Billboard Magazine named Maybe April as “one of the top girl groups in country music to look out for.” Recognized for their three-part harmonies, strength as instrumentalists, and shared roles as front women, Katy, Kristen and Alaina have been writing songs and singing harmonies as a trio, each adding something different from their musical backgrounds to create a country indie folk sound. As they rotate instruments and crack mediocre jokes on stage, each performance not only tells stories of everything from hardship to heartache, but also shows how the three girls support one another as both friends and musicians.
Just like their harmonies, Alaina, Katy, and Kristen are a perfect fit. Their love for each other and their music continues to push them in their endeavors in Nashville, where they have been based since 2013. Maybe April was born in the summer of 2012 when Katy Bishop, Kristen Castro, and Alaina Stacey traveled across the country to Nashville, Tennessee for a week long music industry camp. Sharing a deep love of country-folk music, genuine admiration for one another’s unique sound, and a constant willingness to laugh at themselves, the three strangers from Jonesboro, Arkansas, Simi Valley, California and Chicago, Illinois quickly became friends. In just a few short hours, the three singer-songwriters wrote a county song that shocked music industry professionals. “Loving You Still” sounded as though it was written by artists who had been working together for years. Little did they know “Loving You Still” would grow to be a very important song for them.
In January 2014, Maybe April was invited to play it at the GRAMMY event “A Song is Born” at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, CA alongside incredible artists and songwriters like Bonnie Raitt, Kris Kristofferson, Allen Shamblin, Gavin DeGraw, J.D. Souther, Joy Williams from the Civil Wars, and many others. Maybe April will open for Sarah Jarosz at The Station Inn in Nashville and for Brandy Clark at the City Winery in Chicago later this summer.
About Bird Song Studio:
Owned and operated by Americana Singer/Songwriter Robyn Taylor, Bird Song Studio is located in a renovated church in Woodbury, Tennessee. The 2016 Roots Music Series will also include appearances by Jeff Black in August, Mary Gauthier in September and Missy Raines & The New Hip in October. Bird Song Studio’s second series – Bluegrass In the Hills – will include a Friday, July 15th performance by Bluegrass Songwriter and Performer Ashleigh Caudill. Robyn Taylor will also perform the week of the show, on Wednesday, July 13th, with special guest Briana Murphy on fiddle. All three shows are sponsored by Hylabrook Antique Mall in Murfreesboro. Tickets for Maybe April are $10 and can be purchased online at http://www.thebirdsongstudio.com or at the door on the evening of the performance.
