Redbird (Redbird album)

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Redbird
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Studio album by Redbird
Released 2003
Recorded August 13–15, 2003
Genre Americana, folk
Label Signature Sounds
Redbird chronology
Redbird
(2003)		 Live at the Cafe Carpe
(2011)
Kris Delmhorst chronology
Five Stories
(2001)		Redbird
(2003)		 Songs for a Hurricane
(2003)
Jeffrey Foucault chronology
Miles from the Lightning
(2001)		Redbird
(2003)		 Stripping Cane
(2004)
Peter Mulvey chronology
Ten Thousand Mornings
(2002)		Redbird
(2003)		 Kitchen Radio
(2004)

Redbird is a recording by Jeffrey Foucault, Kris Delmhorst and Peter Mulvey, performing as Redbird, released in 2003.

Jeffrey Foucault American musician

Jeffrey Foucault is an American songwriter and record producer from Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States, whose work marries the influence of American country, blues, rock 'n' roll, and folk music. He has released six full-length solo albums under his own name and two full-band lyrical collaborations with poet Lisa Olstein, under the moniker Cold Satellite. Foucault has toured extensively in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe since 2001, in both full-band and solo appearances. Since 2013 he has performed as a duo with drummer Billy Conway.

Kris Delmhorst American musician

Kris Delmhorst is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, United States, she now lives in Western Massachusetts, is an active member of the Boston folk scene, and tours internationally. She has released six full-length solo albums and two EPs on Signature Sounds Recordings.

Peter Mulvey American musician

Peter Mulvey is an American folk singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since the early 1990s, he has developed a strong national following in the indie folk/rock scene through his relentless touring and critically acclaimed albums. Starting his musical career in Milwaukee while at Marquette University, he honed his performing skills while traveling in Dublin, Ireland. He later spent several years in Boston, where he frequently performed in the city's subway system. He is best known for his warmly wry songwriting and his intense percussive guitar style.

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History

All three are artists on the Signature Sounds Recordings label and regularly toured together. Foucault and Delmhorst are married. The trio worked out many of the songs on the road allowing them to record the album in a scant three days. It was recorded on a DAT recorder with one stereo microphone in a living room by David Goodrich. [1]

Signature Sounds Recordings is an independent record label specializing in Americana and modern folk music. Jim Olsen and Mark Thayer founded the label in 1995 to promote acoustic musicians who were playing in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Minor 7th (not rated) [1]
No Depression (no rating) [3]

Writing for Allmusic, critic Chris Nickson wrote that of the album, "Spontaneity rules. Familiar tunes get new readings. Little known gems are unearthed. It's a loosey-goosey affair, with good picking, satisfying harmonies, and loads of fun." [2] David Kleiner of Minor 7th wrote "Put three very diverse singer/songwriters together and try to make them into a group, and you could be looking at a recipe for disaster. Egos, ideas, and experiences all enter the mix. It's remarkable, then, that Redbird sound so cohesive, given that Kris Delmhorst, Jeffrey Foucault, and Peter Mulvey all have established individual careers. It's a record made by people who sound like they genuinely enjoy playing together (which can't be said for many groups), and who've found strong common ground. And finishing with Tom Waits' plaintive "Hold On" is a masterstroke." [1] Writing for No Depression , music critic Buzz McLain wrote of the album "Here’s a trio with a portable DAT machine, a single stereo microphone and a living room in Wisconsin that’s actually made a collection of songs worth listening to. And they stay in key, happy day... The trio has chosen wisely and sequenced beautifully a set of tunes that is transcendent, with skillful but not showy playing on three acoustic guitars, plus accompaniment by David Goodrich on slide guitar, mandolin and papoose guitar, and Delmhorst on occasional fiddle... If only other living-room productions could be as effective..." [3]

<i>No Depression</i> (magazine)

No Depression is a quarterly roots music journal with a concurrent online publication at nodepression.com.

Track listing

  1. "Ships" (Greg Brown) - 3:02
  2. "Moonglow" (Irving Mills, Will Hudson and Eddie DeLange) - 2:55
  3. "Patience" (Mark Sandman) - 3:18
  4. "Buckets of Rain" (Bob Dylan) - 3:41
  5. "The Whole World Round" (Mitchell F. Jayne and Joe Stuart) - 2:22
  6. "Ithaca" (Peter Mulvey) - 3:30
  7. "Lovely as the Day is Long" (Paul Cebar) - 2:58
  8. "Moonshiner" (Traditional) - 4:22
  9. "Redbird Waltz" (David Goodrich) - 2:26
  10. "Lullaby 101" (Delmhorst) - 3:00
  11. "I Gotta Get Drunk" (Willie Nelson) - 2:01
  12. "Lighthouse Light" (Ry Cavanaugh) - 3:02
  13. "You Are the Everything" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe) - 3:09
  14. "Down by the Sally Garden" (Yeats/Traditional) - 2:28
  15. "Redbird" (L. Baltimore/Traditional) - 2:26
  16. "Drunk Lullaby" (Jeffrey Foucault) - 5:16
  17. "Hold On" (Tom Waits) - 4:38

Personnel

Production notes:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kleiner, David. "Redbird > Review". Minor 7th . Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Nickson, Chris. "Redbird > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  3. 1 2 McLain, Buzz (Mar–Apr 2005). "Review: Redbird". No Depression . Archived from the original on 2012-02-11.
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