Ellen Houle Percussion Josh Sceurman Bass, Vocals, Guitar Heather Hurlock Vocals, Ukulele, Accordion Eric Hurlock, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Tin Bird Choir CD release party at the Tin Angel
Eric and Heather in the field by their house singing Tarriers
Live recording of TBC covering Haley Bonar's song, Bless This Mess. Landhaven B&B, April 09
Influences
beatles, muddy waters, neil young, m. ward, beck, paul chambers, iron & wine, the shins, kurt vonnegut, beastie boys, decemberists, ani defranco, ben franklin, matt muir, johnny cash, joan fontcuberta, gillian welch, ken kesey, taj mahal, mary and lou, j tolkien, legos, star wars, hank williams, patsy cline, portoisehead, patty griffin, otis redding, spring time, the creeks, james joyce, yoda, bob dylan, the band, john prine, wendell berry, toni morrison, gabriel garcia marquez, chuck berry, sandra cisneros, gunter grass, bill ferreri, philadelphia folk fest, charles bukowski, josh sceurman, kutztown PA, catcher in the rye, mr kuhn, black elk, photo fiction, liminality, screen printing, harvard sqare, uncle doug, beethoven piano sonatas, and everything else...
Sounds Like
us, at home, in our barn, making music on our little machines
Tin Bird Choir is the husband-and-wife duo of Eric and Heather Hurlock backed by musicians Josh Sceurman and Ellen Houle. They have earned growing acclaim in the Philadelphia region for their distinctive “alt-folk barn rock” sound. Rooted in the rural hills of Pennsylvania, their original songs are built with literate lyrics, organic harmonies, and melodies that range from lilting to urgent. It’s an old sound with a modern sensibility.
They were finalists in the World Cafe Live's Philly Rising competition, they've had the pleasure of playing live on 88.5 WXPN for Gene Shay, the legendary host of the long-running Folk Show (a staple of Philadelphia radio for over 40 years), they brought barn rock north of the border for Canadian Music Week in Toronto, and this past summer they played the historic Philadelphia Folk Festival.
Eric and Heather have been playing music together for over ten years in the backwoods of Pennsylvania, the beaches of Assateague, the pubs of Scotland, and the streets and squares of Boston and Cambridge.
During the Spring and Summer of 2007, members of the local musical community, Josh Sceurman and Ellen Houle, joined them in their barn for picking and playing. Soon TBC was practicing weekly and gigging regularly, playing at venues all around the Philly Metro area.
Tin Bird's debut CD, BARN ROCK will be available at their CD release parties and is for sale now at CDBaby.com
"Tin Bird Choir. It's slightly country, slightly rock and definitely good, wholesome music that you can't help but enjoy listening to. Check them out, let them grow on you, and join one of the coolest families around." - Laurie Perini, The Phoenix
For booking or questions contact: tinbirdchoir@comcast.net
Hey all, Love the new CD. Sorry we could not make it to your big release at the Steel City, I had to work. Jill says Hi too, she's a huge fan of yours. All our best in La Overland, Johnny
cant wait to see u guys play again! u really have something that strikes people when they see u play... its awesome guys rock on, see ya in kutztown with frog holler!!!
hello friends......,,, please come to see the worms play music Reading PA Full band Friday the 25th of Sept. 2009 ... The Works 9-12pm 1109 Bern Road Wyomissing, PA 19610 610.375.2700
Ticket Prices: $15.00 Advance * $20.00 Day of Show $5.00 Camping (per person) available at the gate
For advance tickets please go see one of the bands or visit our friends at: • Dragonfly Studio and Gallery in West Reading, PA. • Antiques & Art of Pineville, RT 413 Pineville, PA
FOOD DRIVE Proceeds for this event will be donated to the Farm School at Snipes.
Artist: Lyle Rickards & the Black Lighters Boulevard Express The Vinegar Creek Constituency Painted Blue Mason Porter The Plucking Grassholes Jatoba ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Green Living Festival Saturday Oct. 3, 2009 More information to come!
hey tin birds honestly, in the tumult of this week, i can't remember if i told you that i won't be recording this weekend, anyway. sorry for any confusion.
i'm sending this to everyone i can. i need major help here
please, please, do me a huge favor and follow this link to vote for me to get to play at austin city limits. all you have to do is register (only takes a minute) and vote once a day until Friday August 28th. I need to be in the top 100 vote-wise to move to the next round. Right now i'm tied with a bunch of other bands at #96, but i want to keep moving up, so i need some help. tell anyone you know to vote! if you have a facebook, please tell people about this on there. i'm a small-time guy trying to make it big, here. help out the underdog. thank you so much
and please repost this for your own friends! thanks boog
Ticket Prices: $15.00 Advance * $20.00 Day of Show $5.00 Camping (per person) available at the gate
* = For advance tickets please go see one of the bands or visit our friends at the Dragonfly Studio and Gallery in West Reading, PA. FOOD DRIVE Proceeds for this event will be donated to the Farm School at Snipes. We encourage you learn more about the farm school at: www.farmschoolatsnipes.org
JerryFest “09” is Less than Two Weeks away and shaping up to be quite a blast! Two Days of Great Music with 13 Bands, Camping and an Awesome Shakedown in the Brew Over Two Dozen Fascinating Vendors and Craftspeople on Exhibit Jerry Fest “09” August 7th and 8th, Kempton PA - Gates Open Friday August 7th 3:00PM Tickets www.jerryfest.com Only $25-
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
Worms open for Hillbilly Shakespeare 45 min set at 10pm,,,,
JULY/24/2009 10:00 PM at The Northeast Taproom
1101 N.12th Street (corner of 12th and Robeson Streets), Reading, Pennsy
