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The Ragbirds
12+ albums
folkindieworldcelticfemale vocalist
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The Ragbirds began with a love for world music and a desire to weave these distant sounds into more familiar genres. Led by Erin Zindle (songwriter, violinist/multi-instrumentalist and vocalist) together with her husband, percussionist Randall Moore, they have created a sound that is hard to define. They call it “infectious global groove”. The Ann Arbor, MI couple actually started recording The Ragbirds debut CD, Yes Nearby before the band was formed. They searched for musicians who shared the vision of creating honest, creative global music with pop appeal. As the songs unfolded they were laced with ethnic scales and infectious beats from Africa, South America and the Middle-East, all stirred together with a Celtic fiddler’s bow. Zindle is a gypsy at heart, with the wisdom of a well-traveled woman spilling into her poetic lyrics. Since the formation of the band in 2004 there have been a few lineup changes, but with the addition of guitarist/vocalist T.J. Zindle, bassist Dan Hildebrandt, and percussionist Tim Dziekan, The Ragbirds have fully realized their unique sound. Yes Nearby was released in April 2005, an independent full-length album consisting of 12 well-crafted songs. The CD won rave reviews from local and regional press and found its way into regular rotation on Michigan radio. In June 2007 The Ragbirds released their second studio effort, Wanderlove, which has been receiving enthusiastic reviews from numerous media outlets and selling briskly nationwide. W
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