Biography:
Brown Bird was a folk band which formed in 2003 in Seattle, Washington, United States, but was based in Warren, Rhode Island for much of its existence. The band's lineup changed often, revolving around founder David Lamb (vocals, guitar, multiple instruments). By 2010, the band consisted only of Lamb and MorganEve Swain (fiddle, bass, vocals), who were married in 2013. Lamb died on April 5, 2014 of complications from leukemia.
Pulling from the influences of the blues
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Intro: D Em
Bm G
Run the wire from bow to stern
A
Give the windlass a couple turns
G A D
Check the running light tonight good light above
Bm
And tomorrow we shall see
G
If she is worthy of the sea
D A Bm
And then see if she is worthy of thy love
G D
Bm
Lay you down on featherbed
A
A feather pillow rest your head
G D
I'm coming home from work I'm by the water
Bm
I will meet you between the sheets
A G
With tangled limbs and naked feet
D A Bm
To see if we are worthy of a son or daughter
G D Bm A G D Em
A
Will I be a steadfast father
G Bm
In spite of my inconstant ways
Em
I am jouncing
G
I am rowing
Bm A
I don't know how to stay
Em G
D G D
Do we move and remove to undo some mistake
D G
Or is moving's motive running from a life we're scared to make
A
And if there's somewhere that we're running to
Will it ever be the place
D
Where the stream sings
G Bm
From the light of morning sun
G D
The pain it quickly comes it carries over
G
Positive and negative
Bm G D
Reverse it back from steeder to the grover
A
The trouble is that trouble lends itself
Em G D
To troubled times till troubled times are gone
Bruce Springstee (...)
Bruce Wiegner
Bruddah Waltah
Brunettes Shoot (...)
Bruno Arias