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"? 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

The Accidental Band's second CD, The Music Kept Us Sane, is scheduled for release in late summer or early fall.  It features 14 songs by Craig Clifford.  A rough mix of "Ridin' Bulls," is posted on the band's MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/theaccidentalband.

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.myspace.com/theaccidentalband.

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.

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$10.00 for one CD / $7.50 for two or more.

If you select the "two or more" option, please enter a quantity of two or more when you get to the PayPal checkout screen.

Prices & Quantities

One CD @ 12.00 $12.00 2 or more CDs @ 10.00 $10.00

Or if you prefer to download the album as MP3's for $9.99:

 

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

Amazon.com

Photos and videos in reverse chronological order

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 . . .