Dream of a Good Death (purcellville show video)

Clark Hansbarger’s Civil War show was magical Thursday. Here is a video of the title track from his CD Dream of a Good Death. Read more about the project at Civil War Song.

The story behind “Scarlet at Midnight”

As you know, almost all of the songs we write tell stories. We want to share those stories with you.  Just as we did for the songs on our first CD 13, we’ll post the story behind each song on our new CD Again here for you to read. The plan is to feature one […]

Civil War Show Dream of a Good Death in Purcellville 10.9.14

We’re doing another iteration on Clark Hansbarger’s fantastic Civil War show Dream of a Good Death. Come see the show if you have not seen it yet. It is excellent. The show is very high concept, and fortunately it works like a charm in practice. Clark sets up each song with some historical data (including […]

The story behind “Paint Your Joy on the Wall”

As you know, almost all of the songs we write tell stories. We want to share those stories with you.  Just as we did for the songs on our first CD 13, we’ll post the story behind each song on our new CD Again here for you to read. The plan is to feature one […]

The story behind “Again”

As you know, almost all of the songs we write tell stories. We want to share those stories with you.  Just as we did for the songs on our first CD 13, we’ll post the story behind each song on our new CD Again here for you to read. The plan is to feature one […]

The story behind “Bright Penny”

As you know, almost all of the songs we write tell stories. We want to share those stories with you.  Just as we did for the songs on our first CD 13, we’ll post the story behind each song on our new CD Again here for you to read. The plan is to feature one […]

Dream of a New Death: Civil War Show at the American Theater

The American Theater in Hampton, VA is a beautiful performance center with excellent acoustics. The Bitter Liberals played a Saturday show for an appreciative audience. Road trip! The Civil War show (as we call it) involves the presentation of a few slides setting context followed by a song inspired by the situation. High concept. And […]

The story behind “Sacrificial Lambs”

As you know, almost all of the songs we write tell stories. We want to share those stories with you.  Just as we did for the songs on our first CD 13, we’ll post the story behind each song on our new CD Again here for you to read. The plan is to feature one […]

Bitter Liberals To Play Civil War Show in Hampton 9.13.14

The Bitter Liberals are on the road to perform Clark Hansbarger’s Dream of a Good Death in Norfolk this Saturday, September 13th. We’ll be playing the American Theater. Let your Hampton friends know! Tickets are available now. Who: The Bitter Liberals perform Clark Hansbarger’s Dream of a Good Death Where: The American Theater, 125 East […]