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Julie Siple, Tom Weber and Andrea Swensson

Jeremy Messersmith performs live at the Minnesota State Fair

Jeremy Messersmith
Jeremy Messersmith plays a gig to "Celebrate Local" at West Elm in Edina, Minn.
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Minneapolis-based singer/songwriter Jeremy Messersmith stopped by the State Fair to talk about his project, "11 Obscenely Optimistic Songs For Ukulele," as well as his upcoming album.

He also played a few songs and led the audience in a sing-along to "Little Blue World."

To hear the performance use the audio player above.

Songs performed:

1. Everybody Gets a Kitten

2. There is Nowhere We Won't Go

3. We all Do Better When We All Do Better

4. Everything is Magical

5. Monday, You're Not So Bad (from forthcoming album called "Late Stage Capitalism")

6. Little Blue World