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Today's Morning Edition music is from "This Town," a new single by Rich Mattson and the Northsiders.

Mattson, who is part of the popular band Ol' Yeller, grew up in Eveleth, Minnesota, and now has a studio in another Iron Range town, Sparta.  

Mattson said that most of the land and homes in Sparta are owned by a mining company, and that company is not renewing leases.  As a result, people are moving out and Sparta is becoming a ghost town. 

He wrote this song about the exodus from Sparta.

You can hear him perform it live on Thursday night at Uncle Eric's bar in Virginia.

Rich Mattson and the Northstars "This Town (Ghost Town)"

Rich Mattson says that most of the land and homes in Sparta, Minnesota, are owned by a mining company that is not renewing leases.  As a result, people are leaving.

Today's Morning Edition music is from "This Town" a new single by Rich Mattson and the Northsiders. Mattson, who is part of the popular band Ol Yeller, grew up in Eveleth and now has a studio in another Iron Range town, Sparta.  Mattson reports that most of the land and homes in Sparta are owned by a mining company and that company is not renewing leases.  As a result people are moving out and Sparta is becoming a ghost town. He wrote this song about the exodus from Sparta. You can hear him perform it live on Thursday night at Uncle Eric's bar in Virginia.

'This Town' an ode to Iron Range ghost town

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