20th Anniversary Release, first time on vinyl

THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN AUGUST 2004 DURING A HEAT WAVE
in front of a live, patient audience over two nights in lovely Bellows Falls, VT at the Windham, a hotel closed since the '8os except for its small club. The idea was more "album recorded live" than "live album"; there were some stops and starts, multiple takes, endless tunings, a lot of sweating and a little swearing. Every couple of songs, the whole roomful of us would pour out onto the street to let our clothes dry and to breathe some new air. We were all pretty familiar by the end of the weekend. Recording can be tedious and shows nerve-wracking; this was neither. It was a blast, and I loved every second. Thank you Rich, Joan, Joe and Arthur for your amazing talents and for bringing these songs life. And thank you Dean for your music, creative energy and everything everything. And thank you Gary for always making it happen, and always making it fun. And Brian, for your smart ears and great sounds. And from my heart, I thank all of the people who came so far, driving and flying, to be part of this recording.

Peace, Tanya

PS. In the interests of full disclosure, there are a few exceptions to the live thing: I added back-ups to both Littlewing and N.E., and Bill and I re-sang the chorus to River Girls. Otherwise, what you hear is what you heard if you were there.

For GBF and HPF, my huckleberry friends.

Recorded and engineered by Brian Brown at The Windham in Bellows Falls, VT

Edited by Dean Fisher and Brian Brown

Mixed by Paul Kolderie at Camp Street Studios
Engineer at Camp Street Adam Taylor
Mastered by Eric Masunaga at Modulus Studio Arts
Front of house sound at the Windham by Ezra Veitch

Vinyl mastering and lacquers cut by Scott Hull at Masterdisk Records pressed at Gotta Groove Records in Cleveland, OH
Reissue curated by Joseph H Spadaro

Artwork and design by Hamilton Hughes Design
Design assistance by Aaron Tanner
Photos by Richard Donelly and Christopher Donelly
Management of all kinds by Gary Smith

Tanya...vocals, guitar
Dean Fisher...guitars
Rich Gilbert...pedal steel, guitar Joan Wasser...violin, vocals
Joe McMahon...upright bass
Arthur Johnson...drums
Bill Janovitz...vocals

Thanks to the great Paul Q. Kolderie, Meredith Johnson, Ezra Veitch, Patrick LeBlanc, Thomasena Coates, Deb Bernardini, Cathy Ferrante, Adam Taylor, Bob and Kristen and all at Hamilton Hughes Design, Bill Janovitz, Eric Masunaga, Michael and Joe at Modulus, Frank Riley, Rosemary and all at Carroll Guido and Groffman, Vicky Salipande and Slumberland, Campbell American Guitars, SonicCord amps, Jim Mouradian, Pradeepa Crowell for press shots, Peter Moore, Laura St. Clair, Donna Ashley, Judy Winters, Erin McLaughlin, Brian Sullivan, Melissa Gibbs, Meredith Byam, David Cannistraro, Kathryn Wright, Shotgun and the sheep, the good people of Bellows Falls, the families Fisher, Donelly and Bolles, Stephen Judge, Glenn Dicker, Steve Gardner, and Nic Brown.