Diving For Gold
Tracks:
- I Can't Get Out
- He's Gonna Let Her Go
- Yankee Money
- The Coal Burner
- There I Go Again
- You and Me
- The Drivin'
- Sometimes I forget
- Diving for Gold
"'Gold' rush
The band wasn't broke so there was no need to fix it, but on its third album, "Diving for Gold," local folk-roots supergroup Session Americana made some big changes. First of all, founding bass player Kimon Kirk has picked up stakes and moved to the West Coast, paving the way for newbie Jon Bistline, whose song "I Can't Get Out" opens the new disc.
Secondly, the collective's usual emphasis on old covers and ancient tunes plucked from the public domain has been set aside - for the moment at least - in favor of newer, original material that gives the whole endeavor a slightly more modern feel (including Bistline's engagingly excellent track, which is anchored by great harmonica and percussion).
Session Americana also enlisted local legend Paul Q. Kolderie, who's helmed sessions for the Pixies, Radiohead, Hole, and Dinosaur Jr., among others, to produce the disc. And "Diving for Gold" sounds gorgeous - a fun, fresh take on old-fashioned, and timeless, music."
•By Jonathan Perry
Globe Correspondent / May 8, 2009
copyright 2009, Session Americana
Produced by Paul Q. Kolderie
Engineered and Recorded at Camp Street Studio by Paul Q Kolderie, Adam Taylor, and Alex Hartman
Mastered by Ian Kennedy at New Alliance East
Photography by Topher Cox
Design by Shaun Wolf Wortis
for more information visit: www.sessionamericana.com, info@sessionamericana.com
Music Credits:
Jim Fitting: Lead Vocals (4,9), Harmonica
Ry Cavanaugh: Lead Vocal (2,6), Acoustic Guitar (2,6), Electric Guitar (2,3,6,8,9), Mandolin (4), Lap Steel (7), Bass (1), Omnichord (6)
Dinty Child: Lead Vocal (3,7), Field Organ (6,9), Mandocello (4), Mandolin (8), Banjo (1), Acoustic Guitar (1,3,7), Clavinet (3), Organ (2,), Accordion (3,5,8)
Billy Beard: Drums and Percussion, Vocals
Sean Staples: Lead Vocal (5,8), Mandolin (3,7,9), Banjo (4), Electric Guitar (6), Acoustic Guitar (2,5,8), Bouzouki (1)
Jon Bistline: Lead Vocal (1), Bass (2,7,8), Cello (6), Field Organ (1), Wurlitzer (1)
Kimon Kirk: Bass (3,5,6,9), Vocals, Acoustic Guitar (4)
Lyle Brewer: Acoustic and Electric Guitars (1,2,5,7)
Dave Harris: Tuba (4)
Dan Keller: Violin (3,6)
Phil Aiken Piano (9)
Rose Polenzani: Vocals (1)
Paul Kolderie: Percussion (6,9)
