Nettlehoney came in with the goal of tracking 11 tunes in one session. While we didn’t make it to 11, we got good takes for 9. I attribute this to several things – 1) they’ve been playing a lot recently, including a tour, and are therefore at the top of their game; 2) they were all in their stations and ready to play within 10 minutes of arriving; and 3) there are no time-consuming overdubs for this music. In a way this style of music is way more complicated to record than rock. Just as the performance is all or nothing, so is the recording. We tracked everybody in one room in a circle, making headphones an option rather than a necessity.

A lot of good original tunes scattered with a few old-timey numbers. 3 vocalists, each taking turns singing the ‘loudest’ part; they don’t allow the terms ‘lead’ and ‘solo’ ;)

One more quick session and all the tracking should be complete. They are expecting to have the album ready for Folklife. So watch for them busking and dealing it at Seattle Center later this month…

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