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Black Twig Pickers

 

   

Exploring the stringways of our corner of the mountains, eternal one-song and Turkey in the Straw.

BOOKING/PROMO: Download the Black Twig Pickers one-sheet (ever in need of an update, ahem). And here are larger photos and more over on the downloads page. And keep scrolling down this page for a stack of glowing (read: very kind) reviews. And visit us on Facebook.

Contact the Black Twig Pickers at band@blacktwigpickers.org.

 

Late 2011:

What a year it's been -- shows with Hiss Golden Messenger and the Hans Chew Band, with Charlie Parr and Glenn Jones, a split 12-inch record with Charlie and with Glenn for Thrill Jockey (Even to Win is to Fail/EastMont Syrup), jams with Frank Fairfield and Steve Gunn, and lots more -- 

And there's a new, vinyl release of "Glory in the Meeting House," the gospel album we made with Charlie, right here on Klang Industries. And we've still got (a rapidly dwindling number of) the cd edition released by House of Mercy.

We're still of course delighted with IRONTO SPECIAL, the absolute best presentation the Black Twig Pickers have ever made in recorded form, released by Thrill Jockey. We are humbled and thrilled (ahem) by the care and attention given to producing this album, and hope anyone reading this will take 5 or 6 of them home. We've got vinyl and cd copies at shows, and downloads are available  via Thrill Jockey's FINA site.

Plans are being laid for the next recording(s)...

We're also scheduling a return to Europe for late winter/early spring, and booking festivals for next summer -- huge thanks to everyone who's shown interest.

Closer to home, we're honored to be continuing the monthly dance gig at the Floyd Country Store. We've started scheduling into 2012, usually taking the 7:30 p.m. slot on the fourth Friday of each month. Sam Linkous and Sally Morgan have been adding bass, duo fiddle and dance-calling at these shows, and a bunch of friends have been sitting in as well, and we hope they'll keep doing it. We're also proud to continue our monthly bar gig at the Cellar, and regular shows at Gillies and up near Isak's home in Lewisburg. Check the schedule page here or look for updates on the Black Twig Facebook page and come out if you can.

Even though we sold all our copies of some earlier Black Twig Pickers releases (the ones listed out of stock here at Klang), you likely still can get a very reasonable deal on them here or here.

From 2009: NEW ALBUM OUT w/Jack Rose: Black Twig Pickers and globe-trotting, Virginian-turned-Philadelphian six-string finger-picking ace Jack Rose team up for a full album of guit/harmonica/banjo/fiddle/washboard fury, building on (and demolishing, frankly) the work Mike and Nathan did with Jack on his Dr. Ragtime & Pals album. Working with Jack stretched us in some new directions and we're delighted with the results. Album is a long-playing LP available right here in the catalog. CD version is available in USA from VHF and in UK from Beautiful Happiness.

(The album description above, of course, was written before Jack's sudden passing in December 2009. We took part in some big memorial shows in 2010, and contributed in several ways to the memorial compilation "Honest Strings," and feel like we'll be playing shows in Jack's memory for years to come.)

 

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