Living Room

Andrew's first recording of his new songs in 9 years blends historical spiritual personal and political themes plus Born a Chicken : 12 previously unrecorded 2 old songs reworked an epic take with the gang including Darwin McBeth Walton's vocals and hand drum Basho Parks' fiddle and Big Llou Johnson's quips on the Crawdad Song; and a setting of the Musical Instrument, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's last poem with Lana Lupiani on cello. Andrew's daughter Casey sings leads and harmonies on four tracks; Tracy Grammer's violin and vocal harmonies Gary Cleland's bass light up the Gates of Love and Freedom Road. Runako Robinson sings a verse of Shout! an evocation of the power of the song rituals of the enslaved Africans; Dakota traces a Lakota sundance in Nebraska and Moon and Sea evokes the wild peace of a remote island in Maine.