BIOGRAPHY
Blackbird Raum formed in 2004 in Santa Cruz, California, started by banjoist CPN and accordionist Zack while living in UCSC housing. The lineup was loose at first, playing gigs and busking with whoever was around, before settling with K.C. on washboard, David on washtub bass, and Mars on musical saw and mandolin. Their sound spans anarcho-punk, acoustic folk punk, blues, traditional folk, and ragtime. Albums include Raum Demo (2005), Purse-Seine (2007), Swidden (2008), Under the Starling Host (2009), False Weavers (2013), and Destroying (2015), the last recorded at San Francisco's Tiny Telephone with engineer Jay Pellici and made in collaboration with Dublin's Lynched.