Album Notes

The Don't Tell Darlings (Millie Ammirati and Megan Orwig) met years ago on the windswept plains of southern Minnesota but now spend their evenings pickin' and singin' in the sweet Virginia hills. They play a mix of long-forgotten and well-remembered tunes, with a healthy scattering of Miss Millie's originals. This album, like their repertoire in general, weaves threads of the old-time, Western Swing, early country and blues, bluegrass, and jug band traditions. Imagine a Depression-era mix tape. At any given moment, the Darlings might be harmonizing like song birds, raising a proper ruckus, or both. With Megan on guitar and Millie on the banjo, their sound is characterized by tight female harmonies and a penchant for songs that let everybody know: these girls will fix your wagon, and that's a promise.