Track Listing 1. Chance of Rain 2. Broken Place 3. Satellites 4. Writing in the Margins 5. Snow Don't Fall 6. Bluer State 7. Arm's Length 8. Lockkeeper, The 9. I Miss Everyone 10. When You Sing 11. Road of Good Intention 12. Unblindfold the Referee
| Details | | Producer: | Rob Genadek | | Distributor: | E1 Distribution (USA) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel: John Gorka (vocals, acoustic guitar); Joel Sayles (vocals, bass guitar); Kathleen Johnson, Lucy Kaplansky, Alice Peacock, Nanci Griffith (vocals); Dirk Freymuth (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Eric Heywood, Joe Savage (pedal steel guitar); Kenni Holmen (saxophone); Steve Strand (trumpet); Michael B. Nelson (trombone); Jeff Victor, Tommy Barbarella (keyboards); Michael Manring (bass instrument); JT Bates (drums); Rob Genadek (percussion). The singer-songwriter John Gorka specializes in songs of regret, and this set, in which he's accompanied by frequent collaborator Nanci Griffith and a small band, contains some heartachingly beautiful examples. Gorka's version of Townes Van Zandt's "Snow Don't Fall" gets a beautiful setting of acoustic guitar and electric piano, while Gorka's own "The Lockkeeper" is a hard-edged narrative told in a deceptively matter-of-fact style.
Editorial Reviews Gorka steps out of his gentle folkie mode twice, offering the high-stepping humor of 'I Miss Everyone' and the lightly grooving 'When You Sing', inspired by Mavis Staples. No Depression
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