The past few years have been quite a stir for the Minnesota progressive folk-rock-country Maygen & The Birdwatcher. In late 2021 they released their debut full-length album, Moonshine, earning them Midwest Country Music Awards for Album of the Year and Americana Artist of the Year They continued the momentum in late 2022, releasing Moonshine’s companion EP, with the “lively and charming” Bootleggin’ At The Flower Shoppe. which had them taking home wins for the 2023 Album of the Year and Americana Artist of the Year at the Midwest Country Music Organization’s annual awards for Bootleggin’ At The Flower Shoppe. The Americana folk band adventurously blurs the sounds of country, bluegrass, folk, and blues. Lead singers Maygen Lacey, and Noah Neumann intentionally work to draw on their vastly different musical influences and vocal styles to bring a fresh and unexpected mix of songs to light. From beauty to grit, sadness to silliness, the common thread is that this crew loves music, and playing it together, and it shows. Bluff View is really David & Lori Schipper’s house and they push back the furniture and open up to touring musicians four times a year since 2008. This is open to music lovers who are willing to donate $15-20 a person to the BYOB basket when they come in. No tickets required, but Dave asks for reservations in case there is a sold out house. Contact him at dave@luckydog.band or 608-386-2766