Minnesota-based group Maygen & The Birdwatcher released their comforting new single “Feel Good” via Yellow House Music Collective/Missing Piece Records. Inflecting their bluegrass + folk roots with a pop sensibility, the track finds lead singer-songwriters Maygen Lacey and Noah Neumann reflecting on the comfort of home and the need to go back to your roots after times of strife and hardship.
The track was featured at Glide Magazine who exclaimed, “the versatile musicians deliver top-notch musicianship that evokes comparisons to the likes of Tedeschi Trucks Band, Lake Street Dive, and Alison Krauss & Union Station. Led by the twangy and soulful vocals of Maygen Lacey, the band will surely be a festival favorite for years to come.”
“This song is a heartfelt tribute to the pull of home and the healing power of nostalgia,” shares Lacey. “It paints a vivid picture of someone who’s been through a tough year, worn down by life’s storms, finally returning to the comfort of their roots, or at least dreaming of it. There’s a deep emotional resonance in how the past, though it may fade, leaves behind feelings that linger and provide strength. Ultimately, it’s not just about going home, or the thought of it – it’s about reconnecting with who you are and where you came from, and finding peace in that familiarity.”
The new song is the first taste of more new music coming this fall co-produced by John Fields (Brandi Carlile, Soul Asylum, Miley Cyrus). “Feel Good” was one of the first songs that Lacey and Neumann wrote following their 2021 debut Moonshine and their subsequent EPs Bootleggin’ At The Flower Shop and Leap Year. And while their writing process usually involves lots of individual time and workshopping, this one was written in one day with the two of them and a guitar in a room together.
Bursting onto the scene with their sparkling bluegrass in 2021, Maygen & The Birdwatcher has a lot to show over the course of just a couple of years. They’ve shared stages with fellow genre luminaries like Sierra Ferrell, Old Crow Medicine Show and Grace Potter and had songs featured in Spotify’s Indie Bluegrass and New Grass playlists, Minnesota Monthly, and 89.3FM The Current. They’ve also won Album of the Year, Americana Artist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year from the Midwest Country Music Organization. Now, they’re gearing up for a busy year ahead with new music and tour and festival dates.
2025 Tour Dates
August 31 – Shakopee, MN – Music on the Porch
September 5 – Saint Cloud, MN – Granite City Folk Society Kickoff Fest
September 6 – Zimmerman, MN – Sandhill Crane Music Festival
September 11 – Hillsboro, WI – BoogieDown at Driftless Music Gardens
September 13 – Minneapolis, MN – 56 Brewing @ Brewgrass Fest
September 19 – Batavia, IL – Sidecar Supper Club
September 20 – Plymouth, IN – Wild Rose Moon
September 25 – Winona, MN – Boats & Bluegrass Fest 2025
October 11 – Durand, WI – Brews on the Chippewa Festival
November 15 – Lanesboro, MN – St Mane Theater