Articles tagged: Ragbirds

The Ragbirds release new live album 'We Belong to the Love'

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Posted: Feb 14, 2013

Local folk-rock-world band The Ragbirds on Thursday released a new concert album, recorded at the shows at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor and the Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids. Read more »

'EBird' gathering her local music family for holiday show at The Ark

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Posted: Dec 12, 2012

Erin Zindle performs with the Ragbirds last year. Local musicians gather at The Ark, each December, for a holiday concert that has become a local tradition. For the fifth year, the "E-Bird and Friends Holiday ... Read more »

Local musicians find crowd funding a profitable way to raise money, 'kickstart' their careers

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Posted: Jun 29, 2012

When Ann Arbor singer-songwriter Kitty Donohoe needed to raise money to record a new Irish-American CD, she did what many others are doing these days: She turned to the Internet. Crowd funding sites such as ... Read more »

with video: Enjoying a big year, The Ragbirds coming home to The Ark

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Posted: Mar 20, 2012

The Ragbirds play The Ark this weekend. This could well be the year of The Ragbirds. The Ann Arbor-based, Gypsy-influenced folk rockers recently released a new CD. They’ve been on the cover of iSpy magazine. ... Read more »

with video: The Ark hosting local band The Ragbirds (and a charity shoe drive)

Posted: Nov 10, 2011

The tight and talented local folk-pop band The Ragbirds has a showcase date at The Ark this Friday night—with a new album in the works, a new video online, and a charity shoe drive set ... Read more »

with multimedia: Thursday's Top of the Park: October Babies, the Ragbirds, "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

Posted: Jul 07, 2010

Here's an introduction to the acts appearing Thursday, July 8 at Top of the Park — the Ann Arbor Summer Festival's free, outdoor component, held outside the Rackham Building, on East Washington Street at Ingalls ... Read more »

with jukebox: Ann Arbor's Sonic Lunch adds musical spice to Thursdays downtown

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Posted: May 29, 2010

In the mood for something extra-tasty for your mid-day meal this summer? Then feast your ears on Sonic Lunch, the free concert series that returns Thursdays from June 3 -Aug. 26 at the corner of ... Read more »

with audio: My Dear Disco to play Lollapalooza; other local bands book festival gigs

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Posted: Apr 22, 2010

Talk about great exposure for Ann Arbor and its music. My Dear Disco The local band My Dear Disco will play at this year’s Lollapalooza music festival, one of the country’s largest such events, in ... Read more »

Yellow Barn provides a home for out-of-the-ordinary arts events

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Posted: Dec 16, 2009

Bill Gross admits that it is hard to put a label on the Yellow Barn. "I don't like to define this place. I'd rather it be defined by the people who come," he says. The ... Read more »

The Jamboree rocks Ypsilanti, continues through Saturday

Posted: Sep 04, 2009

Colorful hoola hoops, twirling dreadlocks blowing softly in the wind, lawn chair-occupying music lovers sipping cool beers. It sounds like something out of a Woodstock documentary, but was the scene of The Jamboree (formerly known ... Read more »

Martin Bandyke column: The Ragbirds take flight on new CD

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Posted: Aug 23, 2009

Watching The Ragbirds perform live recently at Liberty Plaza as part of the Sonic Lunch concert series, it was no surprise to see the Ann Arbor-based quintet draw such a large and diverse audience. From ... Read more »

With video: Local roots duo The Ragbirds share songs from their forthcoming album

Posted: Jul 31, 2009

"Finally Almost Ready," the latest recording from roots-folksters The Ragbirds, comes out August 14 — but you can hear two of its tracks now. "Book Of Matches" and "The Frame" are now available free on ... Read more »