2010 Album Notes

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Track Credits

1. Crash (Connolly/Johnson/Schaffer/Sircely/Tiller)
Michael-mandolin; Orville-mandolin; Scott-mandolin; Matt-mandolin; David-mandolin

2. Matt’s Idea (Sircely)
Michael-violin; Pete-octave mandolin; Orville-dobro; Matt-mandolin

3. A Minor Squabble (Connolly)
Michael-8-string tenor guitar; Orville-dobro; Matt-mandolin; David-mandolin

4. Impromptu Redux (Connolly/Johnson/Schaffer/Sircely/Tiller)
Michael-mandolin; Orville-mandolin; Scott-mandola; Matt-mandolin; David-mandolin

5. Santa Morena (Jacob do Bandolim, née Pick Bittencourt)
Pete-mandolin; Adam-mandolin

6. CrimeDog (Schaffer)
Michael-mandolin; Orville-dobro; Scott-guitar; Matt-mandolin

7.  Zone 429 (Connolly/Johnson/Schaffer/Sircely/Tiller)
Michael-mandolin; Orville-mandolin; Scott-mandola; Matt-mandolin; David-mandolin

8. Hamhock’s Razor (Johnson)
Orville-dobro; Matt-mandolin

9. Pete’s Wish (Sircely)
Michael-mandolin; Orville-dobro; Matt-mandolin; David-8-string tenor guitar

10. Nocturne No. 3 (Frederic Chopin)
Pete-mandolin; Adam-guitar

11. MandoMorphosis (Connolly/Johnson/Schaffer/Sircely)
Michael-mandolin; Orville-mandolin; Scott-mandolin, mandola; Matt-mandolin

12. Out of the Furnace and Into the Fire (Tiller)
Michael-mandolin; Orville-guitar; Matt-mandolin; David-mandolin

13. Nero’s Fiddle (Johnson)
Michael-violin, harp; Orville-mandolin, voice; Scott-mandola; Matt-mandolin

14. Dos Somorgujos (Tiller/Sircely)
Matt-mandolin; David-8-string tenor guitar

15. Ghostown (Schaffer/Connolly/Johnson/Sircely)
Michael-violin; Orville-dobro; Scott-guitar; Matt-mandolin

16. Ed (Sircely)
Michael-mandolin; Orville-mandolin; Matt-mandolin

Bonus Track:
17. Cascadia Raga (Schaffer/Connolly/Johnson/Sircely/Tiller)
Michael-violin; Orville-dobro; Scott-guitar; Matt-mandolin; David-mandolin

All songs (except “Santa Morena” and “Nocturne No. 3”) © 2009 by the listed authors

Interludes between tracks by S. Schaffer

O. Johnson and S. Schaffer - BMI

Production Credits

• Recorded and mastered by Garey Shelton at The Garey Shelton Studio, Seattle, WA, except as noted below
  
• Tracks 5 and 10 recorded by James McLaughlin at Mountainside Studio, Charlottesville, VA
  
• Mixed and edited by Scott Schaffer at The Abyss, Port Angeles, WA
  
• Ending to track 13 recorded and mixed by Orville Johnson
  
• Cover art by Leif Peng
  
• Graphic design by Justin Lockwood, and Matthew Gannon (Ganyoon Graphics)
  
• Produced by Scott Schaffer

Read Schaffer's comments on the recording.

Special Thanks

Ethan Schaffer provided essential advisory support during post-production work.

Jim Couture, Joe Bowbeer, Jon Madof, Andy Andrews, Dan Lieberman, Daniel Peterson and Bart Miltenberger provided invaluable counsel during the mixing stage.

Leigh Westerlund, Susan Turner, Brea Jones, Kate Hamilton, John Paul Deley and Kevin Riordan offered critical marketing support as the project's identity took shape.

Max Talbot scored not once, but twice when it really mattered.

For these things we are grateful...

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