Sunday’s Civil War Show Covered in Loudoun Now

Thanks to Loudoun Now for coverage of Sunday’s upcoming show in Aldie. Hope to see you there! There are a few tickets left. Call (540) 687-6681 to reserve your spot. More information about the show here.

Save the (two) dates: 5.22 and 6.4

Please join us for two upcoming shows. We’re psyched to be coming back home!! We’ll be playing the Civil War show Dream of a Good Death Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 5:00pm at the Mt. Zion Church in Mt. Zion Historical Park, 40309 John S. Mosby Highway, Aldie, VA 20105 Tickets will be $15 in […]

Dream of a Good Death in Union, WV: Bits from the Road

Clark Hansbarger’s Civil War show Dream of a Good Death was customed designed to be played in an old church in his boyhood home of Union, West Virginia. We played the show on a blustery night that ended in rain, starting at dusk. Gorgeous. A Confederate reenactor set the stage as the audience arrived. As […]

The Bitter Liberals Take the Civil War to West Virginia

Remember that civil war show that Clark put together? We’re playing it way down south in West Virginia on April 2nd. Details. Who: Clark Hansbarger backed by the Bitter Liberals What: Dream of a Good Death (the Civil War show) Where: Ames Clair Hall in Union, West Virginia When: Saturday April 2nd, 7:30 pm Tickets: […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]