The Accidental Band

Original songs by Craig Clifford

Classic Texas singer-songwriter music

Classic country

A few rock & roll and rockabilly classics

A few traditional folk songs

Why are we called "The Accidental Band"? It was an accident that we came together.  We first played together because we were asked to provide the music for the 60^th birthday party of a good friend, Tim Jones.  It worked so well we decided to take the show on the road. We're available for small, medium, or large venues, and private parties.

Upcoming Shows

CONTACTS

To order Craig's new acoustic CD, Hard Time in Texas, go to Craig's solo page.

The Accidental Band's second CD, The Music Kept Us Sane, is available in Stephenville at Hastings and GRUMPS and in Proctor at HANDY'S LIQUOR STORE.  Or you can order it here.

Order direct / PayPal payment.

$12.00

Or if you prefer to download the album or singles as MP3s:

MP3s also available at ITunes, Amazon, Napster, and other digital distribution outlets.

The Accidental Band debut album, Living on the County Line, was released in spring of 2009.

The songs on this album, all written by lead singer and guitarist Craig Clifford, weave together the people and places of Erath County, Texas. A concept album united by recurring characters and events and the spirit of a place, it ranges from the up-beat rockabilly sound of “Living Wet in a Dry County” to the poignant slice of Texas life in “Three-Quarter Time” to the dark and chilling drama of “The Back Road Home from Proctor” to the Dylanesque talking blues of “The Libneck Anthem.” In the tradition of Texas singer-songwriters like Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, Clifford is first and foremost a storyteller inspired by the lives of the people he sees every day. “They are, like all humans, flawed and fated by their circumstances, but their grit and heart make me want to write songs about them,” he says in the liner notes.

You can listen to some of the songs at http://www.reverbnation.com/#!/accidentalband.

In Stephenville "Living on the County Line" is available at Hastings, GRUMPS, and THE LITERARY LION BOOKSTORE; in Proctor at HANDY'S LIQUOR STORE; in Granbury at STUDIO 216; and in Tolar at THE LINE CAMP STEAKHOUSE.  Or you can order it here.

Order direct / PayPal payment.

$12.00

Or if you prefer to download the album or singles as MP3's:

 

Or you can download individual songs at ITunes and Amazon.com:

Amazon.com

Photos and videos in reverse chronological order

For photos from the Greenwood in Bluff Dale, May 21, 2011,  click on the photo below . . .

For photos of "Dinner in the Stacks," Friends of the Dick Smith Library, Tarleton State University, Click on the photo below...

For photos of preview party for Canadian sculptor Paul Burke, click on the photo below . . .

For photos by Mallory Young and Kathleen Mollick from the Greenwood in Bluff Dale, Nov. 20, 2010,  click on the photo below . . .

For photos by Mallory Young from Roots, Nov. 6, 2010,  click on the photo below . . .

For photos by Mallory Young from Brennan Vineyards, June 12, 2010, click on the photo below . . .

For photos by Mallory Young and Craig Clifford from the Playin' the Field Outdoor Country Music Festival, Sept. 4-6, 2009, click on the photo below . . .

For photos by Mallory Young from the Line Camp Steakhouse Backyard Stage, August 15, 2009, click on the photo below . . .

For photos by Mallory Young from the Line Camp Steakhouse Backyard Stage, June 6, 2009, click on the photo below . . .

For photos by Mallory Young from Grumps, Stephenville, May 2, 2009, click on the photo below . . .

For photos by Mallory Young and Craig Clifford from Jim's 60th Birthday Bash at City Limits, Stephenville, Texas, Aug. 2, 2008, click on the image below . . .