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02/23/2010

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We need to thank some people who have helped us get our music out there to be heard. A lot of effort goes into creating what you see and hear on our website and in our performances, and we haven’t done it alone.

This website would not be up and running if it were not for Nalini Sekhri Martinez and Mike Fisher. The hours, energy, and effort these two have spent are far too great to measure. Building a website is a painful process (Joe can tell you some stories) and Nalini and Fish built this website from the ground up. What you see is impressive enough, but we are equally impressed with how they did it. Thank you, Nalini and Fish, for all your hard work!

We are most fortunate to have a group of fine musicians behind us who make the music come alive in our performances. Denis Pachas (on drums), Andy Bailey (on bass), and Christopher Vann (on guitar) have gathered with us at the Forest on Sunday mornings for over a year now, working out arrangements of our tunes for our live shows. Their talent and professionalism are matched only by their generosity with their time and their attitude toward the music. Plus they’re fun to be around! Thank you Denis, Andy and Chris!

And where would we be without the endless support of our families and friends? Thanks to all of YOU. You know who you are.

Joe & Gus

A few words about the song I’d Say Go. It was originally written about a decade ago and has undergone some changes over the years. In the player below, you can hear the very first original draft recording I did of this song (c.1999). You’ll hear it’s come a long way.

Say Go (Demo)

I’d Say Go was originally going to be part of the Gathering Change release in ‘06, but it just wasn’t ready at that point. The song has evolved over the years. Phrases (and even verses) have come and gone. For example, the chorus used to be “I’d say go” throughout, but in the final version the only time you hear the entire phrase is at the very end of the song. Gus came up with this during a recording session and we found that it helped emphasize the theme of the song, which for me is the struggle of not just saying what you think is right, but believing it too.

In my head I always heard a cello in this song and was lucky to find Fred Lieder, who laid down that beautiful cello track.

I also always heard a piano part. Not wanting to weed through lists of piano players, I taught myself to play the part I was hearing. And that’s how what you hear on the final version came to be!

Check out photos from the recording session with Fred as well as other photos relating to I’d Say Go, here.

joe