Album Notes

Recommended Listening:

#3 Flute notes skipping stones in a stream

#6 Double Harp solo - hear the echo

#7 Wild n' crazy pipe tunes - the last two in 7/8 time

#9 Happy airy-fairy singing

#14 A haunting ballad, coffeehouse style

#16 The most nostalgic waltz ever

Artistic Direcor Jesse Autumn is a young performing musician, recording artist and harp teacher based in Santa Cruz, CA. For this recording she directed a band of 12 musicians involved with the Community Music School of Santa Cruz (CMS). You can find more info on Jesse's music, including concert dates, a discography, biography, upcoming projects, and more at www.jesseautumn.com.

"California Celt" was funded by a Next Generation Grant from the California Arts Council (CAC), and organized by CMS, a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching lives through music. The CAC Grant supported youth age 18-25 in the ethnic arts.

For info on the Community Music School, visit www.communitymusicschool.org

The Musicians:
Jesse Autumn - vocals, double-strung harp, piano
David Brewer - tin whistle, smallpipes, bodhran (more info on David at david-brewer.com)
George Grasso - Irish flute, rhythm guitar, bodhran
Annie Swanson - Cape Breton-style piano (track #10)
Irish Fiddlers: Theo Paige and Devin Shepherd
Scottish Fiddlers: Daniel Roberts, Emily Swanson and Linnaea Wilson

With Guests from the Gourd Music label:
William Coulter - fingerstyle guitar
Barry Phillips - cello
Shelley Phillips - harp, percussion
(more info on these guys at williamcoulter.com and barryandshelley.com)

Produced by Jesse Autumn & Barry Phillips
Executive Producer: Shelley Phillips