Singer-songwriter Ross Thorn is from northern Wisconsin lake country and his music is rooted in that warm, pastoral upbringing. He writes soulful, sharply crafted songs that can be both insightful and humorous, much like John Prine. His work wrestles with empathy, virtue and hope, often finding solace in some unanticipated truth. His debut album Hugo was released in 2023. In 2024, he collaborated with Ponyfolk for a Christmas EP and performed “The Bitch is Back” at a Sacred Heart Music Center Elton John tribute dressed in a bejeweled Los Angeles Dodgers uniform.