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Cowboy Junkies: Early 21st Century Blues

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On August 16, 2005, “Latent” label released “Early 21st Century Blues”, the tenth Cowboy Junkies album. It was recorded February – March 2005, and was produced by Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums
  • John Timmins – guitar, banjo
  • Jeff Bird – electric mandolin
  • Jaro Czwewinec – accordion
  • Bob Egan – pedal steel guitar
  • Anne Bourne – cello
  • Kevin “Rebel” Bond – vocal
  • Jeff Wolpert – mixed
  • Peter Moore – mastering
  • Howells and Dinnick – art direction
  • Xiu B Doo – cover painting

Track listing:

  1. License to Kill – Bob Dylan
  2. Two Soldiers – traditional, arrangements by Margo Timmins, Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Peter Timmins
  3. December Skies -Michael Timmins
  4. This World Dreams Of – Michael Timmins
  5. Brothers Under the Bridge – Bruce Springsteen
  6. You’re Missing – Bruce Springsteen
  7. Handouts in the Rain – Richie Havens
  8. Isn’t It a Pity – George Harrison
  9. No More – traditional, arrangements by Margo Timmins, Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Peter Timmins
  10. I Don’t Want to Be a Soldier – John Lennon
  11. One – U2

Dan Mangan: Nice, Nice, Very Nice

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On August 11, 2009, “Arts & Crafts Productions” label released “Nice, Nice, Very Nice”, the second Dan Mangan album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Dan Mangan and John Critchley..

Personnel:

  • Dan Mangan – vocals, piano, banjo, acoustic and electric guitar, clapping, glockenspiel, organ, shaker, sleigh bells, tambourine, Wurlitzer
  • Aaron Joyce – electric guitar, string and horn arrangements
  • John Critchley – electric guitar, engineer, editing, mixing
  • Ryan Wayne – mandolin
  • Veda Hille – vocals, piano, Casio
  • Mark Berube – vocals, accordion, piano
  • John Walsh – upright bass, electric bass, clapping, choir
  • Kenton Loewen – drums, tambourine, clapping
  • Jean Olivier Bégin – trombone, horn and string arrangements
  • Shaun Brodie – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Todor Kobakov – string arrangements
  • Csaba Koczo – violin
  • Rachel Prince – violin
  • Aya Miyagawa – violin
  • Yosef Tamir – viola
  • Anne Bourne – cello
  • Rafael Hoekman – cello
  • Justin Rutledge – vocals
  • Mark Sasso – vocals
  • Tyler Bancroft – choir
  • Heather Berry – choir
  • Lana Gay – choir
  • Hannah Georgas – choir
  • Zach Gray – choir
  • Rebekah Grayston – choir
  • Melissa Lawrence – choir
  • Lori Lozinski – choir
  • John McNorton – choir
  • Ben Worcester – choir
  • Ron Skinner – mastering
  • Colin Moore – choir, illustrations, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Mangan.

  1. Road Regrets
  2. Robots
  3. The Indie Queens Are waiting
  4. Sold
  5. Fair Verona
  6. You Silly Git
  7. Tina’s Glorious Comeback
  8. Et les mots croisés
  9. Some People
  10. Pine for Cedars
  11. Basket
  12. Set the Sails

Loreena McKennitt: The Book Of Secrets

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On September 30, 1997, “Quinlan Road” label released “The Book of Secrets” the sixth Loreena McKennitt album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Loreena McKennitt, Brian Hughes and Donald Quan. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Loreena McKennitt – vocals, piano, keyboards, harp, kanun, accordion
  • Anne Bourne – cello
  • Aidan Brennan – acoustic guitar, mandola
  • Martin Brown – acoustic guitar, mandolin, mandola
  • David Rhodes– electric guitar
  • Nick Hayley – serang, rebec, lira da braccio
  • Brian Hughes– oud , electric guitar, acoustic guitar, irish bouzouki , guitar synthesizer, classical guitar, vocal drone
  • Robin Jeffrey – Victorian guitar
  • Martin Jenkins – mandocello
  • Steve Pigott – additional keyboards
  • Danny Thompson– acoustic bass
  • Stuart Bruce – assembled drone, vocal drone
  • Paul Clarvis – snare drum
  • Nigel Eaton– hurdy-gurdy
  • Steáfán Hannigan – bodhrán
  • Manu Katché– drums
  • Hossam Ramzy– percussion
  • Bob White – tin whistle, shawm
  • Caroline Lavelle– cello
  • Rick Lazar – percussion
  • Joanna Levine – viola da gamba
  • Hugh Marsh– violin
  • Osama – violin
  • Donald Quan– tabla, timba, esraj, viola, additional keyboards , vocal drone
  • String Quartet:
    • Jonathan Rees – 1st violin
    • Iain King – 2nd violin
    • Andy Brown – viola
    • Chris van Kampen – cello
  • Caroline Dale – string arrangements
  • Brian Gascoigne, Doug Riley – additional string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Loreena McKennitt except where noted.

  1. Prologue
  2. The Mummers’ Dance
  3. Skellig
  4. Marco Polo
  5. The Highwayman – lyric by Alfred Noyes, abridged by Loreena McKennitt
  6. La Serenissima
  7. Night Ride Across the Caucasus
  8. Dante’s Prayer