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Critically acclaimed trio The Stray Birds will embark on a fall U.S. tour in support of their second full-length album, Best Medicine, beginning September 18, in Nashville at the Americana Music Festival and Conference. Out October 21 on Yep Roc Records, the band make stops in Philadelphia, Duluth, Boston, and New York City, among others – full list of dates below.
In advance of the release, the first single, “Best Medicine,” premiered at Folk Alley. Recorded at Stonebridge Studios in Leesburg, VA, the album was co-produced by the band and Stuart Martin and features 12 tracks, including 10 original compositions and two traditional songs, “Pallet” and “Who’s Gonna Shoe.”
Formed in Lancaster, PA in 2010, The Stray Birds, whose “playing is gorgeous, the harmonies exquisite” (WXPN The Key), consists of Maya de Vitry (vocals, guitar, banjo, fiddle, piano), Oliver Craven (vocals, guitar, resonator, fiddle), and Charles Muench (vocals, bass, banjo).
All classically trained and roots music-raised, the trio has spent the last several years honing their sound and touring extensively, including live performances on NPR’s Mountain Stage, Philadelphia Folk Festival, Kerrville Folk Festival and Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Their Borderland EP was released in 2010, followed by the eponymous full-length debut The Stray Birds in 2012 and the Echo Sessions EP in 2013.
THE STRAY BIRDS FALL TOUR DATES
September 18 The Listening Room – AmericanaFest – Nashville, TN
October 3 Eastern Mennonite University – Harrisonburg, VA
October 17 WXPN ‘Free@Noon’ – Philadelphia, PA
October 21 Club Cafe – Pittsburgh, PA*
October 22 Campus Theatre – Bucknell University – Lewisburg, PA
October 23 World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA
October 24 Godfrey Daniels – Bethlehem, PA
October 26 Tellus 360 – Lancaster, PA
October 28 The Southern – Charlottesville, VA
October 29 Ashland Coffee & Tea – Ashland, VA
October 30 ISIS Music Hall – Asheville, NC
November 1 Evening Muse – Charlotte, NC
November 2 Red Clay Theatre – Duluth, GA
November 12 The Ark – Ann Arbor, MI
November 15 Natalie’s – Worthington, OH
November 16 G.A.R. Hall – Peninsula, OH
November 19 Caffe Lena – Saratoga Springs, NY
November 20 One Longfellow Square – Portland, ME
November 21 Higher Ground – Burlington, VT
November 22 Circle of Friends – Franklin, MA
November 23 Iron Horse Music Hall – Northampton, MA
November 24 Rockwood Music Hall – New York, NY
December 2 The Southgate House Revival – Newport, KY
December 5 Music On Main Street – N. Wilkesboro, NC
December 6 Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC
December 9 8×10 – Baltimore, MD
December 14 Club Passim – Boston, MA
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