Magpie

The songs from the working class, justice, and the surroundings are coupled with songs of romance and interpersonal relationships by Magpie, a duo featuring Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner. When Leonino and Artzner initial came jointly, in Sept 1973, Leonino is at her senior season at Kent Condition College or university. Upon her graduation, the next springtime, the duo shifted to Takoma Recreation area, MD, and became energetic participants within the Washington, D.C.-region folk community. Magpie’s debut record, Magpie & Close friends, released in 1978, and their third record, If It Ain’t Like, released in 1986, showcased their eclectic repertoire. Their second record, Working MY ENTIRE LIFE Away, released in 1983, centered on the tunes concerning the struggles from the operating class. Living World, released in 1990, and Group of Existence, their 1st recording of children’s tunes, released in 1992, analyzed ecological problems. Seed around the Prairie spotlighted their songwriting. Although rooted within the folk custom, Magpie has integrated a multitude of influences to their music. Furthermore to components of acoustic nation music, pre-World Battle II golf swing and blues, the duo offers performed modern folk-like tunes by a varied selection of songwriters. Magpie regularly performs at colleges and museums, like the Smithsonian Institute, and is becoming master artists in the Wolf Capture Institute for Early Learning With the Arts. Several Magpie’s recent shows have been around in conjunction with topical ointment vocalist/songwriters Kim and Reggie Harris. A quartet record, Spoken in Appreciate, premiered in 1997 on Magpie’s Longer Tail Records; Provide Light followed 2 yrs afterwards, and in the springtime of 2000 the duo resurfaced with John Dark brown: Sword from the Heart. Inspired to get several music that recalled Dec, Magpie come up with several originals and a few preferred Hanukkah and Xmas music and released Last Month of the entire year in 2002.