The fundraiser for ABC was a blast last night in Clarke County. Thanks for your generous support of an excellent cause, and for a damn good time. Special recognition to Joe Faber and Mike Aaron who joined us onstage (or in barn as the case may be) on keys and bass, respectively.
The Academic Boosters of Clarke (ABC) directly supports and advocates for academic programs at Clarke County High School. Why? Because stressing academic achievement and supporting programs like the International Baccaulareate (IB) program and the Advanced Placement program is important. The ABC will work to foster and fund academic excellence at Clarke County High School. Come […]
Come see us in our first concert in Maryland, Thursday August 1st at Glen Echo Park. While you’re there, we’ll be playing a top secret private concert in Clarke County on July 6th. Contact us for details.
Intrepid guitarist, song writer, and bitter liberal Clark Hansbarger has a thing for the Civil War. He’s been writing songs to go along with historical anecdotes lecture style for a few months now. Yesterday, we recorded eight of them in Front Royal at National Media Services. The eight hour recording session was incredibly productive. Though […]
The Bitter Liberals debuted several brand new songs at the concert in Purcellville this month. Here are videos of two of them. More to come. On a Train Above Miami by Clark Hansbarger (lyrics) Pick One by Allen Kitselman (lyrics) More video from the Purcellville show can be found here.
Thanks for coming to see us in Purcellville Saturday! It was a crazy weekend to play a concert what with multiple weddings, proms, mother’s day, and general distracting merriment all around, but we managed to gather a welcoming crowd of 100. We really appreciated being able to perform our music for you. So much joy. […]
Almost all of the songs we write tell stories. Over the last 13 weeks, we have shared those stories with you on this blog. Here is an index to the stories behind the song for each song on 13 (in CD order). An index to the stories: TMA Cool Half Moon Sky Laura Lou Time […]
Betty Shutte-Box very kindly offered her gorgeous back yard overlooking the James river in Richmond for an intimate house concert Saturday evening. We set things up on the patio facing the lights of Richmond winking over the river. It was a magical evening at the height of Spring. During the show, we played two sets […]
As you know, almost all of the songs we write tell stories. We want to share those stories with you. We’ll post the story behind the story for each song on 13 here for you to read. The plan is to feature one song each week for the next 13 weeks. And this is IT! […]
The Angostura Liberals (a particular kind of bitters) will open for the multi-talented Curtis McMurtry at the Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville on March 15th. Buy tickets here. Last seen together with Curtis’s famous musician father James McMurtry in Waterford, Curtis and his fine band played just before the Bitter Liberals for an enthusiastic […]
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