Holiday Hootenanny: Ross Thorn, Pine & Fire

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 and often humorous lyrics reveal internal struggles of “empathy, questions of human character, and a search for hope, often finding solace in some unanticipated truth.”

Pine & Fire is a D.I.Y. folk music duo from the north woods of Minnesota made up of long-time best friends Jobi Adams and Brandi Foster. They blend traditional folk music influences with a modern punk sentiment, creating a unique and driving sound. Together they sing original songs woven with themes of love, escapism, home, family and growth. In May 2024, Pine & Fire released their first full-length album, Songs From the North Country.