*All proceeds from Little Miracles will be donated to The Speech Academy in Eason, CT - a wonderful school that provides speech and language-based academic programs to students with a range of communication, sensory-motor, learning and social skill disabilities.*

The Bards - Neil Currie and Michael Mugrage - came together in 2009, having met on a musical project. As the two got to know each oher, they discovered that they shared a love for similar music styles and became good friends. Being lovers of acoustic music and harmonies, Neil and Michael started a side project, playing as a duet in small venues with an eclectic mix of covers and called themselves "The Bards".

While Michael is an established songwriter, with some of his songs covered by such stars as Smokey Robinson and Chaka Khan, Neil was not a professional musician and had never written any songs before. However, he was inspired by his experiences with his son Daniel's autism to write music, and asked Michael to help. Together they wrote "Little Miracles", a song written from the perspective of an autistic child, and others followed including the upbeat "Light It Up Blue" and the beautiful "Catch The Wind". These are featured on their first release, the EP Little Miracles, along with "Watching Over Me, a tribute to Daniel's mother.

All songs written by Neil Currie and Michael Mugrage

The Bards are:
Neil Currie: Vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, banjo, ukulele, mandolin
Michael Mugrage: Vocals, electric guitar, classical guitar, banjo, piano

With special thanks to:
Stuart Stahr: Drums (Catch The Wind, Light It Up Blue)
Daniel Epand: Drums (Little Miracles, Watching Over Me)
"Bongo" Bob Ramos: Percussion
Seth Glassman: Bass Guitar, Double Bass
John Widgren: Pedal Steel
The Bard Chorus (Alex Currie, Lydia Currie, Chiara Howard-Sneyd, Phoebe Brook): Claps on Light It Up Blue

Produced by Michael Mugrage
Recorded by Seth Glassman
Recorded at Carriage House Studios & Alder Sound Studios, Stamford, CT
Cover art by Daniel Currie
Album design by Jeremy Dawkins
Executive producer: Neil Currie

For more information on The Speech Academy, please visit www.thespeechacademy.org

This album was inspired by, and is dedicated to, Daniel Currie and his amazing mum, Ellie Currie

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