True Bright Blossom - Music

Brightblack Morning Light Was Started By Nathan "Nabob" Shineywater Guitars Vocals And Rachael "Rabob" Or "Rabinyah" Hughes Fender Rhodes Vocals Two Childhood Friends From Alabama Who Played One Of Their Earliest Shows Under The Name Rainywood For 15 People At A Benefit For The Alabama Green Party In 2001. Fortunately Their Fan Base Included The Influential Will Oldham Aka Bonnie "Prince" Billy Who Invited The Duo To Accompany Him On His Tour. Eventually Shineywater And Hughes Both Of Whom Claim To Have American Indian Blood In Them "somewhere" Decided To Reject City Life Completely And Settled In Rural Northern California Living In Tents During The Warmer Months And A Small Cabin In The Winter. In 2004 With Percussionist Noah Wilson They Recorded Ala.Cali.Tucky Under The Name Brightblack. That Same Year The Band Started The Quiet Quiet Festival Which Showcased Some Of The Acts In The Freak-Folk Scene Devendra Banhardt Joanna Newsom And Was Held In A Small Bar In Bolinas CA. In April 2005 Brightblack Morning Light Whose Cast Of Characters Consisted Of Besides The Two Founders Elian Reitz Percussion Andy MacLeod Trap Kit And Mariee Sioux Vocals Among Others Were Signed To Matador Records Which Then Released Their Self-Titled Album Of Slow Soft Music In June 2006. read less