Scott Hirsch + Kelly McFarling

You’ve heard SCOTT HIRSCH’s work already even if you didn’t know it. He’s been the magic man behind so many records over the last couple decades-as producer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the ‘other half’, the Yin to MC Taylor’s Yang in Hiss Golden Messenger and their previous group, The Court and Spark. He helmed the Grammy-nominated record by legendary folk singer Alice Gerrard. He’s worked with iconic California outsiders like the Mother Hips’ Greg Loicano and Orpheo McCloud. He’s also a master of film sound, doing the mixes on a number of lauded indie releases including Hannah Jayanti’s documentary “Truth or Consequences”, with a score by Bill Frisell. Hirsch is finding himself the nexus point of a burgeoning recording and arts scene in Ojai, California, the small mountain town where he and his family call home now.

KELLY MCFARLING is an Atlanta-born, Bay Area-based singer-songwriter. Her songs capture a palette of Georgia clay and California gold. She has been writing and releasing music for a over a decade in the Bay Area. Her latest release, Bed of a River, was recorded in Richmond, VA at Spacebomb studios, and finished at home in California. The album is a collaboration with Andrew Brennan in writing, arranging, playing, recording, and living. Other releases include Distractible Child (2010), Ridgeline (2013) Water Dog (2017), Deep the Habit (2021)