Notes.

Special thanks to Andrew Allnutt (for getting this off the ground), Doug Jones (for helping transition) and Geraldo de Oliveira (for the studio and extensive mixing assistance)

The songs:

Steal Away

Scott Grubbs - flute
Cyndi Viemeister - vocal
Andrew Allnutt - recording and bass
Bryan Wright - recording (flute)
Tim - vocal, guitars (three), percussion: plastic storage bin and stick; digitally constructed percussion (including "chimes") and other sounds

 

New Music

Andrew Allnutt - recording, bells and bass
Jeff Grubbs - vocal
Tim - vocal, guitars (two), percussion: fuji cabasa and digitally constructed percussion

 

Bread

Andrew Allnutt - recording, vocal (basso!) and bass
Tara Anderson - oboe
Tim - vocals, guitars (two), digitally constructed percussion and other sounds

 

I Give Thanks

Andrew Allnutt - recording and bass
Tim - vocals, guitar, digitally constructed "piano"
Chorus - Amy Moore, Naomi Moore, Rachel Moore, Bill Noe, Eric Sawyer, Andrew and Tim

 

Music When

Cyndi Viemeister - lead vocal
Bill Noe - electric accordion
Tara Anderson - oboe
Andrew Allnutt - recording
Tim - backing vocal, guitar and digitally constructed percussion

 

Break Forth

Amy Moore - vocal
Andrew Allnutt - recording
Doug Jones - additional recording (bass) and fretless bass and acoustic/electric bass
Tim - vocal, guitars (two), digitally constructed percussion and other sounds

Jig                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Andrew Allnutt - recording and bass
Christie Vohs - clarinet
Bill Noe - accordion
Amy Moore - vocal
Tim - guitars, digitally constructed "crunchy" bass

 

Wondrous Love (bridge)

Alma Grubbs - organ
Phil Sodemann - recording

Crossing Over

Andrew Allnutt - recording, bass and bass drum
Christie Vohs - clarinet
Cyndi Viemeister - vocal
Tim - vocal, guitars
Temma Lowly - heh

For the Fruits

Amy Moore - piano
Cyndi Viemeister - vocal
Christie Vohs - clarinet
Doug Jones - recording (bass) and bass
Andrew Allnutt - recording
Geraldo de Oliveira - recording (Tim's vocal)
Tim - vocals, guitar, digitally constructed percussion

 

Jesus Joy

Jeff Grubbs - vocal
Tim - vocal, guitars (paper-clipped and otherwise), digitally constructed percussion
Andrew Alnutt - recording
Doug Jones - recording (interlude guitar)
Joe Ernsberger - recording (Jeff vocal)

 

Nobody Knows

Temma Lowly - breathing
Will Martinez - recording (Temma)
Andrew Allnutt - recording and bass
Geraldo de Oliveira - recording (some vocals)
Tara Anderson - oboe
Tim - vocals, guitars, sampled piano

 

You Shine  Amy Moore - vocals and piano Andrew Allnutt - recording Geraldo de Oliviera - recording (Tim's vocal) Tim - vocal, guitar, bells, digitally constructed "pianocellobass" and other sounds

 

Cradled

Doug Jones - recording
Scott Grubbs - flute
Bryan Wright - recording (flute)
Tim - vocals, bass, and digitally constructed sounds

 

This album is a tribute to my father Merrill Grubbs who died in 1999.  My favorite tenor.

Thanks to each and every one of the people listed above! Other folks who I definitely need to thank (those who I am remembering!). Bill Hartley. Pam Allnutt. Dale Gish. Andrew Collins. All of the Sheepdog Society contributors (not listed above): Steve Alspach, Scott Sumner, Betsy Birkey, Jacob Croegaert, David Ormesher, Brandon Hagen, Jon Peppler, Sophia and Roberta de Oliveira, & Laurie Colton-Farrar. And as I noted on the album sleeve, much thanks to my lovely wife Sherrie for her support and patience.

Inspirator: Temma Day Lowly

te deum laudamus

Some lowly favorites whose influence and inspiritation I'd like to acknowledge (noted parenthetically are albums that I was particularly listening to and/or thinking of while working on the album):

Arvo Part (Alina)
Over the Rhine (Good Dog Bad Dog)
Peter Gabriel (Up)
Beck (Sea Change)
P J Harvey (Stories from the City)
Sam Phillips (Fan Dance)
Emmylou Harris (Wrecking Ball)
Bruce Cockburn, U2, Jane Siberry, John Michael Talbot, Brian Eno, Cat Power, Mari Boine, Jim Croegaert, Dan Bracken, Robin Holcomb, Tom Waits, Madredeus, The Innocence Mission, Ani Difranco, Dougie Maclean, Knut Reirsrud, T-Bone Burnett, Sade Adu, June Tabor, Mimori Yusa, Neil Young, Julie London, Hikari Oe and on and on.