On June 19 Romantica brings its Irish-Americana to the courtyard. Led by Belfast native Ben Kyle, Romantica is a Minneapolis band whose 2007 CD “America” has drawn comparisons to the music of Jeff Tweedy and Ryan Adams. Paste Magazine included it in its top 100 albums of 2007 and they recently won first place in the Americana category of the International Songwriting Competition for “The National Side.”
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Added by Minnesota Historical Society on June 5, 2008