “Grace” by Sarah Krueger “Hillsider” by the Boomchucks “Home” by Red Mountain “I Like it in Duluth” by Moose Wallow Ramblers “I Like it in Duluth” by Father Hennepin “Interstate 35 Blues” by The Farsights “Last Snowstorm of the Year” by Low “Natural Disaster” by Tony Bennett “Oh, the Hillside” by Ingeborg von Agassiz “Oh What a Morning” by Ingeborg von Agassiz “Over the Red Cedar” by Charlie Parr “Poop Fight” The Acceleratii “Queen of Agency” by The Social Disaster “Scandinavian Hot Rod” by The Fractals “Ships and Trees” by Sarah Krueger “Starfire” by Low “That’s Just the Way it is Baby” by the Rembrandts “The (Stuff) I Left in Duluth” by Mary Bue “Winners” by Trampled By Turtles