It is rewarding to write songs, bring them to a group of musicians and vocalists (and Ryan Wert, the recording engineer,) and then watch an album develop over a year's time. It is a special pleasure to play with musicians whose talents, years of experience and practice enable them to surprise and delight us, especially Drew Howard, Jim Green, Nate Bliton and Ray Kamalay. Similarly, I am very grateful to Rick Seguin, JIm Green, Teresa Goforth and Robby Richardson for developing these tasteful background vocals; their time and talent add to the depth of the recordings.

My big thanks goes out to our awesome and steady drummer Steve Springer for his dedication, attitude, and skills, as well as to our team the bass players; Pat Hudson, Mike Smalley, and Tim Patterson. This project would not have been completed without Nate and Jim (and their heroic efforts and crafty contributions in adding tasteful layers to several of the tunes,) and without Christyne Bliton and Ryan Wert, their skills and patience.

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