FEATURING:
Cara Luft - vocals, acoustic guitars (6 and 12 string), 5 string banjo, organ bass, hand claps, hambone, big drum, footsteps
Andrew Downing - upright bass, hand claps, footsteps
Mark Mariash - drums, percussion, big drum, hand claps, foot stomps, footsteps
Andrew Collins - mandolin
Jesse Zubot - violin
Andrew McCrorie-Shand - hurdy gurdy, accordion
Scott Poley - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel
Damon Mitchell - electric guitar
Lloyd Peterson - lap steel, snare drum, hammond organ
Chris Coole - 5 string banjo (track 11)
Barry Luft - 5 string banjo (track 12)
Tim Kikkert - hambone
Keith MacPherson - harmony vocals
Tim O’Brien - harmony vocals
Keri Latimer - harmony vocals
Andy Worthington - harmony vocals
JP Hoe - lead and harmony vocals
String quartette:
Simon MacDonald - 1st violin
Chris Anstey - 2nd violin
Gregory Hay - viola
Yuri Hooker - cello
String quartette score for Dallaire composed by Andrew Downing
Studios and Engineers:
Wonder Dog Recording - Winnipeg, MB and on location in Alberta and Manitoba Engineer: Lloyd Peterson
Canterbury Music Company - Toronto, ON
Engineer: Jeremy Darby
Yellowfish Studio - Lewes (Sussex), UK
Engineer: Ian Caple
Waterside Studio - Liverpool, UK
Engineer: Scott Poley
Rocky Mountain Sound - Calgary, AB
Engineer: Rob Smith
Vert Productions - Owen Sound, ON
Engineer: Trevor MacKenzie
Syte Sounds - Toronto, ON
Engineer: Andrew Collins
Drip Audio - Vancouver, BC
Engineer: Jesse Zubot
Found Sound Productions - Toronto, ON
Engineer: David Travers-Smith
YaYo Productions - Winnipeg, MB
Engineer: Norm Lussier
Edited by Lloyd Peterson and Cara Luft with additional editing by David Travers-Smith
Mixed & Mastered by David Travers-Smith at Found Sound, Toronto, ON
All songs written by Cara Luft (SOCAN) except It’s Gonna Be Alright, House on Fire, Idaho, Bye Bye Love, and Charged! written by Cara Luft & Lewis Melville (SOCAN);
My Darling One written by Cara Luft, Lewis Melville & Lynn Harbaugh (SOCAN); Bring ’Em All In written by Mike Scott; Portland Town written by Derroll Adams; He Moved Through the Fair traditional arr. by Cara Luft (SOCAN);
and The Ploughboy and the Cockney traditional arr. by Cara Luft (SOCAN)
All songs published by Cara Luft/Blue Case Tunes and are registered with SOCAN except Bring ’Em All In (Water Music Inc) and Portland Town (Silkie Music Publishers).
Cara Luft proudly endorses John Pearse Strings, Schertler Pickups and K&K Pickups.
An abundance of vintage Martin guitars were used on this recording. Many thanks to Michael MacLeod from The Acoustic Guitar in Calgary for outfitting Cara with such a fine collection.
Design by Brendon Ehinger at Colourblind Graphic Design, Winnipeg, MB
Photography by Julie Vincent of J&J Lawrence Photography
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For more information about Cara and for booking inquiries please visit
www.caraluft.com tags
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