The Purple Bird Format:CD It's a sonic convergence that

It's a sonic convergence that contains more than the individual notes the two are singing - a Sacred Harp "hollow square" where chords are made from the space between the notes

That record was labeled "one of 2013's all too overlooked delights" by SPIN while their hometown Portland Mercury called it "an extraordinarily good album

Ben Whiteley and Macie Stewart

These pieces are the products of late Winter '19/Spring '20 at home in Kentucky and

Five new songs recorded in Toronto and intended to hold fans over until September

The Purple Bird Format:CD It's a sonic convergence thatThe Purple Bird finds Bonnie "Prince" Billy working with a "producer" for only the second time in his illustrious catalog. This time it's David "Ferg" Ferguson (Johnny Cash, Sturgill Simpson) who guides the songs backed by "the best band you can get in Nashville right now", country singer John Anderson and Bluegrass legend Tim O'Brien. The Purple Bird is simultaneously like and unlike other BPB records. Many of the songs are a product of multiple