Minnesota-based group Maygen & The Birdwatcher are encouraging fans to “welcome joy into our hearts” with new single “Millie Moon” from upcoming LP, The Americana Dream, out October 10, 2025, via Yellow House Music Collective / Missing Piece Records.
The song is “about what happens when you let good things come to you and embrace bliss – especially after a particularly rough patch in your life.”
The band consists of lead vocalist Maygen Lacey, vocalist/guitarist Noah Neumann and banjo player Nik Pellinen, alongside mandolin player Jesse Maravec.
On the new song, vocalist/guitarist Noah Neumann shares:
The journey out of the briars into accepting and welcoming joy. The melody and the tone of this song were something we really wanted to make very sing and dance-along friendly, to encourage everyone to experience joy.
The new LP “reimagines the traditional definition of the American Dream” by moving towards “a full embrace of the literal definition of Americana.”
The record expresses the group’s Bluegrass and Folk roots, and is the result of a new recording process with co-Producer John Fields (Brandi Carlile, Soul Asylum, Miley Cyrus). They have already shared stages with Sierra Ferrell, Old Crow Medicine Show and Grace Potter. They’ve also won Album of the Year, Americana Artist of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year from the Midwest Country Music Organization.
2025 Tour Dates
August 18 – Louisville, KY – WFPK In-Studio Session
August 19 – Nashville, TN – WMOT In-Studio Session
August 20 – Knoxville, TN – WDVX Blue Plate Special
August 22 – Charlottesville, VA – WNRN In-Studio Session
August 31 – Shakopee, MN – Music on the Porch
September 5 – Saint Cloud, MN – Granite City Folk Society Kickoff Fest
September 6 – Zimmerman, MN – Sandhill Crane Music Festival
September 11 – Hillsboro, WI – BoogieDown at Driftless Music Gardens
September 13 – Minneapolis, MN – 56 Brewing @ Brewgrass Fest
September 19 – Batavia, IL – Sidecar Supper Club
September 20 – Plymouth, IN – Wild Rose Moon
September 25 – Winona, MN – Boats & Bluegrass Fest 2025
October 3 – Saint Joseph, MN – Milk & Honey Ciders
October 11 – Durand, WI – Brews on the Chippewa Festival
November 8 – Holmen, WI – Bluff View Concerts
November 15 – Lanesboro, MN – St Mane Theater
November 22 – Minneapolis, MN – AMERIGRASS @ Hook and Ladder Theater
