Mandolin Orange

We've finally found a way for all of you to come on the road with us!  We're live-streaming our Thursday concert at The Down Home. Wherever you are in the world, you can tune in. You can get online tickets for $3 anytime the day of the show at www.concertwindow.com/downhome. The show will not be recorded, but you can watch it in realtime in HD.

The Down Home is one of our favorite venues to play -- it has been graced by country and folk music's greatest legends over several decades.  You'd recognize the stage's wood paneled backdrop from videos of Doc Watson, Gillian Welch and Townes Van Zandt, to name a few.  Hope you'll join us in cyberspace!

After a great run up north and particularly great times in the big apple, we're ready to be back down south-- we're headed all over Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama this month with some intriguing new musicians in tow for most of the journey.  Hope to see many of you this month... in the meantime keep an eye out for a Q&A feature on Uprooted Music Revue and No Depression, just posted!

Photo by Addy Spiller: Mandolin Orange at Bowery Ballroom 3/23/12

We're taking on hail and rain on I-85 this afternoon, Richmond-bound for our first show of the northeast run.  Couldn't be more thrilled to have Josh Oliver trekking with us for these shows, bedazzling these songs with guitar and organ!

Many thanks to everyone who came out to the shows last weekend in Clemson, Charlotte, Carrboro and Asheville!  The Bowerbirds sounded spectacular at the Cat's Cradle and the Grey Eagle.  We're looking forward to a few more shows with them coming up...

Our show at Bowery Ballroom this Friday is sold out (!!) but we hope all you New Yorkers will join us for the Rockwood Music Hall show on Monday, 3/26 (10pm) instead. 

In other news, we have stunning new tour posters courtesy of Dan Tanamo Designs.  We'll have these at shows starting tonight and in our webstore until they run out....

in case you're so inspired, we posted the lyrics for "Waltz About Whiskey" under the description of the youtube video we posted for CXCW 2012.  Check them out here, and see you up north!

We finally have a mailing list! We'd love for you to join the ranks.  Enter your email address in the blank to the right or click here.

As a thank-you for signing up, we're offering free downloads of "Clover Tune" and "Lines On The Floor".  You'll get a link in the sign-up pages.

...speaking of Clover Tune, our official video will be hitting your internet waves tomorrow!! Keep an eye and an ear out...

(still photos from the video shoot:)

(plus more here)

Hey guys! Here's a list of all our spring tour dates, newly added dates are in bold, including shows in Nashville, NYC, and a local show at Cat's Cradle for Bowerbird's album release! Woohoo!  More show details, including times and ticket links, can be found [soon] under SHOWS.

3/14 - Clemson, SC - Moe Joe (presented by WSBF 88.1 FM)

3/16 - Charlotte, NC - The Evening Muse

3/17 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle (Bowerbirds CD Release show!)

3/18 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle (Bowerbirds CD Release show!)

3/21 - Richmond, VA - The Camel (w/ River City Band and Liza Kate)

3/23 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

3/24 - Johnstown, PA - Artworks Co-Op

3/25 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Rod & Gun

3/26 - New York, NY - Rockwood Music Hall

3/28 - Charlottesville, VA - Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar

4/05 - Johnson City, TN - Down Home

4/06 - Athens, GA - The Melting Point (supporting Abigail Washburn)

4/12 - Nashville, TN - The Basement (early show!)

4/13 - Huntsville, AL - Lowe Mill Concerts on the Dock

4/14 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree (supporting Bowerbirds)

4/15 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl (supporting Bowerbirds)

4/20 - Silk Hope, NC - Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival

4/21 - Knoxville, TN - Rhythm N Blooms Festival

4/28 - Washington, NC - BoCO Music Festival

5/5 - Oberlin, OH - Oberlin Spring FolkFest

Hey Everyone!  Here's the beginning list of shows we're playing this spring.  We'll be adding more over the next couple of weeks so stay tuned and share!

3/16 - Charlotte, NC - The Evening Muse

3/18 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle (Bowerbirds CD Release show!)

3/21 - Richmond, VA - The Camel (w/ River City Band and Liza Kate)

3/24 - Johnstown, PA - Artworks Co-Op

3/26 - New York, NY - Rockwood Music Hall

3/28 - Charlottesville, VA - Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar

4/06 - Athens, GA - The Melting Point (supporting Abigail Washburn)

4/13 - Huntsville, AL - Lowe Mill Concerts on the Dock

4/14 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree (supporting Bowerbirds)

4/15 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl (supporting Bowerbirds)

4/20 - Silk Hope, NC - Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival

4/28 - Washington, NC - Beaufort County Music Festival

We hope to meet lots of you out at these shows!

Dear Everyone,

Here is our MUCH belated thank you for 2011. We felt like it was an epic year, mostly thanks to your support and encouragement. We got a double album out, played shows from the Berkshires of Massachusetts to Tupelo, Mississippi. Made it onto some best-of lists, forged some great new personal and industry relationships, had a blast at every show, and even broke and mended a whole pelvis bone (seriously). Thank you for coming out, listening to music, and keeping up with us. As for 2012, we're enjoying some down time and we've already got some exciting festivals and more in the works. Tour schedule will start trickling in soon!

Some end-of-year recognition:

The Blue Indian - #5

Top songs and album from Ear to the Ground Music

Made it into WNCW's Top 100

Daily Tar Heel's Top 5 Local albums - #2

Some 2011 moments/highlights, in semi-chronological order:

Playing with Abigail Washburn and meeting all the amazing musicians in her band

first trip to Nashville!

Andrew finding the two mandolins of his life, a 70's GIvens and a 30's Kalamazoo

Going to King's Dominion on our day off (and coaxing andrew into all the rollercoasters)

Deciding in July to record Hard Hearted Stranger, when we already should have sent the record off for pressing

andrew falling off the haw river dam, breaking his pelvis and healing at rockstar pace (not even a show canceled!)

making friends in unlikely places, like Huntsville, AL and St. Simons, GA

Recording a live session with the nicest folks in the world at UNC-TV

playing Hopscotch

perfecting the strategy of sleeping in the van

getting a real website!

falling fast into the truly amazing world of True Blood

Seeing the birth of the Haw River Ballroom

Such great, such musical times spent with Josh Oliver

Playing "Bury Me Beneath the Willow Tree" (Carter Family) with Rosanne Cash

Playing two killer fun shows at the newfangled Cat's Cradle

We can't wait to see you all in 2012, just think what we could do...!

We're getting excited to return to the newfangled stage of Cat's Cradle (whoa! killer new website!) tomorrow night for a great bill with Phil Cook and His Feat and Stickley Brothers.

You might have caught Jon Stickley Trio at the fall Shakori Hills festival.  This'll be Jon and his brother Jeff (drummer of Hammer No More the Fingers), with special guest, in from Colorado, Andy Thorn (of Emmitt-Nershi Band)!!! If you're not sold already, Phil Cook (of Megafaun) is somewhat of a snake charmer on stage, and we're confident EVERYONE will enjoy his solo set, no joke.

We'll be playing a set bedazzled with Christmas tunes, some new tunes, and maybe some rarities.  Expect fusion of the bands, Christmas lights and MERCH deals!  It's going to be a great night, come on over and bring your buddies!  You can still get advance tickets online or at CD Alley (Chapel Hill) and Schoolkids (Raleigh).