Meg Baird

As an associate of psych-folk outfit Espers, half of the family members duo the Baird Sisters, so when a single musician, Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter Meg Baird has lent her wonderful voice to a number of folk-based tasks. Baird’s true root base are deeply entwined within the Celtic/Anglo folk customs in addition to in American; she’s well-versed in traditional ballads and tracks, and her delicate, crystalline lilt matches perfectly for the reason that milieu. Still, Baird is way better known inside the indie and underground rock and roll scene compared to the more established channels from the folk community. In 2005, Baird fulfilled and set up a a friendly relationship with Oxford, England’s folk chanteuse Sharron Kraus, who afterwards relocated to Philadelphia. Baird, Kraus, and Espers cellist Helena Espvall documented an album jointly. It had been released by Bo Weavil in 2006 as Leaves from From the Tree. Baird’s single debut, Dear Partner, released in 2007 by Move City, featured a broad collection of cover materials and two originals that shown not merely her many affects, but her order of the numerous interrelated dialects of folk music. Baird toured the record and then proceeded to go back to utilize Espers, who documented and released III in ’09 2009. After intensive touring and a while off, Baird cut her sophomore single album on Move City entitled Periods on Earth; it had been released in Sept of 2011, and highlighted special visitor Helena Espvall. That same season, Baird appeared being a visitor on Kurt Vile’s Smoke cigarettes Band for My Halo, and Glenn Jones’ My Backyard Condition in 2012. Baird relocated to SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA and became the drummer and business lead vocalist in Heron Oblivion, a neo-psych music group with guitarists Charles Saufley and Noel V. Harmonson, and bassist Ethan Miller. On the next many years, she added single paths to various-artist compilation albums such as for example Momentos 2011 Canciones Internacionales Vol. II. , Thirteenth, and Shirley Motivated. In June of 2015, she released her third single album for Move Town, Don’t Weigh Down the Light, which she and Saufley performed all instruments.