Yarn, Firefly Vodka, and Almost Home

 Over the past few years that I've stumbled into, one of the common bands also seems to be the Brooklyn Americana band, Yarn. Whether its FloydFest, Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion, or even The Festy - I can count on the boys being there. And I'm usually in the front row - particularly one memorial night when they played at the tiny Machiavelli's in Bristol. That was a fun evening. And more are sure to come as Yarn is releasing a new CD, Almost Home, and starting a rather rigorous tour schedule. For those in Washington DC, check out the band at the Hill Country on Thursday, March 22. 


Almost Home was officially released today,  March 20th 2012, and was funded through Kickstarter where almost 200 fans donated $5,000 more than the requested $20,000 needed to record and produce the CD.  The most poplar pledge was $25 in exchange for an autographed CD and poster. Almost Home was produced by the multi-Grammy winning, Bil VornDick, who has worked with Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley, and Bob Dylan among others. I received an advance copy and while I enjoy every song - a recorded version of the band just doesn't showcase their sound well enough in my opinion. This is a band you need to see live, beer in hand, singing and dancing along.

Well, maybe a vodka in hand is now more appropriate. For 2012, Yarn is being sponsored by Firefly Distillery, Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina distiller specializing in hand-crafted sweet tea flavored vodka. I'm generally not a fan of flavored vodkas - prefer them straight and neat - and Firefly obliges with a Straight Vodka. But what is more significant is that their vodka is distilled from grapes, actually muscadine grapes cultivated in the distillery's vineyard. Now that's something WineCompass should note.And some of the tea is sourced by the only tea farm in America - a farm we just learned from Dangermuffin during our recent MyJoogTV episode.

We are hoping to schedule a MyJoogTV episode sometime this spring, but CNN’s Outfront with Erin Burnett beat us to the story during a feature on Firefly Distillery.

Yarn - The Mercy Lounge/Cannery Ballroom Nashville, TN: Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Yarn - The Evening Muse Charlotte, NC: Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Yarn - Hill Country Washington, DC: Thursday, March 22, 2012

Yarn - Hiro Ballroom New York, NY: Friday, March 23, 2012

Yarn - Tin Angel Acoustic Cafe Philadelphia, PA: Saturday, March 24, 2012

Yarn - The Hungry Tiger Manchester, CT: Thursday, March 29, 2012

Yarn - Historic Blairstown Theater Blairstown, NJ: Friday, March 30, 2012

Yarn - The Camel Richmond, VA: Thursday, April 05, 2012

Yarn w/ Sanctum Sully - The Blind Tiger Greensboro, NC: Friday, April 06, 2012

Yarn - Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall Asheville, NC: Saturday, April 07, 2012

Yarn - Sportsmen's Tavern Buffalo, NY: Thursday, April 12, 2012

Yarn - Westcott Theatre Syracuse, NY: Friday, April 13, 2012

Yarn - Oswego Music Hall Oswego, NY: Saturday, April 14, 2012

Yarn - Purple Fiddle Thomas, WV: Friday, April 20, 2012

Yarn - Clementine Cafe Harrisonburg, VA: Saturday, April 21, 2012

Rocktown Beer & Music Festival - Downtown Harrisonburg Harrisonburg, VA: Saturday, April 21, 2012

Yarn - Zoo Bar Lincoln, NE: Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Yarn - Quixotes True Blue Cafe Denver, CO: Saturday, May 05, 2012

Yarn - Old St. Francis School Bend, OR: Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Yarn - Kennedy School Portland, OR: Thursday, May 10, 2012

Yarn - Hotel Oregon McMinnville, OR: Saturday, May 12, 2012

Yarn - Cozmic Pizza Eugene, WA: Sunday, May 13, 2012

Yarn - Olympic Club Hotel & Theater Centralia, WA: Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Yarn - McMenamins Edgefield Troutdale, OR: Thursday, May 17, 2012

Yarn - Hotel Oregon McMinnville, OR: Friday, May 18, 2012

Yarn - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR: Sunday, May 20, 2012

Yarn - Route 63 Roadhouse Millers Falls, MA: Saturday, June 09, 2012