ArtistInfo

The Ragbirds

Band, *2005 US, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Musician of Rock, World and Folk

The Ragbirds are a 5-piece, female-led, folk-rock-world fusion band out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. They describe their music as "infectious global groove". The musical roots of The Ragbirds sound are complex - with Gypsy, Middle-Eastern, Americana, rock, and Latin influences, all stirred with a Celtic fiddler’s bow. In live performances the band incorporates variations on traditional African drum pieces, each member trading their instrument for a hand drum. The songs carry a positive message and include both pop hooks and improvised solos. It is music that fits stages of many sizes and styles - from the "listening rooms" that folk audiences flock to - to jam-band music festivals - to bars and clubs with a hyped-up dance floor.

Members

	Jamie Candiloro US
	Erin Zindle vn
	Dan Jones eb GB
	TJ Zindle voc, acg, eg
	Randall Moore perc, cng, bgo, tim