PRESS & ACCOLADES
L to R: Peter Anderson, Noah Neumann, Maygen Lacey, Nik Pellinen, Jesse Moravec, Chase Rabideau - Photo by Wolfskull Creative
PRESS
“…With one highlight after another, Moonshine is a stunning album.” —Americana UK
“Maygen & The Birdwatcher have it going on, offering alluring vocals, tight rhythms, and fulgent streams of marvelous Americana.” —Guitar Girl Magazine
“[Maygen & The Birdwatcher] is capable of going full-on country as well as mastering a variety of other Americana sounds.” —Adventures in Americana
“‘Where Good Things Grow' covers carefully tending life and its pitfalls and joys to open up to bigger things where we reap what we sow. It’s lush and orchestral, yet still soft and absent enough to hold your thoughts.” —Mpls St Paul Magazine
“…The first thing that struck me was that although their songs were clearly well crafted, there was something so organic about everything happening on stage. Something about their performance made it feel so freeing. I’m already craving another night spent with this gorgeous band and their very down-to-earth and calming yet energizing aura.” —Girl At The Rock Shows
“Where Good Things Grow’ is a beautiful folk-fueled ballad chock full of classic acoustic guitar rhythms and stunning fiddle melodies, bolstered by lead singer Maygen Lacey’s rich vocals. Lines like “Take care of the land / It’ll take care of you / Tend to its roots / It’ll tend to yours too,” offer a simple reminder and message to the listener, and they’re delivered in a way that is both resonating and pleading.” —Music Mecca
ACCOLADES
2024 Showcase Performance at The Ramble Festival in Darlington, MD - directly before headliner, The Devil Makes Three
2024 Showcase Performance at Sioux River Folk Festival in Sioux Falls, SD - directly before headliner, Brennen Leigh
2024 Showcase Performance at Turf Club for Radio Heartland Presents Minnesota Music Month
2023 Midwest Country Music Organization Entertainer of the Year
2023 Midwest Country Music Organization Video of the Year for “Where Good Things Grow”
2023 In studio session at Minneapolis Public Radio, Radio Heartland with host, Mike Pengra.
2022 Midwest Country Music Organization Americana Artist of the Year
2022 Midwest Country Music Organization Album of the Year for Bootleggin’ At The Flower Shoppe
2021 Midwest Country Music Organization Americana Artist of the Year
2021 Midwest Country Music Organization Album of the Year for Moonshine
2021 Midwest Country Music Organization Female Vocalist of the Year Nominee
Minneapolis Public Radio, The Current 89.3FM featured Maygen & The Birdwatcher as a Minneapolis band to meet in 2021 and debuted their music video for “Dominé.”