Maybe April

Maybe April is an American musical duo based in Nashville who play Americana indie folk.^[1]^[2] They have opened shows for Brandy Clark and Sarah Jarosz.^[3]^[4] Singers Katy Bishop, Alaina Stacey and former member Kristen Castro met at Grammy camp in 2012.^[5] Kristen Castro left the band in February 2019.^[6] When they performed as a trio, their harmonies were described as "lustrous"^[7] and "spring-clear".^[8]

The lustrous harmonies of the voices; the appealing mix of their personalities; and their winningly under-amplified sound which lends their performance an almost acoustic quality. Those songs are a mix of country/folk-Americana/indie sounds and feature sophisticated lyrics that suggest the glowing beauty of this trio of feminine souls hides a certain amount of heartbreak and worldliness, though not the loss of a romantic spirit.

— Reviewer Hedy Weiss in the Chicago Sun-Times^[7]

OriginNashville

GenresCountry/ Americana

InstrumentsVocals, guitar, mandolin

Years active2012-present

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Maybe April
The trio performing in 2018
Background information
Origin	Nashville
Genres	Country/ Americana
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, mandolin
Years active	2012-present

Website	www.maybeapril.com

References

[1]
Phyllis Stark (April 7, 2017). "All-Female Bands Shaping Up as the Next Hot Trend in Country Music". Billboard magazine. Retrieved March 5, 2017. ... Maybe April: ... trio of singer-songwriters describes its sound as "country indie folk" with three-part harmonies. ... Katy Bishop, Kristen Castro and Alaina Stacey met at a music industry camp in Nashville in 2012. ...
[2]
"Interview with Nashville Trio Maybe April on Music and Songwriting, Guitargirlmag.com". www.guitargirlmag.com. Guitar Girl Magazine. 17 April 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
[3]
Hannahlee Allers (October 29, 2016). "Interview: Maybe April 'Don't Want to Have to Fit Into Anyone Else's Mold'". The Boot. Retrieved March 5, 2017. ... Maybe April have been making a name for themselves in Music City since moving there in 2013, but with recent opening gigs for artists such as Brandi Carlile and Sarah Jarosz, not to mention a new single and an upcoming EP, the trio is primed for a breakout. ...
[4]
Kali Bradford (February 7, 2017). "Night of Nashville returns to South Jackson". Tullahoma News. Retrieved March 5, 2017. ... Maybe April is a country Americana trio made up of Katy Bishop, Kristen Castro and Alaina Stacey. Hailing from Jonesboro, Arkansas, Simi Valley, California and Chicago, the three met in the summer of 2012 at a music industry camp in Nashville. ...
[5]
Billy Dukes (7 September 2016). "Maybe April Have No Doubts About Future Together". Taste of Country. Retrieved March 5, 2017. ... Grammy Camp, a live-in music camp where participants learn about the industry ... come from Simi Valley, Calif. (Castro), Chicago (Stacey) and Jonesboro, Ark. (Bishop) ...
[6]
Kristen Castro (February 4, 2019). "Kristen Castro left the band announcement". Twitter. Retrieved June 25, 2019. The last 6 years in Maybe April were amazing, however, it's time for me to part ways & pursue different roles & opportunities... .
[7]
Hedy Weiss (July 29, 2014). "Discovering the lustrous sound of a three-girl group called Maybe April". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 5, 2017. ... The appeal of Maybe April ... The lustrous harmonies of the voices; the appealing mix of their personalities; and their winningly under-amplified sound which lends their performance an almost acoustic quality. ... .
[8]
Bliss Bowen (June 2, 2016). "No 'Tomatoes' Here". Pasadena Weekly. Retrieved March 5, 2017. ... Maybe April, a self-described "country indie folk" trio ... clearly take a page from the Dixie Chicks playbook. Katy Bishop, Kristen Castro and Alaina Stacey take turns singing lead and sharing spring-clear harmonies ...

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