Here is the mystery of Seattle’s Cave Singers: They never listened to much folk music, they never intended to play folk music, and more importantly, their guitarist never picked up the instrument until recently. Yet, this strange trio is writing and performing some of the most hypnotizing folk music we have today. [...]

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7/24/08--New Dates

The British love affair continues. I think it's something to do with the high volume of beard per capita/band member. The above Cargo show is just one of many others Pete, Derek and Marty will be playing in UK, Ireland and beyond....

10 August - Zomerparkfeest, Venlo (NL)
11 August - Bar Mondial, Antwerpen (BE)
13 August - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
14 August - Cargo, London (GB)
15 August - Green Man Festival, Glanusk Park (GB)
16 August - The Adelphi Club, Hull (GB)
18 August - Roundhouse, London (GB) *
20 August - Crawdaddy, Dublin (IE)
21 August - Cyprus Avenue, Cork (IE)
22 August - Roisin Dubh, Galway (IE)
23 August - Speakeasy, Belfast (GB)

* w/ Alela Diane

10/31/07--Cave Singers Video: "Dancing On Our Graves" directed by Mike Ott
The black and white revival-meeting inspired clip for "Dancing On Our Graves" is now over on the music & video page. Check it out, and cross one-armed-guitarist off the list of things you need to see before you die.

10/25/07--Cave Singers to play Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin
The Cave Singers have been confirmed to play this year's Fun Fun Fun Festival, scheduled for Nov. 4th. This and all other tour dates are listed on the tours page, and some of them are even for places other than Texas.

10/11/07--End of an Ear Welcomes The Cave Singers To Austin
The Cave Singers will be performing at End of an Ear on Friday, Oct. 19th at 5pm. The performance is free to all so please come enjoy!

The Cave Singers at End of an Ear
Friday, 10/19 at 5pm
2209 South First Street
Austin, TX

You can also catch them later that night at Emo’s, supporting Black Mountain.

10/5/07--The Cave Singers - Sound Fix Instore 10/9

There's another stop on The Cave Singers' instore tour '07 on Tuesday 10/9 at Soundfix in lovely Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The festivities start at 7:30.

9/14/07--The Cave Singers - Easy Street Instore
Just a word of warning to our Seattle constituents that newish Matador signing The Cave Singers will be playing at Easy Street Records on Tuesday, September 25. Said event coincides with the North American release of their amazing debut CD/LP, 'Invitation Songs', which funnily enough, is available now for preorder from the Matador Store.

Though we've also made a limited edition 7" of "Seeds Of Night" b/w the non album "After The First", analog-haters can absorb the former right here.

8/2/07--Limited edition pre-release 7" now available in the Matador Store
We've got some copies of a totally limited edition 7" single from the future folk Seattle sensation The Cave Singers available for purchase now. Before diving into the upcoming full-length, Invitation Songs, get a taste with this single. And for a taste of that taste, you can listen to the A-Side, "Seeds of Night," right now.
The single features an exclusive B-Side that won't be on the record, entitled "After The First Baptism." And (here's my best Bob Barker voice) that's not all! It comes with a sticker good for $2 off of the album when it comes out September 25.

6/11/07--The Cave Singers sign to Matador Records
We couldn't be happier to announce --- despite having already been scooped by Pitchfork --- that we've signed the Seattle trio The Cave Singers to a longer-than-long, worldwide pact. Composed of vocalist Pete Quirk, percussionist Marty Lund and guitarist Derek Fudesco, the band's first full length, 'Invitation Songs', recorded with Colin Stewart (Black Mountain, Pretty Girls Make Graves) is due out this Autumn.

photo: Jonny Leather's Flickr page