ESTEVAN - North Portal folk duo Last Birds – comprised of husband-and-wife Mike Davis and Lindsay Arnold – entertained a large crowd Saturday night during an album release party at Art Concepts Custom Framing in Estevan.
Their latest album, Endless Turn of Day into Night, was released on Oct. 20. Davis and Arnold played a number of songs from that release, as well as some of their other music, some of which have yet to be released.
They shared stories with the audience as well, and their banter with each other throughout the night brought some humour.
They noted the album was nearly called Yellow Roses, which is a song that pays tribute to flowers found in North Portal that were planted years ago by a resident of the village.
And they noted one song, Lucky Star, which pays tribute to a friend who died a couple of years ago following a battle with ALS.
Arnold said they are pleased with the response to the album so far. They have had DJs across North America and the U.K. playing songs from the album. She also noted Endless Turn of Day into Night was No. 2 on the North American College and Community Radio chart for folk the week it was released.
Father-son duo Daniel and Mavrik Espelien served as the opening act for the concert at Art Concepts.
More live music will be coming to Art Concepts later this month. Heidi Munro and Scott Patrick will bring the Passion of Amy Winehouse – a tribute to the late British singer – on Nov. 17 and 18.
