Tough Old Bird

“Heavily influenced by landscape and atmosphere, the brother duo shapes their songs to elicit visions … gray and a bit melancholy, but gorgeous and peaceful all the same.” – Red Line Roots

“Perhaps this is the real beauty of Tough Old Bird; their ability to capture Rust-Belt languor and the weariness of the road without succumbing to it.” – BuffaBLOG

“…reminds us of the beauty of life and the tragedy of its finite nature.” – Adobe and Teardrops

Formed in the small community of Fillmore, New York by songwriting brothers Matthew and Nathan Corrigan, Tough Old Bird plays modern folk music that reflects the landscape it comes from, a place where the last train just pulled out and the carnival is always on its way to the next town.

Since its formation in 2013, Tough Old Bird has taken its music to bars, festivals, coffee shops, music clubs and radio stations all over the Eastern United States. Tough Old Bird’s new EP “Where The Great Beasts Are Buried,” is a new collection of 6 sparse home recordings done between June and December 2016.

The core of Tough Old Bird’s sound comes from Matthew Corrigan’s intricate acoustic guitar work, and from the voice and nimble harmonica playing of Nathan Corrigan, who holds a degree in literature and brings a poetic sensibility to the duo’s lyrics. Accents of accordion and waves of electric guitar give Tough Old Bird a sound that is at once modern and ancient.