Starling Arrow

American a cappella spirit-folk ensemble

Starling Arrow
Genres	A cappella, folk
Years active	2020–present

Members	Tina Malia Ayla Nereo Chloe Smith Leah Song Marya Stark

Website	starlingarrow.com

Starling Arrow is an American a cappella spirit-folk ensemble formed in 2020^[1] by Leah Song and Chloe Smith (of Rising Appalachia), Tina Malia, Ayla Nereo, and Marya Stark.^[2]

History

Murmuration of common starlings at Newport Wetlands Nature Reserve, Wales

The ensemble was conceived and formed during the pandemic lockdown of 2020, meeting via Zoom.^[1] The group explains the original of its name as follows:

Starling Arrow was born after learning more about the starling, an iridescent songbird known for its cooperation with its fellow birds to create beautiful murmuration patterns in the sky. Arrow speaks to the aim all 5 artists have together as songbirds, to create a song from collaborative inspiration and have it land in a place of unique beauty. Starling Arrow is meant to convey "The song sent with aim from the bow of the muse."^[3]

The group gave their debut performance at the Hawk and Hawthorne in Barnardsville, North Carolina in July 2022.^[3]

The ensemble released its first single, "Wild Sweet", written by Ayla Nereo, in October 2022.^[2] The song received a positive review from Ear to the Ground.^[4] A second single, "Into the River", written by Chloe Smith, was released in November 2022. Randy Radic, writing for Guitar Girl, described the song as "brilliant".^[5]

The ensemble released its third single, "By the Jordan", written by Tina Malia, in December 2022.^[6] A fourth single, "Fly Away", written by Marya Stark, was released in January 2023, as was a fifth single, "Oh Darlin'", written by Leah Song.^{[citation needed]}

The group released their first album, Cradle, on February 16, 2023,^{[citation needed]} produced and engineered by Tina Malia.^[3] Saving Country Music listed it as one of their most anticipated albums of 2023.^[7]

Discography

Albums

Cradle (February 16, 2023)

Singles

"Wild Sweet" (October 7, 2022)^[8]
"Into the River" (November 4, 2022)^[5]
"By the Jordan" (December 2, 2022)^[6]
"Fly Away" (January 6, 2023)
"Oh Darlin'" (January 27, 2023)

Videos

Starling Arrow (October 2022). Wild Sweet (video). Retrieved 2022-12-03.
Starling Arrow (November 2022). Into the River (video). Retrieved 2022-12-03.
Starling Arrow (December 2022). By the Jordan (video). Retrieved 2022-12-10.
Starling Arrow (January 2023). Fly Away (video). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
Starling Arrow (January 2023). Oh Darlin' (video). Retrieved 2023-03-01.

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b Starling Arrow 2022a.
^ ^a ^b Cristi 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Starling Arrow 2022b.
^ Jones 2022.
^ ^a ^b Radic 2022.
^ ^a ^b Major 2022.
^ Saving Country Music 2023.
^ Music Press Asia Staff 2022.

Works cited

Cristi, A. A. (October 11, 2022). "Newly Formed Starling Arrow Announce Debut Single "Wild Sweet" Out Now & Album Due Out January 2023". Broadway World Music. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
Jones, Greg (October 19, 2022). "Three exceptional new Americana tunes that reach back to the historical roots of music". Ear to the Ground. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
Major, Michael (December 6, 2022). "Starling Arrow Release New Single 'Into The Jordan'". Broadway World Music. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
Music Press Asia Staff (November 25, 2022). "US Folk Group Starling Arrow Release New Song". Music Press Asia. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
Radic, Randy (November 7, 2022). "Starling Arrow Releases Brilliant 'Into The River'". Retrieved 2022-12-01.
Saving Country Music (January 1, 2023). "Release Radar & Most Anticipated Albums for 2023". Savingcountrymusic.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
Starling Arrow (2022a). "About". StarlingArrow.com. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
Starling Arrow (2022b). "Starling Arrow". Submithub.com. Retrieved 2022-12-02.