The Players

Friends & Consequences: We are an ensemble and collaboration. Our co-producer, recording engineer and George Martin-like collaborator is multi-platinum engineer David Vartanian (David Arkenstone, Violent Femmes, Live, Talking Heads). Equally important collaborators include punk-folk poet Christian Anderson (Dolphins In Disguise); storied crooner and mandolin love-maker Keith Marx; singer-pianist and folk diva Patty Stevenson; guitar and dobro phenom Peter Roller (Paul Cebar & The Milwaukeeans, Narada Records release Masters of The Acoustic Guitar); fiddler and Contra dance band leader Maria Terres-Sandgren (The Last Gaspè); mutant lounge lizard Steve "Piano Man" Hall (Tall Saul & The Astrals); Victor DeLorenzo on drums and backing vocals, and multi-instrumentalist Brian Ritchie on flute (both from Violent Femmes). Also rocking the recording are internationally recognized luthier and guitarist Denny Rauen (Guitar Player magazine); New Zealand native, shaman and mystic marvel John England; human jukebox Greg Driss; quiet-types Joe Goodrich and Dave Aiello on acoustic and bass guitar respectively; and, musical changeling Paul Terrien (Binky Tunny & The Farmland Chokehold) on classical guitar. Speaking of instruments classical, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra first violinists Tim Klabunde, Michael Giacobassi and Sang Shen form a string section along with Present Music violist Brek Renzelman and cellist Karl Lavine; in arrangements by producer-composer Larry Moore. Then there's banjo renegade, visionary Colin O'Brien (Salt Creek); award-winning mountain dulcimer tickler Joseph T. Ruback (Hawaiian Hillbillies); accordion giant Michael J. Dombrowski; rasta percussionists Abdur Ahmad, Carlo Albano, Murad Alhakimi and Chris Purdy; sound designer Ray Fister (5th Floor Recording Co.) Grammy-nominated mastering engineer Trevor Sadler (Tony Levin, Narada Records); graphic designers Eric Nelson and Norman Design; webmeister Joe Kletch; web designer Fred Eisenhauer; and Tom Purdy - co-producer, contributor and manager of the understatement department.

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