Alan Sparhawk

Duluth, Duluth

Duluth songwriter and former singer-guitarist of the band Low.

Alan Sparhawk is a Duluth musician and former singer and guitarist of Low. After the death of his Low bandmate and wife, Mimi Parker, he moved from experimental synth work to a bluegrass sound on the 2025 album Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles, made with longtime Duluth friends. It landed on 2025 year-end lists from the Star Tribune, Racket and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.