A new double-sided single by Megan McCormick and Amanda Fields, coming April 25, features modern string masters, Odessa Jorgensen and Tatiana Hargreaves

Are and Be Recordings is delighted to announce “Redbird/Rock of Ages," which includes the songs, “Redbird,” featuring Odessa Jorgensen on violin, and “I’ve Just Seen the Rock of Ages,” featuring Tatiana Hargreaves on fiddle. Pre-orders are now available.

“It’s been over a year since Meg [Megan McCormick] and I released some music together, so I’m very grateful to see these songs make their way. Both songs are special to me. ‘Redbird,’ because Meg and I wrote this one together about a cultural tradition of seeing cardinals as a connection to loved ones who’ve passed on. ‘Redbird’ felt like a good companion song to ‘I’ve Just Seen the Rock of Ages,’ which lyrically and, in its essence, captures some of the felt-sense of my experiences with death and dying, or transitioning. These things are on my mind in Springtime, especially as life renews in the Eastern U.S. and families decorate graves for Decoration and Memorial Day.” - Amanda Fields

“This double-sided single release is all about shining a light a little deeper into the canyon of our community. We tracked the songs with our dearest collaborators, Annie Petrik and Brandon Bell (core group for the duo project [Megan McCormick and Amanda Fields]), and then from there the songs called for an invitation of presence from one of my oldest friends and collaborators, Odessa Jorgensen, and the musical treasure that is Tatiana Hargreaves, whom I crossed paths with in 2024 while teaching at Casey Dreissen’s Blueridge Fiddle Camp. The parts that they played really brought out the true essence of both songs… side by side, varieties of melancholia mixed with a profound sweetness (‘Redbird’) and a startling call from the depths of this earth (‘Rock of Ages’).” - Megan McCormick