QTNTFYOCF by Brian Cutean QTN
Recorded live at the Oregon Country Fair between 2000-2011, this collection is dedicated to you whether you've made it to the Country Fair or not, you who listen, enjoy, send letters, buy CDs and share them with your friends and families. There's a whole lotta people make this QTN-being possible. May you know I'm your biggest fan.
1988 was my first Oregon Country Fair and, thanks to the many graces, I've returned to play every year since. This CD was originally released to celebrate my 25-year silver quarter century back in 2013 and folks still ask for this out-of-print collection even though it was originally intended as a limited run Fair-only bagatelle. Summer 2025 was the 37th consecutive Fair me and my fabulous band played the stages again and what a privilege to be given the opportunity to be a part of OCF's nonstop wildmindride of wherewithout over an doubt extrasplodaluganzavaganza ringing each summer on the Upper Left Edge of this sweet swinging sphere! (How's that for a run-on sentence?)
This collection of live tunes crackle with energy, adventure, one of a kind unexpected moments and spontenacious squint-yer-ears Romahooplamojomusic. Special thanks aplenty to the splendid musicians here who continually show me how to better listen and hear. This is off the cuff playing by the seat of our pantses and we always have a fine time being surprised by what happens too. Some of these songs are not on other albums; some have already been recorded and their different iterations are fun to listen to.
Heart kudos to Linda Dievendorf, Brian Keough, Cory Sullivan, Moz Wright (all past entertainment coordinators); Laura Strobel and the splendicious folk who make Entertainment Camp happen; the stage, sound, sauna, sign language, transportation and other Fair crews and food booths who make it real everytime. It takes these folks a whole lot more than three fest days to get it all to come together each year and OCF remains one of the wildest annual human experiments ever bestowed upon the planet.
Tracklist
| 1. | Intro/Next Big Thing | 3:40 |
| 2. | Little Raccoon | 4:35 |
| 3. | Getting Sloshed With Francisco Pinares | 4:09 |
| 4. | Heron Moon | 3:42 |
| 5. | Spoke On The Wheel | 3:20 |
| 6. | 3 Little Letters 2004 | 5:03 |
| 7. | The Mess Age | 3:15 |
| 8. | In The Valley | 5:18 |
| 9. | Mad In The Heavens | 5:47 |
| 10. | Darkness Comes | 7:37 |
| 11. | People Need Food | 5:24 |
Credits
QTN plays guitar and harmonica and sings. These recordings are from many incarnations of the QTN Band over the years.
• Track 1: Tim Heaton, bass; Lewi Longmire, mandolin; Jeff Hobbs, violin
• Track 2 and 7: Joseph Siegel, violin; Richard Roth, bass
• Track 3 and 10: Tim Heaton, bass, vocals; Lewi Longmire, mandolin, vocals; Jeff Hobbs, violin; Jason Montgomery, slide guitar
• Track 4 and 9: Lewi Longmire, mandolin; Jeff Hobbs, saxophone and violin; Jason Montgomery, bass; Oliver Steck, accordion, trumpet
• Track 5: Lewi Longmire, mandolin; Chris Kokesh, violin; Jason Montgomery, bass
• Track 6: Jason Montgomery, bass; Jeff Hobbs, violin
• Track 8: Tim Heaton, bass; Bruce Harvie, mandolin
• Track 11: Lewi Longmire, mandolin; Jeff Hobbs, saxophone; Jason Montgomery, bass; Oliver Steck, accordion, trumpet. Adam East, electric guitar, vocals; Kris Deelane, vocals
All songs written by Brian QTN (Little Raccoon is by Patty Peebles and used by permission). Cover design by Kimm Still, Lampadina Design, photo by Jill Cunningham. Mastered by Thaddeus Moore at Sprout City Studio, Eugene, OR
