Charming Axe - Gathering Days

A former rocker, a jazz chanteuse and a choir girl--we were looking for each other before we met, each of us with a desire to sing clear, mountain style harmony. In 2000 at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, we found each other and met every Tuesday for lots of singing, lots of laughing. It was a weekly dose of musical spirituality-- we called it our 'church'...and so, through all of life's changes, we stayed close. Gathered here is a collection of songs new and old that we love to sing. Eugenia Elliott, Hannah Hill and Rob Newhouse: vocals Rob Newhouse: rhythm and solo guitars Andy Wilkins: bass Ben Wright: banjo Scott Stevenson: accordion Christine Albarran: violin Heather Williamson: viola Jill Keading: cello Eugenia Elliott, Hannah Hill and Rob Newhouse: hand claps John Rice: fiddle (3, 5, 7, 9), dobro (2) Rob Anderlik: dobro (4, 9, 14, 15) Tim Bennett: drums; (8, 11) Colby Maddox: mandolin (8, 10, 11) Rich Rankin: mandolin (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 14, 15), guitar (11, 15), drums and percussion (3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15), keyboards (1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9),clavietta (15), dulcimer (13) Produced by Rich Rankin Vocal Arrangements: Eugenia Elliott, Hannah Hill and Rob Newhouse String and other Arrangements: Rich Rankin Recording and Mixing: Rich Rankin at Mosaic Music, Chicago, IL Mastering: Carl Saff, Saff Mastering, Chicago, IL Manufacturing: Oasis CD Graphic Design and Illustration: Jennifer Ferguson Photography: David Sameshima.