The Band:

Jon Koeze (bass guitar, 48 button concertina, jug, backup vocals)

Mick Lane (6 & 12 string guitars, bodhran, lead & backup vocals)

Michael Scott (banjo, lead & backup vocals)

Tom Verlin (mandolin, Irish bouzouki, 6 string guitar, backup vocals)

James Goldsmith (hammered dulcimer, guitar)

Shelley Emelander (hammered dulcimer, guitar)

Guest artist:

Katie Stratton (whistles on "Risin' of the Moon" and backup vocals on "Isle of Hope")


Liner Note

I remember the conversation. Tom Verlin came up to me and said, "Mick, you know how guys go to the woods during deer season, and spend five days together hunting, talking and playing cards?" "Yeah", sez I. "How would you like to do that, except with music?" sez he. "I'm in", sez I. That is how it all started. We got together in an old cabin in the woods on the weekend after New Year's in 1996 to make music. We have been together ever since.


That first weekend there was Tom Verlin on mandolin and guitar, Jon Koeze on guitar, Jim Goldsmith on guitar and fiddle, and myself on 12-string guitar . A few weeks later Mike Scott joined us on banjo and vocals. Our world hasn't been the same since. We have become a band, but even more importantly, we have bonded in a way that speaks of friendship, family, and the love of the music. We have had great times and we have faced adversity, including the loss of one of our own. But the music lives on.



Jim Goldsmith, one of the founding members left us unexpectedly in March of 2001. This band would have never jelled as it did without him. Originally the CD had a different a concept to it, but with Jim's passing we knew it now had more to do with the legacy of his family than anything else. We asked his daughter Michelle (Shelley to us) to step in and help us to complete the CD in her Fathers place. Shelley plays the same instruments as Jim and, bless her heart, she agreed to do it. Shelley and Rick have 4 kids under the age of 7 at home, so this was a major commitment on their part. The CD would not have been possible without them.



This CD is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Jim Goldsmith and his wonderful partner and wife, Darla. They passed away within one year of each other. They both touched our music, and indeed helped to shape it. We are thankful for the time we had with them, and sincerely hope that this collection will serve to keep them alive forever in the hearts of those that loved them.


--Mick Lane--

February, 2002