Little Ass Birds

Thanks to Charleen Hurtubise, singer and mandolinist with the Dublin-based Little Ass Birds old-time string band, for this release on the Birds and their shows in the near future:

From old Carter classics to their own original songs, drawn from the musical wells of mountain music and gospel revivals, Little Ass Birds sing in the old-time style around one microphone. Their sound evokes an atmosphere of simpler days where generations of hard-working men and women passed their time on front porches or around campfires, singing songs of life's harsh realities, survival, hope, and songs of better days to come. Haunting harmonies and uplifting melodies mingle in a stirring concoction of spirited old-time and country music.

Little Ass Birds are on the lookout for a fiddle player to complete their old-time sound. Their upcoming gigs include an appearance at the Moonshine Sessions in M.B. Slatterys on 7 May, and then at the Cobblestone as opening support for Huck Notari, an original string band from Portland, Oregon, on 23 May, and again at the Cobblestone on 12 June. Anyone interested should come along and have a listen and a chat – or give us a shout at our MySpace site.