JOYBIRD Jess McIntosh Chicago Joybird is the musical project of Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist, Jess McIntosh. She has held many titles: fiddler, educator, songwriter, performer and tour mate, visual artist, continual student. With her debut album, Long Time Exhaling, she has also proven herself an accomplished storyteller. "At times playful, at times immersed in longing, the album is fiercely hopeful and deeply communal." "...music that dreams and heightens and travels, music that lands with gentle force to disrupt the day, to make you pause and reflect." -Abigail Zimmer (Poetry Editor, The Lettered Streets Press)
