Welcome to Newbird's web site. This web site showcases the music of Newbird featuring: David Chandler, Kenny Johnson, John Spreier, and Fred Wilkes. Newbird has released five albums to date including: Live at the Mars Hotel: Volume One, Live at the Mars Hotel: Volume Two, Live at the Mars Hotel: Volume Three, Live at the Mars Hotel: Volume Four, and The RISD Sessions.

In the autumn of 1989 David brought together Kenny drums, Fred on guitar & vocals, and John on bass & vocals for a band called Newbird which was founded as a showcase for Fred 's talent. They blended Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, and Eric Clapton influences with original tunes from David and John. The Dead Heads twirled and danced to the infectious rhythm for a couple of years.

Click on the links above and to the right to see the CDs, read the lyrics, hear the songs, and surf the links to the world wide web.

Steady Rollin' Man
Mister Charlie
It Takes a Lot to Laugh...
Don't Let Go
They Love Each Other
It Ain't No Use
Pressure Drop
All This Love
One Kind Favor
One After 909
I Shot the Sheriff
That's What Love Will Do For You
The Harder They Come
U.S. Blues

Click on the links above to download the songs encoded as WMA (Windows Media Audio) files.

Unlike other websites, Barnyard Sounds always provides the entire song (not just clips) encoded in Windows Media Audio format (WMA) for your listening pleasure. In addition to the music we also provide the lyrics and the graphics for the CD. Barnyard Sounds believes that the internet is the radio of the 21st Century and that listening to music on the web should be free. If you would like to own the CDs, you can pay for them. Click here to purchase Newbird's CDs.