“This is a recording of classic blues songs that I’ve been performing for sometime. The songs were more or less selected by my fans who have relentlessly requested a recording of the music which ignites the party we have at our live shows. I’ve also included two that I wrote because they fit pretty good and who knows what the next one is gonna sound like. One thing’s for sure. This one is the Foundation.”
– Darrell Cooper (Liner Notes)
Charlie Barfoot – acoustic guitar, mandolin, electric guitar, fuzzy classical guitars, temple block, wind chimes, cow bells, claves
Jack Daw – six string fretless bass, double bass, five string bass, cow bells, cabasa
Craig Follett – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Patrick Moran – fiddle
Romano DiNillo – drums, triangle, chicken shakers
Brian Way – piano
George Morgan – shakers, triangle, wind chimes, tambourine, cymbals, thunder sheet, miniature hand drum, cabasa
Kieran Adams – vibra slap, guiro, metal & wooden shakers, brushes on bodhran
Rick Hollett – tenor saxophone
Kathie Rose – flute
Adele Petten – oboe
Paul Bendzsa – clarinet
Solo piano pieces played by Bill Brennan.
All tracks are live improvisations by Curtis Andrews and Patrick Boyle.
Curtis Andrews – congas, numerous bells (fire, cow, temple), caxixi, chimes, cymbals, drumset, mechanical birds, ocarina, gungaroos, calabash water drums, bodhran, boba, udu, vocals and moth cocoon shakers.
Patrick Boyle – flugelhorn, trumpet, electric bass, Line 6 pedal, beatboxing, gajda.
Patrick Boyle – trumpet & flugelhorn
Curtis Andrews – drums, udu, mbira, gungaroos & moth cocoons
Brian Way – Hammond Organ
Duane Andrews – electric guitar
Bill Brennan – vibraphone
Jenny Gear – vocals on “Always on My Mind”
All compositions by Bill Brennan except “Gone Away” (traditional).
Vocals: Heather Bambrick
Piano: David Braid
Bass: Michael McClennan
Drums: Anthony Michelli
Trumpet: Chase Sanborn
Guitar: Ted Quinlan
Piano: Fred Hersch
Saxophone: Mike Murley
Maureen Volk performs pieces by Schubert and Debussy.
The Newfoundland Symphony Youth Orchestra play some classical pieces under the direction of Peter Gardner.
The local youth choir sings a program of all traditional Newfoundland music.
