Basic Information
Label: Local 638 Records
Management: None
Members: Rusty Willoughby - Vocals/Guitar/Piano, Rachel Flotard - Vocals, Barrett Martin - Bass/Vibes/Drums, Barbara Hunter - Cello, Johnny Sangster - Piano, Margrethe B
Cobirds Unite / Rusty Willoughby
Seattle, WA
Folk / Noir / Acoustic
Bio
A Pacific Northwest songwriting mainstay, Rusty Willoughby has been writing, recording and performing music since 1982. Largely known for his work with the rock/pop bands Pure Joy, Flop and Llama, Willoughby’s mostly lo-key, often lo-fi and decidedly lo-electricity records have flown well under the radar for the last decade or so.
Influenced by everything from Woody Guthrie to Jacques Brel, Willoughby’s solo output is peculiar, difficult to categorize and seemingly patterned after the most v...
Comments
The Mad Pride:
Wonderful vocals, beautiful harmonies and incredible songs! Truly astounding works. You've made a new fan here. :) Rowan
May 13
Press
“Cobirds sees him augmenting his songwriting with roots touches, completely on his own terms. The pedal steel guitar, cello, violin, and vibraphone sprinkled throughout lend a cinematic cast to the proceedings--as though Lee Hazlewood wrestled George Martin from the Beatles' production chair. And the intertwining of Wiloughby's boyish croon with Flotard's duskily angelic siren song of a voice casts an intoxicating spell...”
Status
Status:
just another idiot with a guitar. now do we really need that? i'll leave that up to this ball of fur i found on the floor.
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