Before their soundcheck at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, California, a few years ago, Claire Lynch and her band—Mark Schatz (bass), Bryan McDowell (fiddle, mandolin, and vocals), and Matt Wingate (guitar and vocals)—graciously allowed us to film a couple of informal performances. Here they perform Lynch’s song “How Many Moons” from her 2014 release Dear Sister (compassrecords.com). (clairelynch.com)

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