Re: [Harp-L] cool horn band with harp-Sister Sparrow NEW

[Michelle LeFree <mlefree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

rosco wrote:

> Hey List-
> this is a copy of a post I put on Facebook about Sister Sparrow and the
> Dirty Birds. I LOVE this band...Jackson is already very good and after
> speaking with him a little, I can tell he wants to continue improving.
> Excellent harp in a band like this can only be good for our instrument!
> The rant in the following review is one I've been harboring for the whole
> 23 years I've been playing harp live, first in a horn band, and then in a
> rock band.
> Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds:
> We heard this great band for the second time in Grand Rapids Thursday. They
> put on a rousing show once again. Go see them if you like talented, high
> energy bands doing original music. You may not be able to see them in
> smallish clubs for long, I can see them moving up. I will try to get them
> in our area in the next few months---we'll see... <clip>

Yes, Rosco, I couldn't agree more. I wisely took your advice re: "Sister 
Sparrow" the first time you posted about them a few months ago. I was 
lucky enough to have them appear at an unlikely venue in a little 
mountain town nearby a mere day or two after your initial alert. They 
were hot! Jackson is very approachable and seemed eager to hear from 
other Harp-ler's. Arleigh is a singer of the first water and the horn 
section keeps the momentum going pretty much non-stop. I couldn't figure 
out how /I/ would try to fit in on harp with that powerful horn section 
but Jackson does a fine job. They were so tight that I asked Jackson who 
directs the band. He replied that they have lived and played together so 
long that they really don't need a leader. Apparently there are other 
family members in the band as well. To hear them, you'd think "they been 
playin' together since they's babies..." Maybe they have!

As Rosco suggests, catch them while you can and say hey to Jackson 
before they start playing stadiums and are protected by a wall of 
bodyguards.

Thanks again for the heads-up, Rosco.

Michelle