Artists:We're About 9

We're About 9

"The twenty-something threesome's abilities as songwriters and performers is downright superb. Their material is literate, tasteful and often charmingly wistful, and their musicianship and vocal harmonies are world class." WVIA-FM - George Graham, Program Director

Find yourself bursting aloud with laughter, dazzled with thought-provoking metaphors, lifted to the heavens with soaring harmonies, and moments later with tears in your eyes, and you are likely enjoying the witty musicianship that is We’re About 9.

Formed in 1999, when Brian, Katie and Pat all stumbled upon the same open mic night in historic Ellicott City, Maryland, they quickly discovered their shared admiration for complex songwriting and wicked harmonies. As they grew as a trio and strengthened their unique sound, they won over audiences with their distinctive, edgy, fun and articulate arsenal of charm.

Releasing their second full-length studio recording, Paperdust :: Stardust, has taken We’re About 9 on a creative journey as friends and as a band.

After more than a year of day-jobs, careers and other musical ventures, We’re About 9 was ready to get back in the studio. During that year, a duo version of the group emerged. Brian and Katie continued playing shows and writing songs, while third member Pat Klink played drums with a local rock band. Paperdust :: Stardust reflects their time apart and musical journey, playing with other artists along the way.

“We started this project most of a year ago as a duo album,” says Brian. “We'd been doing mostly duo shows, and wanted to make an album that reflected that, but we were also playing a lot of shows with special guests joining us, and we wanted an album that reflected that, and then we started playing a lot of trio shows again, and we wanted an album that reflected that. What we ended up with is the most lovely collage.”

Guests on Paperdust :: Stardust include:

• Naked Blue - Jen and Scott Smith
• Girlyman - Ty, Nate and Doris
• Andy and Denise - Andy Fox and Denise O’Brien
• Abbie Gardner of Red Molly

While some songs are duo focused, Pat Klink is also all over this record adding his magic, multi-instrumental talent to many of the songs.

There are planes, berries, and miscreants. There's courting, love, and love lost. And it's all on one disc, engineered by the amazing Scott Smith of Naked Blue.

WE'RE ABOUT 9

We're About 9 is a trio that is focused on complex songwriting and big wall-of-sound harmonies. They take turns on lead vocal, all sing on every song, and accompany their voices with thoughtfully conceived acoustic guitar and electric bass.

Katie Graybeal, Pat Klink and Brian Gundersdorf exploded on to the folk circuit in 2003 with an unequivocal buzz, a load of festival appearances, and a relentless arsenal of charm, energy and intelligence.

The kids met at a little open mic at The Jahva House in Ellicott City, MD. There they quickly identified the chemistry they shared, and started singing on eachother's songs. They came up with the name "We're About 9," on the spot, real quick like. They needed a name to go by on a particular night at the open mic, and for some reaon, this ridiculous name (a joke about their maturity problem) stuck. They had no idea that they'd soon be going by this name as they graced the stages of The Falcon Ridge Folk Fest, Philadelphia Folk Fest, Clearwater, Four Corners Folk Fest, Kerrville Folk Fest, Bele Cher, Mountain Stage New Song, Avalon, Susquehanna Music and Arts, Green River (and the list just keeps going like that) !

Simultaneously playing and writing for a diverse, intelligent audience is what has given this trio a distinctive, edgy, fun, articulate, professional style..