# Starling Arrow

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**Starling Arrow** is an American [a cappella](/source/A_cappella) [spirit-folk](/source/Folk_music) ensemble formed in 2020[1] by [Leah Song](/source/Leah_Song) and [Chloe Smith](/source/Chloe_Smith_(musician)) (of [Rising Appalachia](/source/Rising_Appalachia)), [Tina Malia](/source/Tina_Malia), [Ayla Nereo](/source/Ayla_Nereo), and Marya Stark.[2]

## History

The ensemble was conceived and formed during the pandemic lockdown of 2020, meeting via Zoom.[1] The group explains the original of its name as follows:

Starling Arrow was born after learning more about the [starling](/source/Starling), an iridescent songbird known for its cooperation with its fellow birds to create beautiful [murmuration](/source/Murmuration) patterns in the sky. Arrow speaks to the aim all 5 artists have together as songbirds, to create a song from collaborative inspiration and have it land in a place of unique beauty. Starling Arrow is meant to convey "The song sent with aim from the bow of the muse."[3]

The group gave their debut performance at the Hawk and Hawthorne in [Barnardsville, North Carolina](/source/Barnardsville,_North_Carolina) in July 2022.[3]

The ensemble released its first single, "Wild Sweet", written by Ayla Nereo, in October 2022.[2] The song received a positive review from *Ear to the Ground*.[4] A second single, "Into the River", written by Chloe Smith, was released in November 2022. Randy Radic, writing for *Guitar Girl*, described the song as "brilliant".[5]

The ensemble released its third single, "By the Jordan", written by Tina Malia, in December 2022.[6] A fourth single, "Fly Away", written by Marya Stark, was released in January 2023, as was a fifth single, "Oh Darlin'", written by Leah Song.[citation needed]

The group released their first album, *Cradle*, on February 16, 2023,[citation needed] produced and engineered by Tina Malia.[3]

## Discography

### Albums

- *Cradle* (February 16, 2023)

### Singles

- "Wild Sweet" (October 7, 2022)[7]
- "Into the River" (November 4, 2022)[5]
- "By the Jordan" (December 2, 2022)[6]
- "Fly Away" (January 6, 2023)
- "Oh Darlin'" (January 27, 2023)

### Videos

- Starling Arrow (October 2022). [*Wild Sweet*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-al77IYpmsg) (video). Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- Starling Arrow (November 2022). [*Into the River*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLViKfcBlZI) (video). Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- Starling Arrow (December 2022). [*By the Jordan*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s8jhISW4Mk) (video). Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- Starling Arrow (January 2023). [*Fly Away*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv6oFyAYScU) (video). Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- Starling Arrow (January 2023). [*Oh Darlin'*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl5ZOfDRSSA) (video). Retrieved 2023-03-01.

## References

### Citations

1. Starling Arrow 2022a.

1. Cristi 2022.

1. Starling Arrow 2022b.

1. Jones 2022.

1. Radic 2022.

1. Major 2022.

1. Music Press Asia Staff 2022.

### Works cited

- Cristi, A. A. (October 11, 2022). ["Newly Formed Starling Arrow Announce Debut Single "Wild Sweet" Out Now & Album Due Out January 2023"](https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Newly-Formed-Starling-Arrow-Announce-Debut-Single-Wild-Sweet-Out-Now-Album-Due-Out-January-2023-20221011). *Broadway World Music*. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- Jones, Greg (October 19, 2022). ["Three exceptional new Americana tunes that reach back to the historical roots of music"](https://www.eartothegroundmusic.co/2022/10/19/three-exceptional-new-americana-tunes-that-reach-back-to-the-historical-roots-of-music/). *Ear to the Ground*. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- Major, Michael (December 6, 2022). ["Starling Arrow Release New Single 'Into The Jordan'"](https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Starling-Arrow-Release-New-Single-Into-The-Jordan-20221206). *Broadway World Music*. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- Music Press Asia Staff (November 25, 2022). ["US Folk Group Starling Arrow Release New Song"](https://www.musicpressasia.com/2022/11/25/us-folk-group-starling-arrow-release-new-song/). *Music Press Asia*. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- Radic, Randy (November 7, 2022). ["Starling Arrow Releases Brilliant 'Into The River'"](https://guitargirlmag.com/featured/starling-arrow-releases-brilliant-into-the-river/). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- Starling Arrow (2022a). ["About"](https://starlingarrow.com/about). *StarlingArrow.com*. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- Starling Arrow (2022b). ["Starling Arrow"](https://www.submithub.com/artist/starling-arrow). *Submithub.com*. Retrieved 2022-12-02.

## External links

- [Official website](https://starlingarrow.com/)
- [Starling Arrow](https://bandcamp.com/starlingarrow) on Bandcamp
- [Starling Arrow](https://soundcloud.com/starlingarrow) on SoundCloud
- [Starling Arrow](https://www.youtube.com/) on YouTube

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