MOUTHS OF BABES

“World Brand New, the new album from Mouths of Babes, is a ridiculously infectious collection of Americana about navigating turbulent times and forging renewal. An outstanding album that flies the flag for compassion, understanding and change.” — Folk Radio UK

“A seamless blending of Ingrid's Americana-oriented style with Ty's pop-influenced sound, Mouths of Babes might be the most compelling queer duo since the Indigo Girls.” — Bay Area Reporter
 

Mouths of Babes is an award-winning folk-Americana duo known for emotionally nuanced songwriting, tight vocal harmonies, and a rare, intimate connection with their audience. Their band motto, “All the feelings, all the time” is no joke; at shows, fans snort with laughter, cry into their date’s shoulder, and make confessions at the merch table.  Fronted by veteran performers Ty Greenstein and Ingrid Elizabeth, the duo delivers the kind of emotionally rich songwriting and disarming humor that keeps audiences leaning forward in their seats from first note to encore. 

Both artists come from acclaimed musical lineages and storied careers. Before forming Mouths of Babes, Ty and Ingrid toured nationally for years with their respective bands, Girlyman and Coyote Grace, sharing the stage with artists like Dar Williams, Melissa Ferrick, and the Indigo Girls (Girlyman was signed to Amy Ray’s record label, Daemon Records) and quickly becoming headliners themselves. The two singer-songwriters met on tour and immediately felt the pull of their chemistry. So when both bands split up around the same time in 2012, they didn’t hesitate before combining forces. 

Now they have distilled the best of the songwriting, musicianship, and humor of their previous groups into what the Huffington Post calls “powerful, romantic, and giddy…a musical and personal love fest all at once.” Mouths of Babes’ music is shaped by influences ranging from 60s folk and Motown to their own families—Ty’s father, Ron Greenstein, has been a member of the legendary folk harmony group The Chad Mitchell Trio, while Ingrid’s great–uncle Tom Eyen wrote the Tony-winning musical Dreamgirls. Onstage, Ingrid and Ty trade lead vocals, instruments, and jokes with ease—Ty on guitars, banjo, and foot percussion; Ingrid on upright bass, ukulele, harmonica, and cajón—seamlessly creating a show that can span a dizzying range of genres: singer-songwriter, blues, soul, folk-rock, country, even musical theater. 

Known for putting on joyful shows with tight vocal harmonies, Mouths of Babes has also won accolades for their more serious material: “Any Other Day,” which subtly addresses privilege and police violence, won an Independent Music Award for Best Social Action Song. And the band earned honors as Finalists in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest for “Brighter In The Dark,” written about a friend struggling with mental and chronic illness. Fans also helped the duo raise over $50,000 for each of their full-length albums, Brighter in the Dark and World Brand New on wildly successful Kickstarter campaigns.

Critics consistently praise the duo’s musicality and stage presence. Ty is widely recognized as a gifted lyricist, with Relix Magazine praising the “poignant honesty and emotional intensity” of her writing. Ingrid, a commanding performer and bassist, has been described by Curve Magazine as “unabashed” and “fearless,” with Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray remarking on her “timelessness of song.” MTV.com praises the duo’s “depth of emotion,” while the Chicago Tribune highlights their “unique counterpoints, elegant harmonies, and intuitive onstage chemistry.” 

But for Mouths of Babes, the magic doesn’t stop at the stage. During the isolation of the pandemic, Ty and Ingrid launched Live From the Baberhood, a weekly online concert series streamed from their living room. What began as a way to keep playing quickly became a lifeline, with hundreds of fans gathering regularly for music, stories, and a sense of belonging during an uncertain time. Since then, this has translated powerfully back into in-person shows where audiences sing along and stay to chat with each other and the duo after the show.

This spirit of fostering community has continued to evolve in unexpected and deeply meaningful ways. In recent years, Mouths of Babes have begun hosting small-group international trips for fans to places like Scotland, France, and Ireland. They keep the groups intimate and the activities un-touristy: meals together, local culture and music, and acoustic performances. For many fans, the friendships formed on these trips continue well beyond the journey.

Ty and Ingrid are quick-witted, deeply accessible, and refreshingly real—qualities that extend to their Patreon community (The Baberhood) and social media presence. At shows they are professional, humble, and audience-focused, known for filling rooms with attentive listeners who go home feeling better about the world.

As Café Veritas’ Michael Mullane put it: “This is the kind of music that makes you glad to be alive.”

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