The Danberrys

The Danberrys are somehow both charmingly old-world and very much of this moment. The married couple’s rich story songs often land like updated Chaucer or Carter Family––vivid, big-hearted, and wry vignettes––while the Tennessee duo’s pastoral blues and robust folk could only come now, playful and masterful culminations of roots music’s ever-growing family tree. Dorothy Daniel’s commanding voice roars low and high––an ideally nuanced partner for Ben DeBerry’s nimble guitar playing and mellow tenor. Six Independent Music Award nominations, including two nods for best Americana album and one for best EP, punctuate their résumé. Their 2016 LP Give & Receive earned serious acclaim, and the pair’s fourth album, Shine, flew past the high expectations that ensued. The Danberrys’ two latest projects build on that bedrock: the Songs We Sing EP, out May 7, 2021, and Shine Expanded Edition, set for release July 23, 2021. A five-song collection of thoughtful acoustic covers, Songs We Sing comforts and delights with a natural ease, while Shine Expanded Edition features four live tracks recorded at Grimey’s New & Preloved Music in East Nashville, plus the Songs We Sing covers and the original Shine studio recordings. On a record or on a stage, The Danberrys dive into stories with easy virtuosity, and the world becomes their front porch.