The Bitter Liberals at Franklin Park Arts Saturday 12.13.14

Save the (very cool) date. The Bitter Liberals will play a big holiday show on Saturday 12.13.14 with a special guest appearance by Richmond troubadour Charles Arthur. BUY TICKETS ONLINE with reserved seating. See you there.

The story behind “Pick One”

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 “Train Above Miami”

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 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 […]