Overcome with light. 

You can read a new in-depth interview with Phil from Bowerbirds, all about the making of The Clearing, our lives and inspirations, on Folk Radio UK, right here. 

We’ve started rehearsing the new songs!  Here’s Phil, Yan and Leah.

musicsavage:

Bowerbirds - In the Yard

Warm, gooey, golden melodies, coming straight from NC’s Bowerbirds the second cut from their upcoming album The Clearing, which is out 3/6/12 (awesome date). This being the second track, we’re already aware of the first nine minutes of this album. I’m extremely excited about this one, its a gorgeous mix of tenderly plucked strings and a core of vocal harmonies that are really wonderful. Get excited for this album, and a huge NA tour coming up.

Tour:
Sat. March 17 — Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Sun. March 18 — Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle w/ Mandolin Orange
Mon. March 19 — Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern w/ Dry the River
Wed. March 21 — Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Dry the River
Thu. March 22 — Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s w/ Dry the River
Fri. March 23 — New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Dry the River
Sat. March 24 — Boston, MA @ Paradise w/ Dry the River
Mon. March 26 — Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa w/ Dry the River
Tue. March 27 — Toronto, ON @ The Garrison w/ Dry the River
Thu. March 29 — Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall w/ Dry the River
Fri. March 30 – Iowa City, IA @ The Mill (Mission Creek Festival) w/ Sharon Van Etten
Sat. March 31 — Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Centre w/ Dry the River
Tue. April 3 — Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile w/ Dry the River
Wed. April 4 — Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge w/ Dry the River
Fri. April 6 — San Francisco, CA @ The Independent w/ Dry the River
Sat. April 7 — Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour w/ Dry the River
Sun. April 8 — San Diego, CA @ Casbah w/ Dry the River
Wed. April 11 — Austin, TX @ The Parish w/ Dry the River
Thu. April 12 — Dallas, TX @ The Loft w/ Dry the River
Sat. April 14 — Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree w/ Mandolin Orange
Sun. April 15 — Atlanta, GA @ The Earl w/ Mandolin Orange

Original Article

Lil’ Drac.

Check it out:  our violinist/ bassist/ keyboardist Mark Paulson talks about food on Eater.com.  He mentions when we were on tour with Bon Iver, when they were totally blowing up, when Justin and Co. took us out to this restaurant in Montreal and treated us to pretty much everything on the menu.  It was pretty awesome.  He didn’t mention the raw horse meat, though.

Mark at practice.  Glad to have him back in the band, for good this time.  #excitedaboutourbandforthisalbum #leahgibson #markpaulson #yanwesterlund #bethtacular #philmoore #funtours

This week, we unveiled the second single, In the Yard, from our new album, The Clearing, out March 6th.  We thought we’d post the lyrics here so you can read along.

In the Yard

Last night I dreamed we’d found a stand of trees
framing a pond and a field in between. 
And with a hammer and a blade and our four hands,
here’s what we made. 

The logs we peeled and stacked in a ring,
and then we crowned it, our tiny house, with tin.  
And by the fire, flickering bronze and gold across your face,
I heard you say:

It may not be a grand parade of snow capped peaks,
no river silver-backed crashing through,
but we have our black-haired babes running free
through the woods.

Squirrels in the rafters, wrens in the eaves,
red dirt neath our nails, orange stains on our knees,
blackberries in June down the path without our shoes.

It may not be a grand parade of snow capped peaks,
no river silver-backed crashing through,
but we have our black-haired babes running free
through the woods.

Another new song from The Clearing!

Listen here for the second free download from our new album.  This one’s called “In the Yard,” and Beth sings on it.

strandedsaved:

I did the art for the new Bowerbirds record that is coming out!! 

Monica Canilao, sorceress.