As luck would have it, 2 songs were born.  Through circumstances, too long to tell here, the songs ended up on a CD, and later, in the hands of the Dalai Lama.  Some months later, after Raven was in a near-fatal car accident, more songs were born.  Many more.  The name, Curious Birds, was taken from a poem by Raven, then accepted by the Spirits.

The first performance came from a request to play for a university student Pagan group.   Other opportunities followed.  The previously mentioned CD brought an offer of employment at a popular local venue known as Crompton’s Roadside Attraction.   When asked for a description of the musical genre, the Birds were at a loss.  There were many musical influences.  Sometimes the music shifted genres mid-song.  Sometimes it defied description.  As it so happened, the Birds, Scott and Raven, had a humorous relationship with Dave, the owner.  Some of the jokes revolved around the theme of shapeshifting after the Birds had gone for a Sunday brunch and were not noticed until they were paying their tab.  After much head scratching, the Birds decided that shapeshifting music would be an apt description.