Singin’ the Bones is Laura First, Susan Spangler, and Don Oehser
The three came together with a motivation to embrace all styles of music and, in fact, design their performances to trick the ear by going from Appalachian folk to Jazz standards, Delta blues to Scottish ballads, jug band tunes to Italian Renaissance pieces, and bluegrass to Celtic madrigals or gospel.
Laura First performs songs of Appalachia and Medieval Europe, both as a soloist and a recording artist in Europe as well as with The National Symphony and other specialty groups in the D.C. area.
Susan Spangler delights audiences with her sultry tones in both the classical and jazz performance media. Her ability to blend vocally is as renowned as her magical harmony.
Don Oehser has played and/or recorded with bluesmen Catfish Hodge, J.B. Hutto, Tom Principato; D.C. rock-a-billy legend Billy Hancock; boogie-woogie pianist Daryl Davis; and jazz/swing bands Night & Day and Swingspeak.