Brown Bird - James Joiner Today marks the release of the final Brown Bird album Axis Mundi. The powerful album carries a full band sound filled with songs grappling with the concept of mortality. While it would be easy to explain why the album is a quality one, it begs to have explained what preceded the album. So let's go back a few years through the rise of Brown Bird. 2011 Newport Folk Fest Sunday schedule Brown Bird , is an amazing band from Providence, RI. For many, 2011 was the first notice of this "folk-duo" as they ascended to NPR darlings. It was an incredible year for David Lamb and MorganEve Swain starting with the release of The Sounds of Ghost ep, peaking with a spot on the widely-known Newport Folk Festival , and wrapping up with expansive touring to support their most impressive album Salt for Salt . 2012 meant more touring, along side fellow Newport Folk Fest newcomers The Devil Makes Three . 2013 was meant to be a great year