So Dark You See
Encyclopedia
Personnel
Musicians- John GorkaJohn GorkaJohn Gorka is a contemporary American folk musician. In 1991, Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent male singer-songwriter of what has been dubbed the New Folk Movement."-Biography:...
— vocals, fretless banjo, guitar, harmonium, keyboards and percussion - Marc AndersonMarc AndersonMarc Anderson is an American percussionist who has toured and recorded with Steve Tibbetts since 1977. He hasalso toured and/or recorded with artists such as Lorie Line, Bradley Joseph, Butch Morris, Tony Moreno, Don Cherry, Peter Ostroushko, Claudia Schmidt, Dave Moore, Greg Brown, Max Roach, Taj...
— percussion - Dan Chouinard — accordion
- Dick Freymuth — electric guitar
- Rob Genadek — Percussion
- Eliza GilkysonEliza GilkysonEliza Gilkyson is an Austin, Texas-based folk musician. She is the daughter of songwriter and folk musician Terry Gilkyson and Jane Gilkyson. She is the sister of guitarist Tony Gilkyson, who played with the Los Angeles-based bands Lone Justice and X...
— vocals - Dean MagrawDean Magraw-Biography:Magraw was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in St. Paul. He began playing guitar at the age of 13. Magraw performed in a duo for many years with Peter Ostroushko and has also performed with Tim Sparks, John Gorka and many other artists....
— electric and acoustic guitars - Michael ManringMichael ManringMichael Manring is an American electric bassist from the San Francisco Bay Area, .-Biography:...
— fretless bass - Peter OstroushkoPeter OstroushkoPeter Ostroushko is an American violinist and mandolinist.-Background and career:Of Ukrainian ancestry, Ostroushko grew up in northeast Minneapolis...
— fiddle and mandolin - Joel Sayles — vocals, upright bass
- Enrique Toussaint — electric bass
- Jeff Victor — keyboards
Production
- Produced by Rob Genadek and John Gorka
- Engineering by Rob Genadek and John Gorka at The Brewhouse in Minneapolis, MN
- Lucy Kaplansky recorded by Mark Dann in New York, New York
Artwork
- Front cover painting, "Clairmont near Ascutney" by Tom Pirozzoli
- Back cover photography by Jos Van Vliet
- Art direction and design by Jon Reischl
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
Date |
|---|---|---|
| Folk Radio Top Albums | #1 | September & October 2009 |
| Americana Radio Albums Americana Music Association The Americana Music Association is a trade organization developed to provide professional support and to promote awareness of Americana music. Toward these ends the organization works with artists, radio stations, record labels, publishers, and others to create networking opportunities and to... |
#44 | December 7, 2009 |
External links
- So Dark You See page at Red House RecordsRed House RecordsRed House Records is an American independent record label specializing in folk music and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.The label was originally created in 1981 by Greg Brown as a method to distribute his own music, and is named for a farmhouse in Iowa where he was living...
- So Dark You See at John Gorka Video Site (fan page)