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Australia!

December 26, 2011

We’re so excited to be spending the next few weeks in Queensland, Australia!  We’ll be performing at the Woodford Folk Festival and then doing a few more shows in and around Brisbane.  Come ring in the new year with us down under!

Northeast Bonus Mini-Tour

November 16, 2011

Hi Everyone,

We just finished up an amazing west coast tour that took us from Seattle, WA to San Luis Obispo, CA and then one off stops in Austin, TX and Montreal, Quebec!  Thanks to everyone for coming out to the shows and making the tour a success.

This weekend we’ve got a three show mini-tour as a special bonus for our fans in New Jersey and upstate New York. We’ve got shows in Princeton, NJ, Oneonta, NY and Albany, NY starting tomorrow!

These will be our last three US shows before we head to the Woodford Folk Festival in Australia over New Years and then take next year off.  It should be a blast!

 

 

West Coast Tour, Aoife appears on The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno Tonight!

October 25, 2011

Hello Everyone,

Thanks to all of our amazing fans who came out to support us on our east coast 10 Year Anniversary Tour!  It was an incredible two weeks culminating in two very special nights in front of our home town Boston crowd at the Somerville Theatre. We even had our original cellist, Rushad Eggleston join us for the first time in four years for some very memorable double cello action!

The good news is that next week we take the show to the west coast!  We love touring on the west coast and can’t wait to return to many of these fine venues.

The Goat Rodeo Sessions

In other news, our singer Aoife O’Donovan will be appearing onThe Tonight Show with  Jay Leno as part of Yo Yo Ma’s Goat Rodeo Sessions tonight!  Aoife is the guest vocalist for two tracks of this star studded ensemble that includes Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, Stuart Duncan and of course Yo Yo Ma.  It’s an amazing CD and we’re proud that Aoife was asked to be a part of it.  If you tune in tonight you might also be interested in what this up and coming politician named Barack Obama has to say as he’s the featured guest on this evening’s program.  Tune in at 11 PM eastern time on NBC.

 

10th Anniversary Tour and EP

September 23, 2011

We still can’t believe it every time we say this, but Crooked Still has been a band for ten years!  Our first “gig” was a one-song performance in a New England Conservatory recital back in the fall of 2001.  We worked up our version of Darling Corey, and that arrangement is still one of our favorites to play.  We are truly honored and excited to have come through so much and still be able to play the music we love for all of our fans.  Thank you for a fantastic decade!

In honor of this momentous anniversary we’ve got a fantastic tour lined up in the Northeast in October.  We’ll be playing ten shows in the tenth month to celebrate turning ten!  To make our hometown Boston shows even more exciting, we’ll be joined by our original cello player Rushad Eggleston and long-time collaborator Ruth Merenda for both concerts at the Somerville Theater.  There are sure to be other special guest appearances as well.  It should be an incredible weekend not to be missed.

Importantly, we are taking a year off the road in 2012, so this might be your last chance to see us for a while!  While there will be a few special appearances throughout next year, we are planning a much-needed break from the constant touring of the last several years.  More on that later!

To make the occasion even more special we’re releasing a brand new recording entitled Friends of Fall.  Here’s the official press release:

Friends of Fall, the new 7-song EP from Crooked Still, offers a fresh and vibrant look at Boston’s most innovative folk group on the eve of their tenth anniversary. While Crooked Still is well known for its one-of-a-kind interpretations of traditional American folk songs, Friends of Fall showcases the band’s compelling approach to contemporary and original music. This unique song collection coincides with the band’s 10-year anniversary tour in October and features covers of the Beatles, Paul Simon, and John Hartford as well as original pieces and a musical adaptation of a Wendell Berry poem.

Crooked Still recorded Friends of Fall in the midst of a busy summer tour, convening for three days in a beautiful former church house, now the site of Rotary Records studios in West Springfield, MA. For this special project, each band member personally arranged and directed the entire ensemble for a single song. Recorded and mixed by two of the finest engineers from Nashville, TN (David Sinko, Erick Jaskowiak) these gorgeous recordings capture Crooked Still’s signature live energy and dynamic musicianship, as well as standout performances by lead singer Aoife O’Donovan.

Hope to see you at the shows!

Colorado Bound

September 9, 2011

We’re very excited to team up with our good friends the Bee Eaters for the first two shows on this Colorado run. The Bee Eaters are celebrating the release of their brand new CD entitled Oddfellows Road.  It was recorded masterfully by David Sinko and showcases this fine instrumental band as they hit their musical stride. Plus both bands share Tristan on cello so it’s the perfect one two combination.

Looking ahead to October we are thrilled to celebrate our ten year anniversary as a band!  It feels like yesterday we were just getting together for the first time in a New England Conservatory practice room to work up our arrangement of Darling Corey!

In honor of this momentous occasion, we’ll be playing ten shows in the northeast and releasing a special 7 song anniversary EP!  Stay tuned for more details.