Romantica mixes Irish music with American country folk

Ben Kyle
Musician Ben Kyle is the frontman for the alt-country band Romantica.
Photo by Tony Nelson

Ben Kyle, of the Twin Cities band Romantica, will play tonight at 7 p.m. at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis.

Kyle, who sings today's Morning Edition music song, "The Dark," was born in Ireland, but his family moved to Minnesota when he was a teenager.

The Dakota describes the Romantica's music as "Irishness couched in the musical landscape of historically American country and folk."

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