Songs For Steve

Tunefully disarming and unapologetically out of sync with the times... casually celebrates swing-era sounds and innocence with playful zest. -Washington Post The Ditty Bops are a breath of fresh air. Combining styles as diverse as jazz, blues, folk and ragtime with honest (and often humorous) lyrics, the Los Angeles-based female duo is accessibly eccentric. -Billboard The Bops are adventurous, spirited hybridizers, layering plinky dulcimer, mandolin and guitar under their jaunty harmonies, and they craft their songs the way tunesmiths used to do... - Newsweek The Ditty Bops, also known as Amanda Barrett and Abby DeWald, have been writing and performing music together since 2003. They released two albums on Warner Bros Records, The Ditty Bops and Moon Over The Freeway, as well as the EP Pack Rat, and three independent recordings -Songs for Steve, The Color Album, and their pop-up CD Summer Rains, which was nominated for a Grammy. Last year, the duo sang with Bob Dylan on his album Christmas in the Heart and with Natalie Merchant on her new record. They were named one of Billboard Magazine's Top Ten Green Bands for riding 4,700 miles from LA to New York solely by bicycle, performing 40 concerts along the way. They have been featured on Late Night with Conan O'Brian, The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusson, The L Word, Extra, NPR's All Things Considered, and A Prairie Home Companion. Their music has appeared on Gray's Anatomy, Men in Trees, Ellen and in numerous films and commercials. They recently wrote and illustrated their first books Ruffy Loves to Exercise, Panc and Choc Cook, and Jelly Loves Jam - a koala's reviews of international jams. They are currently working on new art books, stories, and albums.