Chapter One by The Bookends
The Bookends debut album Chapter One. Recorded May to September 2019 in Stratford, ON and released in April 2020 in the middle of the global pandemic. We hope you like the record and want to support us as we start to think about and rehearse for Chapter Two...
Tracklist
| 1. | The Millhouse | 2:39 |
| 2. | Wild Atlantic | 4:49 |
| 3. | The Salt Mine | 5:45 |
| 4. | St. Patrick's March | 5:05 |
| 5. | Neil Gow's Lament | 3:30 |
| 6. | Hidden Note | 3:46 |
| 7. | Drag The Lads | 6:01 |
| 8. | Last Night In Ennistymon | 5:13 |
| 9. | Foxhunter's | 3:24 |
| 10. | The Long Walk | 6:22 |
| 11. | Up Ballina | 5:44 |
| 12. | The Kilfenora Barmaid | 3:16 |
| 13. | The Last Pint | 4:22 |
| 14. | Miss Rowan Davies | 2:49 |
Credits
released April 15, 2020
Produced and Arranged by The Bookends
Recorded at Knox Church and Trew Studio, Stratford ON
Recording Engineered by John Hazen and Pete Watson
Mixed by Pete Watson at Trew Studio, Stratford ON
Mastered by Robert Nation at EMAC Recording Studio, London ON
Design by Cait Watson and Miriam Fischer
Logo design by Pete Watson
Photography by Michael Steingard (back), Miriam Fischer and Errol Fischer (inside)
Moon inflatable art installation by Museum of the Moon: Luke Jerram
We would like to dedicate this to:
Our kids - thank you for putting up with the same tunes over and over again and for being such amazing little people! We grow with you
Our parents - you started us on the path of music and continue to support us as we pursue our dreams: Patricia Fischer; Alfred & Joan Fischer; Dorothea Hopf; Andreas Hopf; Deb Gibson & Don Shipley; John Thody & Mary Gore; Kathleen & Dennis Watson
Our friends & family - for all the love and support
Special Thanks to:
John Hazen - for recording and live sound engineering
Drew Skuce; Paul Gribbon; Graham Hargrove - for playing
Robert Nation and EMAC Recording Studios (London) - for the mix advice and mastering
Loreena McKennitt - for bringing us together and for the encouragement
Thanks also to:
David Neale; Dayna Manning; Dean Marshall; Kevin Crawford; Tom Delaney; Michael Rooney & June McCormack; Keystone Alley: Anthony Jordaan & Kim Hurley; Stratford Summer Music: Lana Mau, John Miller, Judy Mathieson, and Mark Fewer; Knox Church: Kathy Baker; Jubilee Stratford: Trevor Biehn; Michael & Kailyn Steingard; David Lester; Mike & Maria Walsh; Scott Wishart; Collin Gibson; Tim Stock-Bateman; Paul West & Kim Wagner; The Park House (Goderich); Leo McCann; Johnny Harling; Rob Wigan; Jeff Leney; and the Cobourg Street gang
And many thanks to everyone who has come out to support us at our live shows and sessions!
Museum of the Moon: my-moon.org
Stratford Summer Music: stratfordsummermusic.ca
Michael Steingard: michaelsteingard.com
Drew Skuce: drewskuce.com
Knox Church - knoxstratford.com
Keystone Alley - keystonealley.com
Pete Watson plays Collings, Taylor, Gibson, and Fender guitars with Elixir Strings and Thalia Capos
Cait Watson plays Gene Milligan & Tony Dixon Whistles
Miriam Fischer plays Hohner accordions and whatever piano is available
Errol Fischer plays old violins with Thomastik Dominant Strings and Clareen tenor banjos
The Bookends use L.R. Baggs, BOSS, MXR, Radial, and Roland effects.
Recorded on Neumann and Shure microphones.
Produced and Arranged by The Bookends
Recorded at Knox Church and Trew Studio, Stratford ON
Recording Engineered by John Hazen and Pete Watson
Mixed by Pete Watson at Trew Studio, Stratford ON
Mastered by Robert Nation at EMAC Recording Studio, London ON
Design by Cait Watson and Miriam Fischer
Logo design by Pete Watson
Photography by Michael Steingard (back), Miriam Fischer and Errol Fischer (inside)
Moon inflatable art installation by Museum of the Moon: Luke Jerram
We would like to dedicate this to:
Our kids - thank you for putting up with the same tunes over and over again and for being such amazing little people! We grow with you
Our parents - you started us on the path of music and continue to support us as we pursue our dreams: Patricia Fischer; Alfred & Joan Fischer; Dorothea Hopf; Andreas Hopf; Deb Gibson & Don Shipley; John Thody & Mary Gore; Kathleen & Dennis Watson
Our friends & family - for all the love and support
Special Thanks to:
John Hazen - for recording and live sound engineering
Drew Skuce; Paul Gribbon; Graham Hargrove - for playing
Robert Nation and EMAC Recording Studios (London) - for the mix advice and mastering
Loreena McKennitt - for bringing us together and for the encouragement
Thanks also to:
David Neale; Dayna Manning; Dean Marshall; Kevin Crawford; Tom Delaney; Michael Rooney & June McCormack; Keystone Alley: Anthony Jordaan & Kim Hurley; Stratford Summer Music: Lana Mau, John Miller, Judy Mathieson, and Mark Fewer; Knox Church: Kathy Baker; Jubilee Stratford: Trevor Biehn; Michael & Kailyn Steingard; David Lester; Mike & Maria Walsh; Scott Wishart; Collin Gibson; Tim Stock-Bateman; Paul West & Kim Wagner; The Park House (Goderich); Leo McCann; Johnny Harling; Rob Wigan; Jeff Leney; and the Cobourg Street gang
And many thanks to everyone who has come out to support us at our live shows and sessions!
Museum of the Moon: my-moon.org
Stratford Summer Music: stratfordsummermusic.ca
Michael Steingard: michaelsteingard.com
Drew Skuce: drewskuce.com
Knox Church - knoxstratford.com
Keystone Alley - keystonealley.com
Pete Watson plays Collings, Taylor, Gibson, and Fender guitars with Elixir Strings and Thalia Capos
Cait Watson plays Gene Milligan & Tony Dixon Whistles
Miriam Fischer plays Hohner accordions and whatever piano is available
Errol Fischer plays old violins with Thomastik Dominant Strings and Clareen tenor banjos
The Bookends use L.R. Baggs, BOSS, MXR, Radial, and Roland effects.
Recorded on Neumann and Shure microphones.
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The Bookends are Celtic instrumentalists who keep audiences of all ages spellbound and fast-footed with their masterful arrangements. Building on a library of traditional Irish and Scottish gems, they draw on rock & roll, classical, world, and folk music to hone their own sound and pen their own compositions – with arrangements that compel even the hardest of metalheads to dance jigs.