The Pines with Dead Man Winter and Frankie Lee

The Pines, touring for their release "Above the Prairie," will be joining Dead Man Winter and Frankie Lee for Ski Party 2017 at Papa Charlie’s in Lutsen. The Pines yield lush, layered sounds with vivid lyrics and a filmmaker’s keen eye for detail and framing. Their songs are inspired by the Midwest; they explore the vast expanses around and above them, finding beauty in the isolated towns and farms that dot the landscape. The core band features songwriters David Huckfelt and Benson Ramsey with keyboardist (and Benson’s brother) Alex Ramsey. "Above the Prairie" is also a celebration of the community and history that gave birth to it.  On “Here,” the band is joined by Iowa friends and family, including Greg Brown, Iris DeMent, Pieta Brown and Ramsey patriarch Bo Ramsey, who co-produced the LP with The Pines. The album closes with "Time Dreams," a collaboration with the late American Indian activist and poet John Trudell. More about the Pines is at www.thepinesmusic.com. Ski Party is a weekend ski, snowboard and music festival curated by GNDWIRE Records. The Ski Party continues Saturday, Feb. 4, with Sims of Doomtree, Gramma's Boyfriend and Night Moves.