Echoes In The Meadow
Self-Released, 2024
8/10
Listen to Echoes In The Meadow
The debut album from an outfit spearheaded by Rob Wheeler and Jill Burkes, somewhat recently Morningbird added Josh Palmi to their harmonic and melodic string focused song craft.
“Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning” starts the listen with Wheeler and Burkes’ expressive pipes that emit a timeless and thoughtful folk appeal, and “Birds And Bees” follows with Jesse Dermody’s playful percussion that complements Burke’s expressive pipes amid the rhythmic climate.
Halfway through, “Thunder” brings harmonic voices and dense drums to an intimate and Americana fueled album highlight, while “Cold Hart” recruits Ryan Dermody on backing vocals that suit the vivid storytelling of the melodic album highlight.
Residing close to the end, “The Wind” showcases meticulous guitar amid a dreamy mood of organic beauty, and “Time For A Change” thumps with a frisky energy that touches on plenty of political topics and uses a stomp box and harmonica.
Morningbird reside in Northern Minnesota, and their haunting moments and strong attention to detail populate the traditionals and originals that have all 3 sharing vocal duties for a diverse and engaging folk affair that’s even enlightening.
Travels well with: Nolen Sellwood- Cadence To The Flame; Samuel Wilbur- The Age