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• Produced by Carolyn Arends and Roy Salmond
• 10 Arends' originals, plus covers of Mark Heard's "To See Your Face" and Pierce Pettis' "I've Got a Hope"
• Layton Howerton, Sheree Plett, and Gayle Salmond contribute guest vocals
• Carolyn calls this her "grumpy" album, but it's still shot through with hope

What a freakin' great album!  Who but Carolyn could write penetratingly from the shadows and loss of our society's tragic and wayward individualism, and yet leave the listener with a good hope?  Carolyn is a master of her craft, she keeps getting better and we are the better for it. - Steve Bell, recording artist

• Produced by Carolyn Arends and Roy Salmond
• 8 Arends' originals, plus interpretations of 4 Christmas classics
• Title and Prologue/Epilogue inspired by a poem by Madeleine L'Engle

Liner Notes

Produced by Carolyn Arends
Associate Producer: Roy Salmond
Recorded and mixed at Whitewater Studio, Surrey, BC
Band recorded by Pat Glover, overdubs recorded by Roy Salmond (with additional button pushing by Carolyn Arends)
Mixed by Greg Reely
Mastered by Gavin Lurssen at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California

Art direction: Brent Flink and Carolyn Arends
Design: Brent Flink for Indivisual Design
Cover art and package illustrations: Robert Ellis Oral
Photography: www.Kharen Hill.com
Photo Assist: Sven Boecker and Sean Ponsford
Digital Imaging by Nicholas Jan at the Lab Vancouver
Styling: Tracey Pincott
Hair and make-up: Trudi Egerton Ball

The Band:

Randall Stoll (RS) – drums and percussion
Rene Worst (RW) – electric, acoustic, arco and fretless bass
Roy Salmond (RKS) – things with keys, electric guitar, percussion and backing vocals
Spencer Capier (SC) – things with strings and backing vocals
Carolyn Arends (CA) – vocals, acoustic guitars

Many of the arrangements on this album began with live versions by the Carolyn Arends trio…Carolyn Arends, Spencer Capier and Spencer Welch.

The Irrational Season (Prelude)
RS – drums
RW – acoustic bass, arco
RKS – piano, electric guitar
SC – violin, bouzouki
CA – acoustic guitar

Come and See
RS – drums, percussion
RW – fretless bass
RKS – accordion, gourd
SC – electric guitar
CA – acoustic guitar
Harmony vocals – Spencer Welch, Roy Salmond, Carolyn Arends

Do Not Be Afraid
RS – drums
RW – acoustic bass
RKS – piano, electric guitar, shaker, Tibetan bell
SC – mandolin
CA – acoustic guitar
Steve Bell – harmony vocals

Angels We Have Heard on High
RS – drums
RS – acoustic bass
RKS – piano, organ, tambourine
SC – mandolin
CA – acoustic guitar
Vocal Ensemble – Glenda Orton, Brett Wade, Francis Duncan, Louanne Menser

My First Christmas
RW – drums
RS – acoustic bass
RKS – piano, horns
SC – electric guitar
CA – acoustic guitar, harmony vocals

The Lord’s Servant
RW – drums
RS – bass
RKS – piano, electric guitar
SC – acoustic guitar
CA – 12-string guitar
Harmony vocals – Spencer Welch, Spencer Capier, Carolyn Arends

Now in Flesh Appearing
RW – drums, jingle bells
RS – bass
RKS – piano, electric sitar, crunch guitar, shaker
SC – electric guitar
CA – acoustic guitar
Harmony vocals – Glenda Orton, Brett Wade, Carolyn Arends

Christmas Must Be Tonight
RS – drums
RW – bass
RKS – piano, organ, glockenspiel, harmony vocals
SC – electic guitar, mandolin
CA – acoustic guitar
Special thanks to The Clumsy Lovers for the background vocal ideas.

Go Tell It On the Mountain
RS – drums
RW – bass
RKS – piano, electric guitar, organ, tambourine
SC –- mandolin
CA – acoustic guitar
Vocal Ensemble – Glenda Orton, Brett Wade, Francis Duncan, Louanne Menser

Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus
RS – drums
RW – acoustic bass
RKS – Wurlitzer, synth
SC – Baritone guitar
CA – acoustic guitar
Harmony vocals – Spencer Welch, Roy Salmond

Is Bethlehem Too Far Away
RS – drums, percussion
RW – acoustic bass
RKS – piano, organ, shaker
SC – bouzouki
CA – acoustic guitar
Harmony vocals – Glenda Orton, Brett Wade, Spencer Capier

A Christmas Blessing
RS – drums
RW – acoustic bass
RKS – piano, accordion, rain-stick-shaker
SC – violin
CA – acoustic guitar, hi-strung guitar
Harmony vocals – Spencer Welch, Carolyn Arends

The Irrational Season (Postlude)
RS – drums
RW – acoustic bass
RKS – piano, electric guitar
SC – bouzouki
CA – acoustic guitar

• Produced by Carolyn Arends
• 11 Arends originals, plus a cover of T Bone Burnett's "River of Love"
• Part of the LIVING ROOM SERIES collection of unplugged albums
• Features the Carolyn Arends Trio (Spencer Capier, Spencer Welch) as well as Randall Stoll on percussion
• Steve Bell guests on "It Has to Be You"
• Juno nominated
• Earned Carolyn "Songwriter of the Year" at the West Coast Music Awards

A 12-song gem featuring not only her best songwriting to date but also one of the finest acoustic trios in the business ... one of the very best Christian records of the year. - Mark Moring, Christianity Today

Liner Notes

Carolyn Arends -- vocals, guitars, harmony vocals.
Spencer Capier -- violin, mandolin, bazouki, hammered (pencil) bazouki, additonal guitars, harmony vocals.
Spencer Welch -- piano, accordion, Wurlitzer, harmony vocals. 
Randall Stoll -- percussion.

With very special guest Steve Bell -- mandolin and additional guitar on "It Has To Be You."

Thanks to Roy Salmond for many of the original arrangement ideas on "Loving You," to Glenn McRae of Long & McQuade Winnipeg, for the generous use of his Martin guitar, and to John at Fabricare Cleaners for the Martin Luther King, Jr. quote that inspired "Only Love."

Carolyn thanks: Steve Bell, Dave Zeglinski, Art Pearson and everyone at Signpost... I love how you do things. Troy, Vince and Sarah at vanlierewilcox. Vicki Jennette (the adventure has just begun!) and the pray-ers. Rose Capanna. Joan Slonecker. O'Neil Hagaman. Peermusic. Spencer Capier. Spencer Welch. Randall Stoll. Paul Baker. Dave Hayes. Connie Harrington. Brad Crisler. Roy Salmond. BMBC. Kristen Andrews. Tony Nardella. Brian Kauste. 

Thanks as always to my family and friends. All my love to Mark and Benjamin -- you make the journey so sweet. And to Bethany, our amazing new little Traveler, welcome to our world. The God who made you is good indeed.

 

• Produced by Dan Marnien and Carolyn Arends
• Arends wrote or co-wrote all 12 songs
• Recorded at Randy Bachman's Satl Spring Island studio wtih a stellar cast of studio musicians, including Shawn Pelton (SNL), Michael Rhodes (Shawn Colvin), Jeff Trott (Sheryl Crow), Greg Leisz (Emmylou Harris), and Gordon Kennedy (Pierce Pettis)
• Currently Out of Print, several cuts featured on the SEIZE THE DAY AND OTHER STORIES best-of CD

A benchmark album from one of the most affecting communicators in any genre, it should be warmly embraced by those who are moved by literate songs delivered with emotional intensity. - Billboard Magazine

Liner Notes

Thank you so much: Riley Armstrong, Backline Musician Services, Brown and Debbie Bannister, Bullfrog, Spencer Capier, CD’s CDS (Uncle Doug), Creation Studios, Billy and Dodee Crockett, Steve Dawson, Dinosaur Cases, Lynn Fuston, Jeff Gregg and CAA, Harbour House on Salt Spring Island, Connie Harrington (thanks for the songs, laughs, and the turbulent indigo wall in my kitchen), Chris Hawly, Paul Iverson, Carrie Jones, Bennett Kaufman, Gordon Kennedy, Long and McQuade Music, Maximum Music, Not Just Another Music Shop, Pacific Drum Centre, Valerie Pack, Paul Papworth, Shawn Pierce, Reely Unique Rentals, Therese Romano, Roy Salmond, Salt Spring Roasting Company, Bernie Sheahan (what a wonder you are), Joan Slonecker, Josh Staub, Christian Stonehouse, Adrian Walther, Spencer Welch -- and special thanks to Deborah and everyone at the Warehouse Studio.

All at Reunion Records (thank you George and Dean for jumping in with both feet), Provident, BMG, CMC.

Thank you Dan, Michelle, and especially Pete at FRE -- so glad you’re on my team. Thank you all at Creative Trust.

Special thanks to Randy Bachman and Denise Beck and the idyllic Barn Studio for having us over all summer.

Enormous thanks to the amazing musicians and co-writers who gave so much to the music.

Massive thanks to Andy Bowmer and Sandra Schultz for burning the midnight oil and more than a few candles on my behalf.

And love and gratitude to... my family (you are amazing).

Ben’s roadies: Joy Jonat (aka Grandma), Nancy Arends, Bernie Sheahan, Sandra Schultz.

Dan -- what can I say? I knew I was getting to work with someone with huge ears -- turns out your heart is even bigger. Thanks for everything.

And as always -- thank and love to Mark. You continue to take my breath away. And you play a pretty mean harmonica, too.

This album is dedicated to Benjamin Arends. We’re so glad you came.