Father Hennepin

Father Hennepin is an American alternative country band from Duluth, Minnesota. Since releasing the debut album "Crooked With Gin" in 2001, the band has been perennial headliners of the Homegrown Music Festival in Duluth.

Frontman Starfire is the founder of the Homegrown Music Festival, pirate radio station Random Radio, and Perfect Duluth Day. Father Hennepin is best known for their revival of the Moose Wallow Ramblers song written by John Berquist, "I Like It in Duluth".

Lineup

• Starfire-- guitar, vocals
• Bob Olson-- guitar
• "Wolfman" Ted Anderson, guitar, vocals
• Brad Nelson, drums
• Susie Ludwig, keyboard/accordion

Discography

Studio albums

• Crooked With Gin - (Shaky Ray Records, 2001)

Compilations

• Duluth Does Dylan - (Spinout Records, 2000)
• Iron Country - (Spinout Records, 2000)
• Homegrown Rawk and/or Roll: Starfire's Mix - (Homegrown Music Festival, 2008)

References

• Godsey, Chris. Deep Melancholy and Boundless Creativity : Duluth Does Itself Again MNArtists, April 26, 2006.
• Scholtes, Peter S . Hey, We're in Duluth. City Pages, February 7, 2001.

External links

• Shaky Ray Records Discography

Top Tracks

1

I Like It in Duluth

2

She Thinks I Still Care

3

Girl Of The North Country

4

Flightless Birds

5

Father Hennepin / Girl Of The North Country

6

Girl From the North Country

7

Old Friend

8

www.jesus.com

9

Grace And Despair

10

Black Cat

Top Albums

Crooked With Gin

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Duluth Does Dylan

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Homegrown Rock And/Or Roll: Starfire's Mix

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