Brown Bird
Brown Bird | |
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MorganEve Swain and David Lamb. | |
Background information | |
Origin |
Portland, Maine Providence, Rhode Island |
Genres | Folk, Americana |
Years active | 2003–2014 |
Labels | Peapod Recordings |
Website | http://www.brownbird.net |
Past members |
David Lamb† MorganEve Swain Jerusha Robinson Jeremy Robinson Mike Samos |
Brown Bird was a band from Warren, Rhode Island, formed in 2003 as a solo project by David Lamb.
History
Lamb formed Brown Bird in 2003 in Seattle, Washington but moved soon thereafter[1] to Portland.[2] The line-up soon included Jerusha Robinson on cello and her husband Jeremy Robinson on multiple instruments.[2] The Robinsons left the group in 2009, leaving Lamb, MorganEve Swain on fiddle,[3] and Mike Samos on lap steel guitar and dobro[3] in the line-up.[4]
In 2010,[1] with the departure of Samos, the band had become a duo.[4]
Brown Bird played the Newport Folk Festival for the first time in 2011[4] and were then currently based in Providence, Rhode Island.[1] They have toured with The Devil Makes Three.[5]
Brown Bird went on hiatus in early 2013 after David Lamb was diagnosed with leukemia.[6] Lamb died from the disease on April 5, 2014.[7]
Musical style
Brown Bird is influenced by American folk music, Gypsy music,[3] and Bluegrass.[1] According to Aimsel Ponti of the Portland Press Herald "[t]heir sound is one that lives on the darker side of American folk, ensconced in Eastern European roots music."[8]
Works
- tautology (2007)
- such unrest (Spring 2007)[9]
- Bottom of the Sea (2008)
- The Devil Dancing (2009)[4]
- The Sound of Ghosts (EP, March 2011)[10]
- Salt for Salt (October 2011)[4]
- Fits of Reason (April 2013)
- The Teeth of Sea and Beasts - The Poetry of Brown Bird (Book, April 2014)
- The Brown Bird Christmas Album (November 2014)
- Axis Mundi (April 2015)[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Interview with Providence-based multi-instrumental duo Brown Bird". Providence Examiner. October 26, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stephanie Bouchard (January 17, 2008). "10 Maine bands to watch". Portland Press Herald. p. D10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chip Chandler (November 22, 2011). "As a duo, Brown Bird loves touring together". Amarillo Globe-News.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Brian Bake (December 15, 2011). "How Now Brown Bird - Brown Bird now light as a feather as duo". New Haven Advocate. p. A37.
- ↑ Angela Sutfin (September 16, 2011). "Foot-Stomping Good Time A Promise From Rising Duo Brown Bird". The Evening Tribune (Hornell, NY).
- ↑ "A Friend in Need - Local and regional acts come together to help one of their own". New Haven Advocate. August 8, 2013. p. A21.
- ↑ "David Lamb of folk duo Brown Bird dies of leukemia". Providence Journal. April 6, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ↑ Aimsel Ponti (September 22, 2011). "Humans, Space, Nirvana: the best of all worlds". Portland Press Herald. p. E6.
- ↑ "Cheap Thrills - Brown Bird touches down for a Biddeford show". Portland Press Herald. December 20, 2007. p. D14.
- ↑ "Brown Bird EP Release Party. May 19 at The Met". Providence Examiner. May 17, 2011.
- ↑ Fahey, Linda. "First Listen: Brown Bird, 'Axis Mundi'". npr.org. NPR. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
Further reading
- "Concert celebrates legacy of Brown Bird's Dave Lamb." Boston Globe. James Reed, April 10, 2014.