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Little Birds

About Me


Brooke Opie Ragusa has been writing and performing songs since she was born (perhaps before, but evidence is hard to come by). A lifelong singer, she began to teach herself how to play the guitar while in high school and developed a songwriting style that echoes the likes of Elliott Smith, The Magnetic Fields and Michael Nesmith.
While performing numerous solo sets in north Texas music clubs and coffee shops, she began recording her songs on analog four tracks and her laptop computer. These recordings revealed an artistic vision that simply could not be translated when performing alone, so she began to assemble a band to flesh out her compositions. Her band mates—Cliff Caster, Faye Caster Collins, Justin Lloyd, Scott Lorenz, and Dan Ragusa—were already fans of her music; it didn’t take much to convince them to join. They decided to name their band Little Birds and began playing shows under the new moniker.
Little Birds is currently writing new songs and perfecting old ones. They are currently working on their new record.
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Brooke at Counter Culture @ Mockingbird Station with Shades sans shades.
Song For You @ Hailey's in Denton 9/10/08
New Fake Beard

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 02/08/2005
Band Members:
Brooke Opie Ragusa(vox, guitar, melodica, boxes, chord organ, thighs, hand claps)
Little Birds:
Scott Lorenz [guitar, melodica, wicked dance moves]
Justin Lloyd [bass, bells, guitar, three-instruments-at-once]
Shades Caster [drumz, sunglasses, wolves]
Faye Collins (Mrs.) [backup vox, shakers, tambourine, bells, hair-dos]
Dan Ragusa [trombone, guitar, bass, backup vox, beard]
Sometimes Little Bird:
Jenny Ragusa (flute, bells, backup vox)
Influences: Elliott Smith, The Beatles, T Rex, Neutral Milk Hotel, Of Montreal, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Devendra Banhart, Michael Chabon, Leonard Cohen, The Magnetic Fields, The Instruments, The Circulatory System, people, the Tall Dwarfs, Kathe Kollwitz, printmaking, long walks with friends, leaves, Nilsson, Donovan, Barry McGuire, Arlo Guthrie, love, folk music, birds and really pretty much anything I hear or see or read or drink...
Sounds Like:
Record Label: What the Folk
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Introducing the A Secret In Your Ear EP

Hello one and all. We've taken the time to update our music player with 3 of the 8 tracks we'll be releasing very soon as an EP titled A Secret In Your Ear.Here's the tracklist:1. Song for You2. New A...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:12:00 GMT

Athens Popfest Reviews for Little Birds

Hey everyone. We've seen some reviews on our Popfest show pop up (pardon the expression) on the net. It's lovely to see that we were well recieved. Here is one from Athens Exchange.God Bless Little...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:34:00 GMT

Review on Electric Sailor

When I went to popfest this year in Athens, I was delighted to meet Jeff from Electric Sailor. He was fun to hang with and knew many things I don't about music because he is very enlightened. At any...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:39:00 GMT

Michener vs. Michener vs. Gillespie

The band and I have been at recording.  We should have some new things for you to hear soon.  After our amazing recording session, while Dan was engrossed in Mixing Heaven (or Hell), Justin,...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:38:00 GMT

It's five o'clock somewhere

AN OPEN LETTER TO JIM "MOOSE" BROWN AND DON ROLLINS, WRITERS OF THE COUNTRY-WESTERN TUNE "IT'S FIVE O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE"Dear Mr "Moose" Brown and Mr Rollins,In your song "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" yo...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:13:00 GMT

Favourites of the year

So I pretty much never buy albums the year they come out, but here are five I did get and that I enjoyed. Hardin Sweaty and the Ready To Go - Elephant Gun Cavedweller - The best version of "Gloria" ...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:48:00 GMT

Produce: A Short Story

Produceby b n opie        Rupert McReady walked at a determined pace down the sidewalk that lead to the SaveMart grocery with nothing in his pockets but a dream...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:46:00 GMT

MIRACLE!!!

Today I was lifted from a very foul mood because I listened to Fishboy's little d album on the cd player in my car. Why, you ask, is this a miracle? I shall tell you! Ever since mid May I have no...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:59:00 GMT

New cover of Inner-Manipulations

Hello dear ones. I've been having an injurous week so far. I recently bought a tape player to listen to our old tapes because my mum had impeccable music taste (such as donovan and victor borge). S...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:35:00 GMT

Needs list for Bryan's House benefit in Plano.

Please help out!Baby Formula and Baby FoodDiapers (Pull-ups and Sizes 3, 4, 5, 6)WipesBaby Bath and ShampooBaby LotionEucerin LotionPacifiers and Pacifier ClipsDiaper Rash CreamNew Clothes for Childre...
Posted by on Tue, 09 May 2006 21:00:00 GMT