Doug's Top 5 for August 2007 in Metronome Magazine:

BIRD MANCINI
Funny Day
13-song CD

The husband and wife team of Ruby and Bill are the heart and soul behind the band Bird Mancini. On their latest album, Funny Day, the duo employs a host of side musicians that include bassists John Bridge, Rick Calcagni & Sven Larson, drummers Larry Harvey, Jim Clements & Mike Ahrens, percussionist Eric Michael Kelley, violinist Clara Kebabian and guitarist Mr. Curt to bring their well-penned compositions to fruition. The album opens with a song called "Holly" that finds Ruby and Bill sharing lead vocal chores. This song is a real masterpiece both lyrically and musically and should be a big seller on iTunes.
There's no escaping the Beatles influences on Funny Day or the psychedelic feel to this album, and whether intentional or not, Ruby and Bill create some of the coolest vocal harmonies and melodies since the heydays of the sixties. Songs of particular note to Beatles fans include "Rest of My Life," and the Sgt. Pepper's era influenced "So Cool." But that's not all Bird Mancini offers up from their extensive bag of tricks. There's a beautiful Celtic number that was originally written by Ruby's grandmother called "Red Geraniums," a gorgeously recorded and produced vocal track entitled "No Saints Can Say," and a Pink Floyd inspired song called "Heart of The City" that will give you an idea of the depth of this talented act.
With a mounting catalog of recorded music, Bird Mancini's new CD, Funny Day, is another colorful feather in their cap.
-Doug Sloan, Metronome Magazine, August 2007