Brothers Rick Ivy and Whalen Nash have been playing music together for over 40 years.  Their tight blood harmonies conjure prior fraternal duos like the Louvins, the Stanleys, the Everlys, and perhaps most significantly, the Smothers Brothers, whom they consciously try to emulate. Rick and Whalen like to refer to their music as "Weird Grass," a term they feel will be increasingly applied to the hybrid melange of country, folk, bluegrass, rockabilly, blues and other forms of Americana currently prospering on the shady back porches of shotgun shacks in tiny towns between Baltimore, Maryland and Austin, Texas.  Ivy N ash create original songs with inventive lyrics and exhilarating instrumentation that sound both oddly familiar and distinctly different--a unique contribution to the tradition of folk brother duos.  

Starting Out

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In 2019, Ivy N ash released Starting Out, their first collaborative recording project since March of the Brine Shrimp (1986). Starting Out began as an album of children's songs, and some compositions, like Dan DeVyno and Read more

In 2019, Ivy N ash released Starting Out, their first collaborative recording project since March of the Brine Shrimp (1986). Starting Out began as an album of children's songs, and some compositions, like Dan DeVyno and Collars Drippin Jewels still retain their kindergarten appeal, but others have a decidedly darker flavor.
How I Know You're Mine sounds like the confessions of a co-dependent victim of domestic abuse, unless you know it's about an indulgent pet owner searching for a cat. Right This Way highlights a married couple's struggle with addiction. Special Kind of Crazy explores an unbalanced attraction to an alluringly unstable coquette. The title track, Starting Out, is a sea shanty about a hopeless romantic's maritime mishaps. The 11-song collection shows Ivy N ash's eclectic interests and energetic pursuit of eccentricity.

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    Starting Out 5:11
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    Special Kind of Crazy 2:50
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    Dan DeVyno 3:13
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    Cliffs of Dover 3:09
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    Right This Way 4:08
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