Humbird Brings Electric Live Show To More Cities; Acclaimed New Album ‘Right On’ Out Now
June 21, 2024 BY Emma Orland
After a busy few months of headline shows and dates with Indigo De Souza in support of her recently released, critically-lauded third album Right On, Humbird has announced a slew of summer and fall dates, including shows with Brent Cobb, festival appearances and a stop through AMERICANAFEST. All dates are listed below.
Additionally, Siri Undlin, the Minnesota-based artist behind the moniker, has shared a stunning version of album track “Song For The Seed” that she recently recorded with the Kith + Kin Chorus, a community choir in the Twin Cities. Watch the chill-inducing performance below.
WATCH HUMBIRD WITH KITH + KIN CHORUS HERE
Right On features nine tracks of electrified, gritty, Midwest Americana with a little magic fairy dust thrown in. Siri Undlin and her collaborators tracked live and to tape over the course of two muggy weeks in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. For a collection of songs unafraid of ambiguity, it’s music that bares its teeth, resulting in her most electric, playful, mettled record yet. Produced by Shane Leonard and featuring regular contributors Pat Keen (bass, synth, percussion) and Pete Quirsfeld (drums and percussion), the majority of the songs on Right On showcase the locked-in rock trio, a progression from the contemplative folk musings of Undlin’s previous releases. Even so, the album incorporates friendly winks to the more whimsical, soundscape-y improvisations that audiences have come to expect from a Humbird performance.
Siri Undlin grew up steeped in church choirs and traditional Irish ensembles, which eventually led to conducting extensive folklore and musical research around the world as a Watson Fellow. That work inspired years of DIY touring around North America, including performing around the twin cities one backyard at a time during the pandemic. Undlin continues to expand and experiment as a writer and bandleader in a way that is fluid with each season, and oddly suited for this particular moment. Following the surprise success of the self-released debut album Pharmakon and the pensive reflections of 2021’s Still Life, Right On is the next iteration in her process of witnessing the world in all its complexity and responding with candid consideration
Humbird on tour:
Thur, June 20 Ardmore, PA @ Ardmore Music Hall (supporting Brent Cobb)
Fri, June 21 Washington, DC @ Union Stage (supporting Brent Cobb)
Sat, June 22 Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry (supporting Brent Cobb)
Sun, June 23 Mt. Solon, VA @ Red Wing Roots Music Festival
Thur, June 27 Sheboygan, WI @ Levitt Amp Sheboygan Music Series
Fri, June 28 Eau Claire, WI @ Blue Ox Music Festival
Thur, July 18 Winona, MN @ Minnesota Marine Museum
Fri, July 19 Sauk, WI @ The Sauk Prairie River Arts Center
Thur, Aug 15 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
Fri, Aug 16 Sioux Falls, SD @ Levitt at the Falls
Sat, Sept 7 St. Peter, MN @ Rock Bend Folk Festival
Fri, Sept 13 St. Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theater (supporting The Cactus Blossoms)
Thur, Sept 19 Nashville, TN @ AMERICANAFEST
Sat, Sept 21 Viroqua, WI @ Pierce Hill Performing Arts
Tue, Sept 24 Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark
Thur, Sept 26 Decorah, IA @ Pulpit Rock Brewing
Fri, Sept 27 Winona, MN @ Boats and Bluegrass
Thur, Oct 10 Denver, CO @ Goosetown Tavern
Sat, Nov 2 Moab, UT @ Moab Folk Festival
Right On Tracklist:
1. Right On
2. Cornfields and Roadkill
3. Blueberry Bog
4. Child of Violence
5. Seven Veils
6. Ghost On The Porch
7. Fast Food
8. Quickest Way
9. Song For The Seeds
