Produced by Josh Johnston
Recorded between August 2009 and February 2018 at
The Potting Shed, Galway by Eoin O’Brien,
Shandon, Dun Laoghaire by Eoin O’Brien,
Cauldron Studios, Dublin 1 by Michael Manning,
The Asylum, Dublin 8 by Michael Manning,
Audioland Studios, Leixlip, County Kildare by Anthony Gibney,
Mixed by Anthony Gibney and Michael Manning
Mastered by David Montuy
1 by Josh Johnston, Stephen McArdle, Doug Kinch & Anna Johnston
2 by Josh Johnston & Doug Kinch
3 & 6 by Josh Johnston
4 & 9 by Doug Kinch & Josh Johnston
5 & 10 by Josh Johnston & Stephen McArdle
7 & 8 by Josh Johnston & Eoin O’Brien
11 by Josh Johnston, Doug Kinch & Eoin O’Brien
Josh Johnston – Vocal, Piano, Wurlitzer, Synths, Pipe Organ
Eoin O’Brien – Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Bozouki, Percussion on Track 9, Synth on Track 5, Backing Vocal
Martin Gruet – Electric Bass, Double Bass
Rob Molomby – Bass Guitar on Tracks 1, 4 & 9
Cormac Dunne – Drums & Percussion
Carol Keogh – Duet Vocal on Track 7, Backing Vocal on Tracks 2, 3, 5 & 10
Paddy Groenland – Guitars on Tracks 5 & 9
Adam Fleming – Electric Guitar on Tracks 2, 5, 7, 10 & 11
Tom Portman – Dobro on Tracks 2, 3, 6 & 8
Stephen McArdle – Acoustic Guitar on Track 1
Strings on Tracks 4, 5, 9 & 10
Aisling Bridgeman – Violin
Rory Pierce – Cello
Horns on Tracks 1, 4, 5, 10 & 11
Marco Francescangeli – Soprano & Tenor Saxophone
Bill Blackmore – Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Des MacMahon – Artwork
Mark Conway @ Born And Raised - Design
Stuff / chaos / control / orchestration / love / loss / secrets / weight / lightness / death / celebration / joy / life / beauty / music / beat / friends / madness / survival . . . . . .
This album has been a long time in coming. Tracks begun in 2009 in a living room in Galway were completed in a living room in Dublin in 2018. Many hours of composition, arranging, performance and recording inbetween to get these songs faithfully onto disc.