Album Notes

New York City's Best Dressed Two Man Band returns with a lively volume of new songs! Set for release on Valentine's Day 2008, Heavy Petting features eleven original compositions and one traditional Irish romp, all played with the Two Man Gentlemen Band's signature blend of sophisticated silliness.

Performing with plectrum banjo, string bass, kazoos & snare drum, the gentlemen blend Vaudeviliian banjo struming and bouncy swing rhythms with melodies that woud've felt at home on tin pan alley. The lyrics address the pressing issues of the day - unicycling, kazoo technique, prohibition, gentlemanliness, William Howard Taft, etc. - while striking the perfect gentlemanly balance between naughtiness and decorum.

Recorded in old fashioned style - live to 2-inch tape - Heavy Petting captures the infectious engery of the Two Man Gentlemen Band's live show, which has wowed audiences across the country.

Produced by Richard Morris
Engineered, mixed by Halsey Quemere and Richard Morris at Serious Business Music, NYC
Mastered by Richard Morris at Scott Hull Mastering
The Two Man Gentlemen Band are joined on this recording by Travis Harrison (rhythm kit) and Justin Smith (fiddle, tracks 7, 12).