This is the first CD in what we hope will become a series of field recordings. This first volume includes the songs most requested by our friends and fans and it represents a selection of our folk songs, child ballads, sea shanties, cowboy songs, blues, originals and 3 previously unreleased tracks!
The Floorbirds are an acoustic duo from Minnesota who perform haunting yet beautiful arrangements of traditional American folk songs. Daniel and Alyssa bring to the old songs a new spirit and fervor that is both innovative and contemporary yet comfortably rooted in tradition. Their own song writing fits in seamlessly with their extensive repertoire of murder ballads, blues and hymns. The Floorbirds have an honest sound that has earned them loyal fans worldwide. They play regularly throughout the Midwest and have opened for groups such Koerner and Glover, Charlie Parr and Gary Louris of the Jayhawks. They have played National festivals such as SXSW and The Bristol Rhythm and Roots Festival with Doc Watson, Ralph Stanley, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and the Strugglers. The Floorbirds have also played the Tanned Tin Festival in Spain with exciting groups like Damien Jurado, Laura Gibson and the Sea and Cake. The Floorbirds are part of an exciting new folk movement that is underway in Dinkytown and the West Bank of Minneapolis.
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"The gorgeous rootsy folk of the Floorbirds is enough to whisk a person to the backcountry '40s in a shiny futuristic time machine, as their sound still resonates with a modern freshness."
Jen Paulson...City Pages. August 27, 2008
YEAH! I GOT A COUSIN IN BRISTOL! YOU'LL LOVE THE AREA AND THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE! IT'S QUITE A LONG WAY FROM WHERE I LIVE, NEARLY 400 MILES! THOUGH NOW I CAN FLY THERE FROM NEWCASTLE! IT TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR!
This is the first CD in what we hope will become a series of field recordings. This first volume includes the songs most requested by our friends and fans and it represents a selection of our folk songs, child ballads, sea shanties, cowboy songs, blues, originals and 3 previously unreleased tracks!
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