Act of Congress: Christmas Vol. 2

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Act of Congress is an acoustic quartet with influences from jazz, rock and pop. While they have quite a following here in Birmingham, in the last two years, they’ve partnered with the U.S. State Department and performed at embassies throughout Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Now settling back in Birmingham, they just released an album of Christmas songs. WBHM’s Michael Krall spoke with band members Adam Wright and Chris Griffin and produced this audio postcard…

Download music:
Dance of the Sugar Plumb Fairy
Sleigh Ride

 

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