Album Notes

This album has all acoustic instruments performing mostly old time tunes featuring the autoharp played in an exciting, vibrant style.

Tom Kennedy learned his Autoharp music from the songs of the Carter family and Mike Seeger. He plays a custom made instrument that has rare woods giving it a mellow sound. He sings lead vocals on 6 of the songs including the Old Maid and the Burglar and Keep on the Sunny Side.

Jim Foldy plays lead guitar using a Martin 6-string and a Guild 12-string and does a little bass guitar work. He sings lead on 4 songs including Mr. Bojangles and the sea chantey, Leave Her Johnny.

Warren Williams plays lead and rhythm guitar and lends strength to the back up vocals. He does lead vocals on Gentle Annie (featuring his wife Joannie in this duet) and he sings the Bessie Smith blues song, When You're Down and Out as well as two others.

Sean Cranley plays mandolin, 12-string guitar, harmonica and a variety of percussion instruments as well as the penny whistle. He composed three of the songs on this album: Honey Creek Girl of Mine, Standing on a Landing and Dancing 'Neath the Summer Moon, all of which is does the lead vocals.

Jerry Foldy plays the acoustic bass guitar on most of the songs and his brother Mike plays rhythm guitar on several of the songs.

Zach Johnson plays the violin on several of the songs. He is currently a music major at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.