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This twelve-song CD is perhaps Geoff Bartley's deepest & most rewarding recording so far. Mostly songs he's written (two co-writes and a classic blues are the exceptions), One Kind Word is the work of a mature artist in full flower. The subject matter will be familiar to his fans as he explores self-discovery and redemption through love songs, politics, blues, and the edges of mysticism coupled with observations of the natural world. Production treatments range from solo acoustic guitar to full band.
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The Songs...
Lyrics for all the songs on One Kind Word can be found at Selected Song Lyrics
- One Kind Word
- Welcome to the Spiral Dance
- Noah's Ark
- Natural Law
- Snowfall (guitar instrumental)
A note for guitar players about this piece
- Into the Deeper Blue
- See That My Grave is Kept Clean (Blind Lemon Jefferson)
- We're All Alike (G. Bartley & Jack Williams)
- Cut by Wire (G. Bartley & John Gorka)
- A Letter from Prison
- The Wealthiest of Men
- Let Falling Stars...
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The Players
Seth Connelly; piano, lap steel, electric guitars, mandolin, Dobro
Billy Novick; soprano sax, pennywhistle, wooden flutes
Matt Jenson; Hammond B-3 organ
Matt Leavenworth; fiddle
Ben Wittman; drums
Ricardo Monzon & Earnesto Diaz; percussion
Mike Rivard; upright bass & electric bass guitars
Lisa & Selena Wilson, John Gorka, Jennifer Kimball, Greg Greenway,
Jonatha Brooke, Catie Curtis, Les Sampou,
& John Lincoln Wright; backing vocals
Geoff; vocals, acoustic wooden/resonator/electric guitars, ocarina, harmonica
Co-produced by Frank Coakley and Geoff Bartley.
Recorded and mixed by Eric Kilburn at Wellspring Sound.
Eric assisted with production and also lent me his Martin M-36 for recording many of the acoustic guitar tracks.
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