Album Notes

Ann Pence wrote these songs as a tribute to her friends and as an "auntie" to her friends' children from China. The songs begin with the baby, left in a box or a basket, at the gates of another life. The cycle ends when this adopted child has grown up and goes back to China, searching for the connection we all search for, whether adopted or not.

This record was made most happily at Surreal Studios in Anchorage, Alaska. Recorded and mixed by Kurt Riemann. Mastered at Airshow by David Glasser.

The beautiful CD cover design and booklet were made by husband and wife team Cardella Creative. You can see their top notch work at www.cardellacreative.com.

Contributing musicians: David Goodrich, Radoslav Lorkovic, Dave Arrowsmith, Tom Bryan, Marge Ford, Mike Martinson, John Nyman, Pat Owens, Kurt Riemann, Stu Schulman, Kenny Snow, Dirk Westfall. And we can't forget the little singers: Leslie Meara Evangelista, Addison Monsen, Molly Pfleiger, and Julia Preston.

A portion of the proceeds from sales of this CD will go to Half the Sky Foundation. To read more about them, please visit www.halfthesky.org.

Ann plays locally in Anchorage, Alaska. You can reach her at apence@ak.net. Please email Ann and let her know what you think of the CD!