February Sky - Phil Cooper & Susan Urban

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February Sky is traditional singer and Celtic guitarist Phil Cooper with songwriter and singer Susan Urban.  Phil sings and plays his own arrangements of traditional songs and tunes on six string guitar and cittern, and he also interprets a number of carefully chosen songs from the best of modern folk song writers.  Susan Urban is a writer of story songs and humorous "slice of life" songs.  She accompanies her singing on guitar, six string banjo, mountain dulcimer, and hand percussion instruments.  Although Phil and Susan have been in different bands over the years, while occasionally appearing together for an on-stage song swap, in 2007 they formed the duo “February Sky.”  Their goal in this new band is to present carefully arranged versions of old and new songs addressing the widest possible range of human experience, complete with vocal harmony, intricate instrumentation and thoughtful stagecraft.  Joy, sorrow, humor, tragedy – since the dawn of humanity, listening to and participating in the experience of music has been a way for folk to process and live through whatever life might bring their way.  February Sky continues this tradition.