CD - Friends Family, and Neighbors
These tracks were mostly cut at Audio Madness in Warren, MI with Stewart Simon or at my home studio. They were mixed with Don Dixon at his place in Canton, OH over the course of the few weekends.
I generally played drums, keyboards, mandolin, and bass, but I had a lot of help from Stewart Simon, Graham Maby, Don Jones, Don Dixon, Jamie Hoover, Frank Kelly, Veronica Wardowski, Chloe Jones, Gary Sussman, Shaun Mason, Terry Monaghan, Sandy Picard, Ben Silverman, Leslie Jones, Mike O’brien, and John Crenshaw, who all played various instruments and sang (better than me). Michelle Lanno Wadowski did the graphics on this and all of my releases.
As those of you who have made records know, it’s always a big project. Lots of things have to go right, as the natural pull of the earth drags you sideways. Sometimes the sideways adds to the homemade quality and, dare I say, je ne sais quoi of all things made by human hands. Sometimes, the sideways throws a little cake frosting in your hair or stains a piece of clothing, you hope never washes out. And sometimes, you wind up with your head in hands. The scope of the experience is where the treasure lies.
This experience, thankfully, was a solid yes to all of those things. See if you can spot the typo in the liner notes (-:
These tracks were mostly cut at Audio Madness in Warren, MI with Stewart Simon or at my home studio. They were mixed with Don Dixon at his place in Canton, OH over the course of the few weekends.
I generally played drums, keyboards, mandolin, and bass, but I had a lot of help from Stewart Simon, Graham Maby, Don Jones, Don Dixon, Jamie Hoover, Frank Kelly, Veronica Wardowski, Chloe Jones, Gary Sussman, Shaun Mason, Terry Monaghan, Sandy Picard, Ben Silverman, Leslie Jones, Mike O’brien, and John Crenshaw, who all played various instruments and sang (better than me). Michelle Lanno Wadowski did the graphics on this and all of my releases.
As those of you who have made records know, it’s always a big project. Lots of things have to go right, as the natural pull of the earth drags you sideways. Sometimes the sideways adds to the homemade quality and, dare I say, je ne sais quoi of all things made by human hands. Sometimes, the sideways throws a little cake frosting in your hair or stains a piece of clothing, you hope never washes out. And sometimes, you wind up with your head in hands. The scope of the experience is where the treasure lies.
This experience, thankfully, was a solid yes to all of those things. See if you can spot the typo in the liner notes (-:
These tracks were mostly cut at Audio Madness in Warren, MI with Stewart Simon or at my home studio. They were mixed with Don Dixon at his place in Canton, OH over the course of the few weekends.
I generally played drums, keyboards, mandolin, and bass, but I had a lot of help from Stewart Simon, Graham Maby, Don Jones, Don Dixon, Jamie Hoover, Frank Kelly, Veronica Wardowski, Chloe Jones, Gary Sussman, Shaun Mason, Terry Monaghan, Sandy Picard, Ben Silverman, Leslie Jones, Mike O’brien, and John Crenshaw, who all played various instruments and sang (better than me). Michelle Lanno Wadowski did the graphics on this and all of my releases.
As those of you who have made records know, it’s always a big project. Lots of things have to go right, as the natural pull of the earth drags you sideways. Sometimes the sideways adds to the homemade quality and, dare I say, je ne sais quoi of all things made by human hands. Sometimes, the sideways throws a little cake frosting in your hair or stains a piece of clothing, you hope never washes out. And sometimes, you wind up with your head in hands. The scope of the experience is where the treasure lies.
This experience, thankfully, was a solid yes to all of those things. See if you can spot the typo in the liner notes (-:
1. What If I’m Really Dead – Robert Crenshaw ASCAP
Stewart Simon – Guitar
Graham Maby – Bass
Don Jones – Flute
Don Dixon – Guitar
2. Turn To Booze – Robert Crenshaw ASCAP
Stewart Simon – Electrified guitar
Frank Kelly – Background Vocals
3. RockN’Roll Revisited – Robert Crenshaw ASCAP
Jamie Hoover – Acoustic guitar, Ukulele, Vocals
Veronica Wardowski – Violins
Don Jones – Flutes
4. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Hank Williams
Dean Crenshaw – Acoustic Guitar
Marshall Crenshaw – Electric Guitar
John Crenshaw – Vocals
5. You’re So Hip To Me – Robert Crenshaw Bill Lloyd
6. Cowgirl In The Sand – Neil Young
Shaun Mason – Electric Guitar
Stewart Simon – Lead Guitar
Terry Monaghan – Other Lead Guitar
Ben Silverman – Bass
Sandy Picard – Fender Rhoades Piano
7. Everything Is In Its Place – R. Crenshaw D. Dixon
Stewart Simon – Guitars and resonating guitar
Frank Kelly – Background Vocals.
8. The Night The Detroit Lions Won the Super Bowl – Written by Robert Crenshaw ASCAP
Don Jones – Sax and Flute
Leslie Jones – Background Vocals
Mike Obrien Jr. – Trumpet
Chloe Jones – Violin
Gary Sussman – Acoustic and Electric Guitar
9. Down Here In Heaven – Robert Crenshaw ASCAP
Stewart Simon - Guitars