Bits from Berryville: Bitter Liberals Play the Barns 7.20.19

The Bitter Liberals played an intimate show to a fully packed house in Berryville Saturday night July 20th. Thanks to all who came. We really appreciate performing for you. We designed this show with a twist by starting things out with a set of slow, meaningful ballads and working our way into a frenzy at […]

The Bitter Liberals Come Home: Barns of Rose Hill Bits 9.29.18

The Bitter Liberals played to a packed hometown crowd of 170 people at the Barns of Rose Hill Saturday 9.29.18. What a blast! We also released a new CD “now more than ever” about which more in future posts. Here are some pictures and videos from the show taken by Amy Barley and Michael Hobert. […]

Incredible Pictures from Camden Littleton Photography (and a Bonus Video by Jack McGraw)

What happens when a professional music photographer comes to your show? This happens! Thanks Camden for these great shots. Here they are in no apparent order for your perusal. Learn more about Camden Littleton Photography If you scroll all the way down, there is another special treat. Jack McGraw cleaned up the video of Clark’s […]

The Bitter Liberals Studio Work (CD#2 “Again”)

Friday we were all back in the studio at National Media Services in Front Royal hoping to get the last five songs from Again into the can. Three out of five is not bad. We recorded Pick One, Scarlet at Midnight, and Worry Me No More. Six hours later, we were toast. Working with engineer […]

The Bitter Liberals: Musica for the Studio and 2.21 Concert

Last night we spent some time working out the arrangements for the four new songs that we will record in the studio this Sunday. That will get us to seven songs in the can for the new CD! We also spent some time chatting with reporters from Leesburg Today and the Winchester Star. Amy was […]

Mary Daniel Fundraiser Success

On a sultry Thursday evening in Clarke County near Millwood, citizens spanning the political spectrum from both major parties gathered to meet and chat with Mary Daniel, candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates 33rd District. The Bitter Liberals entertained attendees with a two set concert of all original music. In this video (courtesy of […]

Project Vicksburg: The Bitter Liberals in the Studio

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 Purcellville Show

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. […]