Big Harp - "I Got an Itch"

Photo by Nicole Busch

Big Harp is the duo of Chris Senseney and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney. It's been a decade since their last album, but they're back with new music. "I Got an Itch" reminds me of that great folk revival from ten to fifteen years ago, when roots music was the new big thing and the Newport Folk Festival came back to prominence. It's a laid back folk track with Senseney taking lead vocals, and sounds like you're just hanging out with the duo while they show you a new song. "I Got an Itch" is a timeless folk song that sounds both old timey and modern at the same time. This one will remind you why you fell in love with the genre in the first place, and is going to have you pulling up some folk playlists for the rest of the day.

Chris Senseney says of his band's new single:

“It’s pretty much about what it seems like it’s about. One of our goals was to be as plainspoken as possible on this record, with any kind of lyrical tricks or wordplay in service to communication, not in the way of it. While it has a lot of details that are specific to us, I think the sentiment works for anybody who has ever felt constricted by responsibility or nostalgic for a remembered freedom, real or imagined.”

You can watch the video for "I Got an Itch" below. Run to Blue is due out March 27 on Saddle Creek, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Big Harp, check out the band on Instagram and Facebook.