Passerine’s music occupies a zone somewhere between modern folk, progressive bluegrass, and what is loosely called “Americana.” With original songs as well as their own arrangements of traditional songs, Passerine hopes to carry on the living tradition of acoustic folk music rooted in popular experience, memory, and shared wisdom. In this quest, they have found inspiration across a wide musical spectrum. By combining diverse musical interests with instrumentation usually associated with a traditional string band, Passerine has created a sound with a personality that is both familiar and unique, whether the song is a sweet ballad, a foot-stomping bluegrass tune, or one of their more rocking originals.

Passerine was originally formed in 2009 by Carmela Pedicini (guitar and vocals) and David Brain (dobro, lap steel, vocals), later joined by Sara Stovall (violin, mandolin, vocals) and Doug Conroy (bass). They quickly became regional favorites in the Florida folk scene, appearing as featured performers at major music festivals. They have been touring nationally and (occasionally) internationally since 2012, when they released their first full length album (“Another Song About a Bird”). Their fourth CD, “Shiny Things,” was released in 2023. Their show schedule typically includes everything from pubs to listening rooms, coffee houses to street festivals, big auditorium shows to intimate house concerts.

People often ask about the origin of the name. "Passerine" (pronounced "passer-een") is the common name for the order of birds capable of perching-- members of the order of Passeriformes. The order of passerines includes not only songbirds known for the sweetness of their songs but the raven, a bird known in myth as the companion of deities, as a courier who inspires laughter and reveals truth, and as a trickster whose appetite for life brings wisdom, healing and great acts of creativity. The band was named in honor of their aspiration to make sweet music but also to be like the ravens of myth-- harbingers of wisdom and healing.

You can find out more about us at:
http://passerinemusic.net
http://www.facebook.com/passerine4
https://open.spotify.com/artist/08nC6sfnAFDhRzQVmk2PBR