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Big Harp released their debut album White Hat last fall via Saddle Creek to critical acclaim. White Hat received praise from Blurt, Paste Magazine, Performer Magazine, Filter, Exclaim, PopMatters, IFC and more. Big Harp just announced a spring tour with labelmates The Mynabirds in support of the release, which will include a stop at the SXSW Music Festival. The full list of tour dates is below.

“White Hat is a promising debut.” - Blurt

"Big Harp has flexed their storytelling muscles on this stellar debut – and their story is one of which you should take notice."  - Performer Magazine

“Big Harp is one of those rare bands who perfectly blends an old-fashioned genre into a modern sound. Their storytelling is superb and their music is simple. This album will soothe and entertain you. It will mesmerize and captivate you. White Hat is pure magic, so let yourself enjoy the ride.” - Buzzine

“Drawing on their respective indie-punk and country-folk roots, Big Harp made beautiful music together.” - IFC

Big Harp Tour Dates 
03.10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café #
03.11 - Santa Barbara, CA @ SOHO #
03.13 - Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture #
03.15 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.16 - Austin, TX @ Lamberts (SXSW) #
03.19 - Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall #
03.20 - Columbia, MO @ Mojo’s #
03.21 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews #
03.22 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry #
03.23 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room #
# with The Mynabirds

More Info On Big Harp:

Big Harp is the by-product of a three-year whirlwind for husband-and-wife duo Chris Senseney (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney (bass, backing vocals). In those three years a boy from the western Nebraska cow town of Valentine (pop. 2,800) and a girl born and raised in Los Angeles (pop. 8,000,000)...

Met.
Fell in love.
Made a baby boy.
Got married.
Made a baby girl.
Started a band.

The end result is White Hat, the full-length debut for Omaha's Saddle Creek. The songs range from gun-in-her-garter saloon narratives and paranoid soul struts to intimate ballads of quiet resignation and open-hearted love songs. The recordings are raw and un-fussed over, with the spirited energy and honest emotion of live performance. Drawing from the classic country and folk of Senseney's childhood and anchored by Drootin's rock-solid rhythms and indie-punk roots, White Hat contains echoes of artists from Townes Van Zandt to Nick Cave, Willie Nelson to Captain Beefheart. Fitting for a couple in no rush to slow down, White Hat was recorded at LA's Nightingale studios in a mere three days. Rilo Kiley bassist Pierre de Reeder recorded the album and drums were handled by Chris Phillips.

While currently based in Los Angeles, the pair have long connections to Omaha. Drootin, a member of The Good Life, has toured and recorded with acts such as Bright Eyes, She & Him, and Azure Ray. It was actually on a tour with The Good Life that she was swept off her feet by the handsome guitarist in the opening band, Art in Manila. Drootin is also the founder of Omaha Girls Rock!, a rock 'n' roll camp for girls that opened its doors in July 2011.

The band is ready to rev up the minivan and hit the trail, kids and trailer in tow.

Big Harp  
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