The Chapin Sisters, Marty O'Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra, The Honey Dewdrops

The Chapin Sisters' second full length, Two, combined lush keyboards, pulsing rhythms, electric guitars, and bare acoustic tones to layers of vocals that range from deep and guttural to watery and ethereal. The songs were recorded in the woods in rural New Jersey, and the sounds of crickets and tree-frogs creep in at the beginning of "Digging a Hole" (a video for this song was directed by LA artist/videographer Aran Mann). The landscape is hinted at throughout the album; "new tracks like I Can Feel, Paradise, and Sweet Light are pastoral yet eerie, as the duo's searing voices echo through the woods like melancholic ghosts." ("Falling" James Moreland - LA Weekly).

The album was self-produced along with fellow musicians, Jesse Lee (Gang Gang Dance) and Louie Stephens (Rooney) and mixed by 5th band-member, Dan Horne (Beachwood Sparks, Street N' Babe Shadow, Fiction Company) who also produced the duo's latest EP, "Oh, Hear The Wind Blow" (released in summer 2010). TWO was released in the US & Canada in September 2010 and will come out in the UK and Europe May 9th via their own label, Lake Bottom Records.

The Chapin Sisters first full-length record the Lake Bottom LP was produced by Thom Monahan (Lily's, Devendra Bandhart, Vetiver) and Mike Daily (Whiskeytown, Grace Potter). The record was critically acclaimed and named one of LA Weekly's Top Ten Records of 2008.

The band has also released three EPs and contributed songs and vocals to various compilations and musical projects. In 2010, Abigail and Lily spent the year opening for and singing with She & Him on stages across the US and Europe. They have also performed as part of Music Go Music and also Harper Simon's band.


O'Reilly began his musical journey as a blues guitar player, exploring the works of Blind Willie Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, John Lee Hooker, Charlie Patton, and Leadbelly. Through extensive listening and studying of the early delta greats, O'Reilly developed a unique foundation onto which he would incorporate themes from influences in other musical veins such as John Fahey, Nick Drake, John Vandiver, and Tom Waits. Whether it be his original pieces, or his renditions of old American classics O'Reilly tells his story through an old and soulful voice, propelled by a sense of authentic emotional adrenaline.

When performing with his trio, The Old Soul Orchestra, O'Reilly is backed by Jeff Kissell on the Double Bass and Chris Lynch on the fiddle. Their versatile musicianship, and soulful chemistry help to expand O'Reilly's songs into pieces that drive like a ten pound hammer, or float like feather and flow seamlessly in-between. The trio was formed in late 2012, and has rapidly made a name for itself along the west coast, being featured at many notable venues and festivals, including Outside Lands Festival (2013), Rivertown Revival Festival (2013), Do It Ourselves Festival (2013), Cafe Du Nord (SF), Hotel Cafe (LA), and Empty Sea Studios (Seattle). The Band released a self titled live album in 2013 and their debut studio album "Pray For Rain" in Spring of 2014.


"They sound more authentic than 99.99% of the artists who make up this thing called popular music… Like. Like. Like."
-Ed Maxin, Blogger for No Depression

"…songwriting that strives to honor the simplicity of its forebears."
-Utne Monthly Reader

Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish share more than most couples. As the Honey Dewdrops, they share stages from venues to festivals across North America, stretches of rolling, infinite roadway, and a lot of songs; they share one mic and a hunger to pay attention to what endures. This hunger to explore and document is evident in their 2012 release Silver Lining, a Top Ten record on national Folk and Americana stations. With tight harmonies and an musical ensemble that includes clawhammer banjo, mandolin and guitars, the effect is to leave listeners with only what matters: the heart of the song and clarity over ornamentation. Laura and Kagey make their home in Baltimore, MD where they wrote and recorded their fourth full-length album, expected for release Spring 2015. The set of songs is raw and engaging, with characters and images from kindred people and places. And like their stage performance, these new songs rock and reel, and then they console you when you come back down.