Let's make this birthday one to remember.

50 years old (Born on October 05, 1974)

Happy Birthday, Colin Meloy! May your festivities be grander than the epic narratives of *The Hazards of Love*, and livelier than a sea shanty at one of your sold-out shows. Hope you celebrate with fewer hazards—and more love—than that brave Margaret encountered!

Here's wishing endless inspiration as imaginative as the vivid storytelling on *Castaways and Cutouts*. You're proof folk-rock can involve pirates, mythic beasts, chimney sweeps and still rock out successfully. Keep strumming those literary ballads—we're eager for whatever whimsical adventure you'll guide us through next year. Cheers to another chapter filled with brilliance (and quirky accordion solos)!