
Simon Balto
Season 7 Episode 5 | 28mVideo has Closed Captions
Simon Balto is a writer of folk and alt-country songs from southern Wisconsin.
Simon Balto is a writer of folk and alt-country songs from southern Wisconsin. His music draws from a range of influences, both musical and not. More than anything, the style and storytelling are especially informed by the hills of southwestern Wisconsin that were his early home, and by the people he’s met there and in travels around the country.
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30-Minute Music Hour is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
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Simon Balto
Season 7 Episode 5 | 28mVideo has Closed Captions
Simon Balto is a writer of folk and alt-country songs from southern Wisconsin. His music draws from a range of influences, both musical and not. More than anything, the style and storytelling are especially informed by the hills of southwestern Wisconsin that were his early home, and by the people he’s met there and in travels around the country.
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