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The Stray Birds Find Their Sound in American Traditions

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The Stray Birds, composed of multi-instrumentalists and vocalists Oliver Craven, Maya de Vitry, and Charlie Muench

The music the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based band, The Stray Birds, plays owes a lot to a distinctly American tradition. But dig deeper and you'll find traditional music from elsewhere, and even some classical sensibilities.

That's thanks to the training of its members. Maya de Vitry, Oliver Craven, and Charlie Muench make up the band, and a recent tour took them to Milwaukee. They stopped by the Lake Effect studio for a conversation and a mini-concert: