Ross Thorn Duluth, Minnesota
With a pastoral upbringing in northern Wisconsin, Ross Thorn’s music emanates as a warm and soulful hymn, waking up optimistically beside a snow covered window. His sharply crafted lyrics – distinctly reminiscent to the likes of John Prine – reveal internal struggles of empathy, questions of human character and virtue, and a search for hope – often finding solace in some unanticipated truth. ... more
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Simon is one of the best working songwriters I'm lucky enough to call my friend. His ability to capture the full spectrum of the human condition in the short length of a song is something to behold.
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