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“Everything about this album (Horses) is REAL, from the cover, to the lyrics, the rough and penetrating performances, and the warm and inviting SOUND. Shaun and Jamie’s music will get to you and make you play it again and again. Let it.”
Making Sad Things Beautiful: Music
Short Story:
They met playing music and sparks flew. When she heard his incredible songwriting and singular guitar playing she said “I want that one”. Within days, they were trading songs and writing new ones, blending sounds both unique and familiar. It didn’t take long to see that their lives were destined to be entangled forever. So, they made it official and brought forth a gaggle of children, while continuing to write, travel, homeschool, and snuggle. Every day they are driven to dig deeper into all of it, experiencing the world around them in a very visceral way that compels them to “Make Sad Things Beautiful”.
Filming for MTPBS’s Award Winning Show 11th and Grant with Erik Funk
Playing for the Red Ants Pants Streetdance
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Long Story Short:
CUPID OUTDID HIMSELF.
“There’s a ‘rightness’ to them… Like they’re in each others’ heads”
These two have been making music together for 14 years, with three studio albums in their pocket. The most recent album, “Losses” is full of sorrow and hope, growth and magic. Produced by Josh Kaufman (The National, Taylor Swift, Bonny Light Horseman, Josh Ritter), it seeps authenticity and emotion - ranging from the loss of family, parents, and lifestyle, to the soaring joy of being Loved.
They’ve written upward of eighty songs, and use a mix of folk melodic sensibilities, tight harmonies, and a whole lotta love to make sad things beautiful. Their sound could be bottled up as “Bruce Springsteen and Patty Griffin meet Shovels and Rope in a Gypsy Junkshop”. He sometimes uses a thirdhand suitcase as a kick drum, and the rotary phone from her father’s shop as a mic. She blends classical violin with raging folk passion. He channels John Prine and Hank Williams. They have played hundreds of live shows together and have been featured on MTPR’s Musician Spotlight, at Austin’s Iconic Hole in the Wall Cafe, the side stage of Red Ants Pants Music Festival, and were featured in the 2022 season of MTPBS’s award winning 11th and Grant with Eric Funk.
TLV blends homespun DIY folk and country sounds with fresh sonic energy; infused with cold heartache, electric wonder, razor sadness and fiery Joy, their music is made to be played on repeat.
Shaun and Jamie have four beautiful children together and find joy in gardening, performing, writing, homeschooling, and reading Lord of the Rings to their aspiring Justice Warriors. Their dream is to travel the world sharing music, and come home to a little farm with horses to ride, and goats to mow the lawn. For now, they live in a sweet little city, ride in a minivan, and the kids do the lawn mowing.
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