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Glass Hammer: Perilous

On October 23, 2012, “Arion Records/Sound Resources” label released “Perilous”, the thirteenth Glass Hammer studio album. It was recorded in 2012 at “Sound Resources” in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was produced by Steve Babb and Fred Schendel.

Personnel:

  • Jon Davison – lead vocals
  • Fred Schendel – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
  • Alan Shikoh – classical, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Steve Babb – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Randall Williams – drums
  • The Adonia String Trio
    • Rebecca James – violin
    • Susan Hawkins-Whitacre – viola
    • Rachel Hackenberger – cello
  • Amber Fults – lead vocals
  • Carey Shinbaum – recorders, oboe
  • Tim Wardle – additional backing vocals
  • The McCallie School Guitar Choir (Bharath Venkatesh, Aaron Long, Ralston Hartness, Matthew Norris, Drew Shikoh, Charles Evans) – guitars
  • The Chattanooga Girls Choir (Glory Larm, Laura Ayres, Brooke Pugsley, Kelsey Hodges, Katherine Stegal, Molly Stegall, Savannah Fanter) – choir
  • Latin Choir (Stephanie Rumpza, Sarah Snyder, Kelly Luther, Dr. Thomas Hammett and Robert Waller) – choir
  • Bob Katz – mastering
  • R. T. Adolfo – cover artwork
  • Julie Babb – administration

Track listing:

All lyrics by Steve Babb, all music by Steve Babb, Fred Schendel and Alan Shikoh.

  1. The Sunset Gate
  2. Beyond They Dwell
  3. The Restless Ones
  4. They Cast Their Spell
  5. We Slept, We Dreamed
  6. The Years Were Sped
  7. Our Foe Revealed
  8. Toward Home We Fled
  9. As the Sun Dipped Low
  10. The Wolf Gave Chase
  11. We Fell at Last
  12. In That Lonely Place
  13. Where Sorrows Died and Came No More

Glass Hammer: The Middle – Earth Album

On June 15, 2001, “Arion Records” and “Sound Resources” labels released “The Middle-Earth Album”, the fifth Glass Hammer studio album. It was recorded in 2001 and was produced by Steve Babb and Fred Schendel. It is the band’s second album based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel “The Lord of the Rings” (the first was “Journey of the Dunadan” from 1993).

Personnel:

  • Fred Schendel – lead and backing vocals, main keyboards, guitars, mandolin, percussion, wind instruments
  • Steve Babb – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, additional keyboards, percussion
  • Susie Bogdanowicz – lead and co – lead vocals
  • Walter Moore – lead vocals
  • Felicia Sorensen – lead vocals
  • Sarah Snyder – co-lead vocals
  • Thomas Hammett – vocals
  • David Luther – vocals
  • Brad Marler – vocals
  • Jamie Watkins – backing vocals
  • Tim Starnes – fiddle
  • Bob Stagner – extra percussion
  • David Wyatt– cover art

Track listing:

All lyrics by Steve Babb; all music by Fred Schendel.

  1. Elrenn and Endereth
  2. The Old Troll
  3. The Old Troll and the Maiden
  4. Dwarf and Orcs
  5. The King’s Beer
  6. The Ballad of Balin Longbeard
  7. The Man in the Wood
  8. Mirkwood
  9. As I Walk
  10. The Last Ship
  11. Mithrandir (This Fading Age)
  12. Sweet Goldberry
  13. No Crown for Balin