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Background information | |
Origin | Wisconsin, Massachusetts |
Genres | Americana, folk |
Years active | 2003-2011 |
Labels | Signature Sounds Recordings |
Members | Jeffrey Foucault, Kris Delmhorst, Peter Mulvey |
Redbird is an Americana / folk trio, comprising Jeffrey Foucault, Kris Delmhorst and Peter Mulvey. [1] [2] All three are artists on the Signature Sounds Recordings label and have regularly toured together. Foucault and Delmhorst are married. [3] [4]
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.
Kris Delmhorst is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Originally from Brooklyn, New York City, United States, she now lives in Western Massachusetts, is an active member of the Boston folk scene, and tours internationally. She has released eight full-length solo albums and two EPs on Signature Sounds Recordings.
Mark Erelli is an American singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and touring folk musician from Reading, Massachusetts who earned a master's degree in evolutionary biology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst before pursuing a career in music. Erelli has released nine solo albums and three collaborative albums. His self-titled debut album was released in 1999, the same year that he won the Kerrville Folk Festival's New Folk Award. His first recording for the Signature Sounds label, Compass & Companion, spent ten weeks in the Top Ten on the Americana Chart. Erelli has worked as a side musician for singer songwriters Lori McKenna and Josh Ritter. He has performed at various music festivals and shared the stage with John Hiatt, Dave Alvin, and Gillian Welch. Erelli's song “People Look Around”, which he co-wrote with Catie Curtis, was the Grand Prize winner at the 2005 International Songwriting Competition. His songs have been recorded by Ellis Paul, Vance Gilbert, Antje Duvekot, and Red Molly.
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 seven 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.
Chris Pureka is an American acoustic singer-songwriter.
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.
Ghost Repeater is the third solo album from singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault. Produced by Bo Ramsey, Ghost Repeater was released on May 23, 2006, two years after the release of Foucault's previous effort, Stripping Cane. The album represented a notable departure from Foucault's previous records, favoring a rich texture over the sparse nature of Foucault's earlier recordings.
Redbird is a recording by Jeffrey Foucault, Kris Delmhorst and Peter Mulvey, performing as Redbird, released in February 2005.
Stripping Cane is the second solo album from American singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, released in 2004.
Miles from the Lightning is the debut album of singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, released in 2001. It is a low-key album mainly consisting of ballads. He is joined by Peter Mulvey.
Shotgun Singer is an album by American singer/songwriter Kris Delmhorst, released in 2008.
The Knuckleball Suite is the seventh album by American singer/songwriter Peter Mulvey. Produced in 2006 by David Goodrich and released by Signature Sounds, it contains a cover of the U2 song "The Fly".
Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes is an album by American singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, released in 2009. It is a tribute to musician John Prine.
Horse Latitudes is an album by American singer/songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, released in 2011.
Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer are an American folk rock singer-songwriter duo based in northwest Washington State. McGraw & Fer had both been pursuing solo singer-songwriter music careers before they began their musical partnership in the summer of 2010.
Silver Ladder is an album by American singer/songwriter Peter Mulvey, released in 2014.
Deep Blue is an album by American singer/songwriter Peter Mulvey, released in 1997.
Live at the Cafe Carpe is a live recording by Redbird, released in 2011.
The Good Stuff is an album by American singer/songwriter Peter Mulvey, released in 2012.
Billy Conway is an American drummer best known for his work with Treat Her Right and Morphine. Since 2013, he has toured as a duo with Jeffrey Foucault. In recent years, he has also backed Chris Smither. A stripped-down approach has characterized his bands, equipment, and playing.