Video Premiere: The Stray Birds – The Making of _Magic Fire_ (with Producer Larry Campbell)
photo credit: Nate Hastings
The Stray Birds’ forthcoming album, Magic Fire, set for release on August 19 via Yep Roc marks the first time that the Americana/folk trio worked with an outside producer, as they collaborated with Larry Campbell.
Today we premiere a video that captures the process of creating the new album. Maya de Vitry adds, “The idea that listeners will get to step inside of this music now feels like an incredible secondary gift, because I really feel that we were singing for ourselves, and just embracing these songs in the moment. Larry Campbell brought such a warmth and a sincerity and a playfulness, along with this feeling of possibility— the possibility of making music that feels so good. In those hills and valleys along the Hudson, there is quite a history of making music that feels good. One night, our band and Larry and Justin and some of the family went out to an Indian buffet in another nearby small town. Elliot Landy was also at the buffet that night— the man who captured some of the most iconic photographs of The Band. For Larry, it was another night of running into an old friend in upstate New York. For The Stray Birds, I think it felt like we were suddenly close enough to feel the warmth of the fire— inspiration was catching up with us, over heaping plates of curry”.
Digital and physical copies of Magic Fire are available for pre-order via iTunes, Amazon and the group’s website. The group’s upcoming tour dates appear below the video.
The Stray Birds Tour Dates
Aug 20 Philadelphia Folk Festival Schwenksville, PA
Aug 21 Philadelphia Folk Festival Schwenksville, PA
Aug 23 The Southern Cafe & Music Hall Charlottesville, VA
Aug 24 Jammin Java Vienna, VA
Aug 27 Porcupine Mountains Music Festival Ontonagon, MI
Aug 28 Porcupine Mountains Music Festival Ontonagon, MI
Aug 30 SPACE Evanston, IL
Aug 31 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
Sep 07 One Longfellow Square Portland, ME
Sep 08 Spire Center for Performing Arts Plymouth, MA
Sep 09 The Cutting Room New York, NY
Sep 11 The Dock Ithaca, NY
Oct 06 South Holland Centre Spalding, United Kingdom
Oct 07 The Live Room@Caroline Social Club Shipley, United Kingdom
Oct 08 Brewery Arts Centre Kendal, United Kingdom
Oct 10 Traverse Theatre Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Oct 12 Kilbarchan Performing Arts Centre Johnstone, United Kingdom
Oct 13 The Tolbooth Stirling, United Kingdom
Oct 14 Mareel Shetland, United Kingdom
Oct 15 Glenbuchat Hall Strathdon, United Kingdom
Oct 16 The Blue Lamp Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Oct 18 Norwich Arts Centre Norwich, United Kingdom
Oct 19 The Met Studio, Gatehouse Theatre Stafford, United Kingdom
Oct 20 Bush Hall London, United Kingdom
Oct 21 The Bullingdon Oxford, United Kingdom
Oct 22 St Peter’s By The Waterfront Ipswich, United Kingdom
Nov 09 Station Inn Nashville, TN
Nov 10 The Grey Eagle.
