Folkstar – folk rock band

Farm Sanctuary Visit and Filming the Video for “Human”

Last week we went to the Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY. It was a moving experience to be near the animals, to watch them up close, and in several instances, to touch them and give them love and attention.

Sue nuzzled some gentle cows and petted some enthusiastic pigs, Kim was followed around by an affectionate turkey and fell in love with a one-horned goat, and both of us enjoyed feeding grass to all of the animals who ate it right out of our hands. Farm Sanctuary provides a place for abused farm animals to recover and either be adopted into a caring home or to stay and live out the rest of their lives peacefully at the sanctuary.

We stayed at the Farm Sanctuary in one of their spacious cabins and while there we filmed the video footage for our song “Human” which we’ll post as soon as it gets through the editing process!

 

 

“It Gets Better” lyric video released!!

Just released! The lyric video for “It Gets Better” off Loud and Clear. This song was inspired by and is dedicated to the It Gets Better Project (itgetsbetter.org). This is a song against bullying of any kind, but especially against queer youth. It’s a song for all to know that despite the way some people behave, things will always get better. Please share this positive message!

On the road!

Dicso annihilating a vegan pizza slice from Norbert's in Brooklyn, NY

So we know we promised everyone we’d update every day, but wi-fi connections so far have been pretty spotty, especially in the mountains. Plus, we’ve spent a lot of time in the car and that involved one of us driving and the other one trying not to get us lost. We’ve been mostly successful with those two things. Good times. But here we are! Our first show in Brooklyn was the perfect start to our road trip adventure. We got there really early and scored a sweet parking spot right in front of The Silent Barn. We then got some excellent vegan pizza up the street at Norbert’s. We also spent some time in the notorious “Canned Ham,” an adorable trailer located in the courtyard/garden of the venue. We felt like rockstars in our trailer with the best air conditioning in all of NY.

Dicso, Casper, and Cag at Silent Barn

Our host/sound guy for the evening, Michael Anthony, had everyone sounding great. Hailey Wojcik played a great solo set consisting of vocals and electric guitar that was reminiscent of early Liz Phair. Totally awesome. We played a 30+ minute set of songs from the new album, a few of which we played live for the first time. It was really cool because everyone in the bar was listening, bobbing their heads to the music, with a lot of them standing near stage. Sue’s guitar playing was a major hit, with people yelling out “more guitar!” and cheering her on.

Somer Bingham of Clinical Trials

After we played, we sold some merch and hung out with some really cool people.The last band of the night, Clinical Trials, was an electric guitar and drum duo. They totally destroyed it. Stacey Lee was aggressive and tight on drums and Somer Bingham sang and danced around stage like a tornado. During the final number, Bingham placed her guitar up against the amp and hit every guitar pedal (she had about a dozen) one after the other. Oh, and they also handed out blow up dolls to the audience so that everyone would have a dance partner when they sang a love song. Badass.

We enjoyed playing for the fine folks of Brooklyn who wanted to rock out on a Tuesday night. Thanks to the Silent Barn for being an amazing artsy venue, Lynn Casper of Homoground for putting the whole thing together, and Wojcik and Clinical Trials for playing awesome original female fronted music! We love you, Brooklyn!