WTIP Community Radio invites the community to join us at the 2023 Radio Waves Music Festival, Sept. 8 to 10, at Sweetheart’s Bluff in the Grand Marais Recreation Area. This marks the 25th birthday of WTIP Community Radio and the 16th year of this family-friendly festival.

Twenty-two local, regional and national acts will take the stage this year, including R & B legend John Ellison and The Carpenter Ants, who will perform a 90-minute gospel set on Sunday morning of the Festival. Music fans far and wide will recognize John as the singer-songwriter of “Some Kind of Wonderful” and many other R & B classics. Here is the complete schedule of performers:

   Friday, September 8th

2:30:-3:00        Stone Bridge Singers

3:00-3:50         Briand Morrison and Roxann Berglund

4:00-4:50         Portage

5:00-5:50         Dan Nelson and Superior Sound

6:00-7:30         Humbird

7:40 - 8:30       Dre AKA Jamaican

8:40-10:00       Evening Stars

    Saturday, September 9th

10:00-11:00     Community Swing Band

11:10-12:00     Adam Kirsch

12:10-1:00       Southpaws

1:10-2:00         Sky Blue Jazz Ensemble

2:00-2:30         Happy Birthday WTIP Sing-along!

2:30-3:20         Eli Bentley

3:30-4:20         The Splints

4:30-5:20         Spruce Roots

5:30-6:50         Sam Miltich and the Clearwater Hot Club with Briand Morrison

7:00-8:30         David Huckfelt and Jeremy Ylvisaker

8:40-10:00       Rich Mattson and the Northstars                 

    Sunday, September 10th

10:00-11:30     John Ellison and The Carpenter Ants

11:40-12:30     Morningbird

12:40-1:30       Ginger Bones

1:40-2:30         Fred Anderson Band

2:40-4:00         Boss Mama and Jebberhooch

 A favorite of visitors and area residents as well as performing musicians, Radio Waves is held rain or shine - with two stages housed under a large tent - and includes on-site food vendors. WTIP offers pre-sale weekend passes online. Admission, also available at the gate, is $20 per day, or $40 for the full Festival. Admission is free to children 12 and under. Campsite reservations at the Grand Marais Rec Park are recommended.

The Radio Waves Music Festival is made possible in part with funding from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, with additional support from Visit Cook County, the Gunflint Trail Association, and the Grand Marais Area Tourism Association.

Event Details & Weekend passes: wtip.org

Volunteers Needed:

Festival volunteers will receive a pass for the day of their shift.

-Thursday Set Up & Friday Festival: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4fa9ab2fa7fd0-radio6#/

-Saturday & Sunday Festival and Tear-down: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4fa9ab2fa7fd0-radio7#/

About WTIP:

WTIP is an independent, nonprofit radio station broadcasting from the north shore of Lake Superior in Grand Marais since 1998. This community radio station features local news, weather and events as well as eclectic music and programming highlighting the arts, culture and history of the region. Listeners can tune in at 90.7 FM Grand Marais/North Shore, 90.1 FM Grand Portage, and 89.1 FM Gunflint Trail, or stream online – via computer, tablet or phone – at wtip.org.