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Nicole Jasperse "Broken Ribs"
8/7/2023 | 4m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
Nicole Jasperse performs "Broken Ribs."
Nicole Jasperse is a songwriter, singer, and instrumentalist from Moorhead, MN who blends folk and rock music with a unique style of finger-picking. Nicole released her second LP, ‘Shallow Breaths’ in the Spring of 2022 and is joined by fellow musicians who she’s known since middle school. Listen to her song "Broken Ribs."
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Prairie Public Shorts is a local public television program presented by Prairie Public
Prairie Public Shorts
Nicole Jasperse "Broken Ribs"
8/7/2023 | 4m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
Nicole Jasperse is a songwriter, singer, and instrumentalist from Moorhead, MN who blends folk and rock music with a unique style of finger-picking. Nicole released her second LP, ‘Shallow Breaths’ in the Spring of 2022 and is joined by fellow musicians who she’s known since middle school. Listen to her song "Broken Ribs."
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