Sometymes Why
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Sometymes Why is an American
Folk Noir
group, formed in 2005 by Kristin Andreassen
, Aoife O'Donovan
, and Ruth Ungar Merenda
.
The band has released two records. Its members all live in New York
.
Their last CD, Your Heart is a Glorious Machine, was released in March 2009 on Signature Sounds
and was produced by José Ayerve
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Folk Noir
Neofolk
Neofolk is a form of folk music-inspired experimental music that emerged from post-industrial music circles. Neofolk can either be solely acoustic folk music or a blend of acoustic folk instrumentation aided by varieties of accompanying sounds such as pianos, strings and elements of industrial...
group, formed in 2005 by Kristin Andreassen
Kristin Andreassen
Kristin Andreassen is an American musician and dancer. She grew up in Portland, Oregon as Kristin Andrews. In 2002 she started using her great-grandfather's name Andreassen. Kristin sings, plays harmonica, piano, guitar, banjo-uke and fiddle and she is also a songwriter...
, Aoife O'Donovan
Aoife O'Donovan
Aoife O’Donovan is an American singer and songwriter. She is also the lead singer for the progressive bluegrass/string band, Crooked Still, and a member of the female folk-noir trio, Sometymes Why. Her first professional engagement was singing lead for the folk group The Wayfaring Strangers...
, and Ruth Ungar Merenda
Ruth Ungar
Ruth Ungar is a singer songwriter who performs with many folk bands. She also plays fiddle, ukulele and guitar. She is the daughter of Jay Ungar and Lyn Hardy and is married to Michael J. Merenda, Jr.- Bands :...
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The band has released two records. Its members all live in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Their last CD, Your Heart is a Glorious Machine, was released in March 2009 on Signature Sounds
Signature Sounds Recordings
Signature Sounds Recordings is an independent record label specializing in singer-songwriter, Americana, and modern folk music. Jim Olsen and Mark Thayer founded the label in 1995 to promote the acoustic artists playing in the Northampton, Massachusetts music scene...
and was produced by José Ayerve
José Ayerve
José Ayerve is a recording artist/singer and songwriter and the front man for northeast-based indie rock groups Spouse and Nuclear Waste Management Club...
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