Starling Arrow

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| genre = A cappella, folk

| years_active = 2020–present

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Tina Malia
Ayla Nereo
Chloe Smith
Leah Song
Marya Stark

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Starling Arrow is an American a cappella spirit-folk ensemble formed in 2020{{sfn|Starling Arrow|2022a}} by Leah Song and Chloe Smith (of Rising Appalachia), Tina Malia, Ayla Nereo, and Marya Stark.{{sfn|Cristi|2022}}

History

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The ensemble was conceived and formed during the pandemic lockdown of 2020, meeting via Zoom.{{sfn|Starling Arrow|2022a}} The group explains the original of its name as follows:

{{blockquote|Starling Arrow was born after learning more about the starling, an iridescent songbird known for its cooperation with its fellow birds to create beautiful murmuration patterns in the sky. Arrow speaks to the aim all 5 artists have together as songbirds, to create a song from collaborative inspiration and have it land in a place of unique beauty. Starling Arrow is meant to convey "The song sent with aim from the bow of the muse."{{sfn|Starling Arrow|2022b}}

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The group gave their debut performance at the Hawk and Hawthorne in Barnardsville, North Carolina in July 2022.{{sfn|Starling Arrow|2022b}}

The ensemble released its first single, "Wild Sweet", written by Ayla Nereo, in October 2022.{{sfn|Cristi|2022}} The song received a positive review from Ear to the Ground.{{sfn|Jones|2022}} A second single, "Into the River", written by Chloe Smith, was released in November 2022. Randy Radic, writing for Guitar Girl, described the song as "brilliant".{{sfn|Radic|2022}}

The ensemble released its third single, "By the Jordan", written by Tina Malia, in December 2022.{{sfn|Major|2022}}

A fourth single, "Fly Away", written by Marya Stark, was released in January 2023, as was a fifth single, "Oh Darlin'", written by Leah Song.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

The group released their first album, Cradle, on February 16, 2023,{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} produced and engineered by Tina Malia.{{sfn|Starling Arrow|2022b}}

Discography

=Albums=

Cradle (February 16, 2023)

=Singles=

"Wild Sweet" (October 7, 2022){{sfn|Music Press Asia Staff|2022}}
"Into the River" (November 4, 2022){{sfn|Radic|2022}}
"By the Jordan" (December 2, 2022){{sfn|Major|2022}}
"Fly Away" (January 6, 2023)
"Oh Darlin'" (January 27, 2023)

=Videos=

{{cite AV media |type=video |title=Wild Sweet |last=Starling Arrow |date=October 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-al77IYpmsg |access-date=2022-12-03 |ref=none}}
{{cite AV media |type=video |title=Into the River |last=Starling Arrow |date=November 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLViKfcBlZI |access-date=2022-12-03 |ref=none}}
{{cite AV media |type=video |title=By the Jordan |last=Starling Arrow |date=December 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s8jhISW4Mk |access-date=2022-12-10 |ref=none}}
{{cite AV media |type=video |title=Fly Away |last=Starling Arrow |date=January 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv6oFyAYScU |access-date=2023-03-01 |ref=none}}
{{cite AV media |type=video |title=Oh Darlin' |last=Starling Arrow |date=January 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl5ZOfDRSSA |access-date=2023-03-01 |ref=none}}

References

=Citations=

=Works cited=

{{cite news |title=Newly Formed Starling Arrow Announce Debut Single "Wild Sweet" Out Now & Album Due Out January 2023 |first=A. A. |last=Cristi |date=October 11, 2022 |work=Broadway World Music |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Newly-Formed-Starling-Arrow-Announce-Debut-Single-Wild-Sweet-Out-Now-Album-Due-Out-January-2023-20221011 |access-date=2022-12-01}}
{{cite news |title=Three exceptional new Americana tunes that reach back to the historical roots of music |date=October 19, 2022 |first=Greg |last=Jones |work=Ear to the Ground |url=https://www.eartothegroundmusic.co/2022/10/19/three-exceptional-new-americana-tunes-that-reach-back-to-the-historical-roots-of-music/ |access-date=2022-12-01}}
{{cite news |title=Starling Arrow Release New Single 'Into The Jordan' |first=Michael |last=Major |date=December 6, 2022 |work=Broadway World Music |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Starling-Arrow-Release-New-Single-Into-The-Jordan-20221206 |access-date=2022-12-10}}
{{cite news |title=US Folk Group Starling Arrow Release New Song |author=Music Press Asia Staff |date=November 25, 2022 |work=Music Press Asia |url=https://www.musicpressasia.com/2022/11/25/us-folk-group-starling-arrow-release-new-song/ |access-date=2022-12-01}}
{{cite news |title=Starling Arrow Releases Brilliant 'Into The River' |first=Randy |last=Radic |date=November 7, 2022 |url=https://guitargirlmag.com/featured/starling-arrow-releases-brilliant-into-the-river/ |access-date=2022-12-01}}
{{cite web |author=Starling Arrow |year=2022a |title=About |url=https://starlingarrow.com/about |website=StarlingArrow.com |access-date=2022-12-02}}
{{cite web |author=Starling Arrow |year=2022b |title=Starling Arrow |url=https://www.submithub.com/artist/starling-arrow |website=Submithub.com |access-date=2022-12-02}}