Welcome

Thank you for visiting the official website for Magic Birds, a Chattanooga, TN-based band made up of Scott Bruce and Ben Ezell. Delivering their own brand of Americana music, the duo blends together elements of classic country, bluegrass and folk, producing a style of music that exemplifies the sound that has helped shape their lives. Check out the site, see where the next performance will be and take a listen to a few tunes. Hope you like what you hear!

Catch us in 2023! 

We are late getting an update to you this year, but man, 2023 has been a blast for us so far and it's just getting started. We have a lot of shows on the calendar for this Spring & Summer, and the best news is, it looks like we will FINALLY be releasing our 2nd album this year. We know, we have said that quite a few times over the years, but this time, we really mean it! The recording process is over, so now we just work on the preparation of getting everything to you in the best possible format we can! More to come on this in the very near future. Until then, come see us live--we'd love to hang out with you!! 

We can't wait to see YOU throughout 2022! 

We have eased back into live performances. We did a few shows in the fall of 2021 and we played an amazing show in Iva, SC in early March of this year. But now the floodgates have opened and we are back at it--and we cannot wait! We will be performing at the 2022 Cumberland Trail Spring Festival in late April, we'll be Cherry Street Tavern's Artist in Residency every Thursday night during the month of July, we are headed to Clayton, GA in July and then headed to Ben's hometown of Marshall, NC in late September.

We could go on and on because we are so excited about these upcoming performances, but why don't you just head over to our SHOWS page to learn more. We hope to see you out there somewhere!!

2021 Update... 

The birds are back at it! We are finally easing back into playing live music, after an almost 2 year forced break. We cannot wait to play tunes for you once again, so please keep checking out our SHOWS page, as we will continue to add more concerts soon!

Stay With Me 

Our new single Stay With Me, which was once again produced by our good buddy Nick Lutsko, is now available to stream or download just about everywhere. Here are some links to help you find it easier. Crank it up and enjoy!  
 - Our Videos Page
 - Spotify
 - iTunes
 - YouTube

Caroline's Calling 

Our newest single Caroline's Calling is now available to download or stream just about anywhere you normally get your music. Head over to our videos page to check it out. We are really proud of this one. It's the 4th single we have released from our upcoming sophomore album, which we hope to finish and release at some point in 2020. Once again, this song was produced by Nick Lutsko and features backing vocals from Amber Fults and lead guitar from Matt Shigekawa (from Ashley and the X's). We hope you like it!

We're baaaaack... 

We have been pretty quiet during the first few months of 2019, but we are gearing up for some new shows in May and cannot wait to perform for you all again! We will be a part of the Guerrilla Showcases at the SERFA Conference in Chattanooga on Saturday 5/18 and then will turn around the very next day on Sunday 5/19 to be a part of the festivities in the Chattanooga Choo Choo gardens for a Blues, Bluegrass & BBQ event for Mental Health Awareness Month. After that, we will return to Anderson, SC on Sat 7/20 for what will sure to be a fun night. But keep checking back on the website as we continue to add more dates, as well as more details for these shows already scheduled. Also, we are still in the studio working on our new album, but we may have a new single to tide you over very soon. Stay tuned....

One last single before the year ends! 

We are still working on our new album, but we wanted to go ahead and release one last single for you before the year ends. And there couldn't be a better time to release Shiver! We have been playing this one out live for a while now, but it's never been recorded. With the excellent production from our good buddy Nick Lutsko, we're proud to finally share it with you!
Download or stream it on Spotify, YouTube, Amazon, iTunes or CD Baby....or just visit our videos page on our site. We hope you enjoy it!

New Year, New Light 

We are very proud to present our newest single, New Year, New Light. The first release from our upcoming sophomore album, this track was produced by Nick Lutsko, includes music accompaniment by Nick and features Danimal Pinson on the lap steel guitar. 
Here are a few links to get you up-to-speed:
- Lyric Video on YouTube
- Press from Nooga.com
- Download on CD Baby
- Download on Amazon
- Download on iTunes
- Stream on Spotify
Please like, share, download, stream and spread the word to your friends...and most importantly, thank you for listening and supporting Magic Birds!

Back at it again! 

After months and months of constant touring, we took some much needed time off to spend quality time with our families. Now that our kids remember what we look like, we are back at it again with a slew of new shows. It all starts this Saturday 9/30 at The Rooftop Hop in downtown Chattanooga. And while you are here, please check out all of our upcoming shows. We hope to see your smiling face at a few of them! Oh, and we may even have a handful of new songs for you to hear.....

Jun23

Magic Birds @ Dalton Brewing Company

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Dalton Brewing Company, 112 W King Street, Dalton, GA 30720

We are heading down the road to Dalton for the first time! We've had friends and family from Dalton come to see us perform in Chattanooga before so we are so excited to bring the tunes to them this time. Right in the heart of downtown Dalton, we will be serving up the sounds from 7-9pm while the fine folks from Dalton Brewing Company serve up the cold ones! Mark your calendar and come hang out with us!

Jul28

We are very excited to make it back on the lineup for the 2023 Nightfall Concert Series. On Fri 7/28, we will be taking the stage at 7pm, warming it up Joshua Hedley! If you are not familiar with his music, you should definitely check him out--he is one of the ones that is carrying the torch for real country music and we could not be more excited about sharing the stage with him. This is free event and we go on at 7pm and will play for about 45 minutes. Don't miss our set because we have some special tricks up our sleeve for this one!!

Aug11

We are finally releasing our sophomore album, Twenty-Three, and we are celebrating with an album release show ay Cherry Street Tavern! We will have more info coming soon but this will be a full night with special guests so go ahead and make plans to come hang out with us and celebrate an album release that has been a very LONG time coming! We will have CDs, vinyl and some new t-shirts to go along with the good times--can't wait to see you there!!

Aug18

Magic Birds Album Release Show

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Mars Theatre Brewing Company, 70 N Main Street, Mars Hill, NC 28754

We are finally releasing our sophomore album, Twenty-Three, and we are headed back to Ben's old stomping grounds for our NC album release show! This will be a free show and we will be performing from 7-10pm, so go ahead and make plans to come hang out with us and celebrate an album release that has been a very LONG time coming! We will have CDs, vinyl and some new t-shirts to go along with the good times--can't wait to see you there!!

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