New Disguise by Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen
This project was funded with the help of 72 generous Kickstarter.com supporters. We would like to thank: Agnes Frechette, A.J Hupka, Anna and Ken Thomsen, Rebecca Cope, Rich and Connie Hamon, Mari Lynch, our FAR-West community, Shannon Warto, Anthony Pelaez, Steve Crisp, Sherry Austin and Henhouse, Dick Brundle, Tom Miller, Kayla Luky, Neil Fitzpatrick, James McArthur, Allan Molho, Patrick Casey, Bob Kemp, Ken Wilks, all the friendly faces who host house concerts, and the music lovers who support live musicians. Thank you for the kindness, stories, friendship, and support.
Tracklist
| 1. | New Disguise | 5:15 |
| 2. | It's A New Day | 2:49 |
| 3. | The Mists of Down Below | 3:16 |
| 4. | Tales from the Labyrinth | 2:06 |
| 5. | Saturday Night Will Be Rocking | 4:20 |
| 6. | Sure Fire Way of Taking | 2:58 |
| 7. | A New Song of Beauty | 4:11 |
| 8. | Renegades | 3:21 |
| 9. | Ghost Lovers Waltz | 2:29 |
| 10. | The Beauty Doesn't Know | 3:17 |
| 11. | Little Bird | 3:44 |
| 12. | Puddles in the Rain | 3:30 |
Credits
Recorded and mixed at Bear Creek Recording Studio in Santa Cruz, California.
Musicians:
Dan Frechette - Lead and harmony voice, acoustic guitar, harmonica.
Laurel Thomsen - Lead and harmony voice, violin and viola.
Tracy Parker - Upright Bass.
Jimmy Norris - Drums and percussion.
Patti Maxine - Lap Steel Slide Guitar.
Shannon Warto - Harmony voice on "New Song Of Beauty" and "Little Bird".
Gianni Staiano - Organ on "New Disguise".
Produced by Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen. Violin and viola arrangements by Laurel Thomsen.
Executive Producer Anthony Pelaez.
Recording and Mixing by Justin Mayer at Bear Creek Recording Studio, Santa Cruz, California.
Mastered by Jamie Sitar, Outta Town Sound, Winnipeg, Canada.
Design and Graphic Art by Griffin Dominique Sokal, Winnipeg, Canada.
Photography by Michelle Magdalena Maddox, Monterey, California.
Dan's clothing courtesy of Closet Capers, in Santa Cruz, California.
Laurel's clothing courtesy of In Cognito, and Tomboy, in Santa Cruz, California.
Duplication by Dan Shnier at Ironstone Technolgies, Winnipeg, Canada.
All Dan and Laurel albums available digitally through CD Baby and iTunes.
Album distribution by Corolla Trunk Records.
Laurel Thomsen uses Pirastro Evah Pirazzi Gold strings, Nicholas Frirsz tailpieces, a Brothers Morizot bow c. 1825, a 1989 John Harrison Violin, and a 2000 Steven's Violin Shop Viola.
Dan Frechette uses Martin guitar strings, Paige capos, Planet waves tuners, Green Dunlop triangle picks, a Dunlop thumbpick and National fingerpicks, on a new Martin D-18 sunburst guitar.
In performance, Dan and Laurel use Fishman Loudbox Artist amplifiers, Shure Beta 87A microphones, and at times an Audio Technica 4033 microphone. Dan uses an L.R. Baggs M80 soundhole pickup and Laurel uses a Bartlett Fiddle Mic.
License
All rights reserved.
Meeting in 2012 via a chance YouTube sighting and fueled by a once-in-a-lifetime musical chemistry, Canadian-American duo Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen are “prodigious players with songwriting that sets them apart.” With soaring violin, diverse guitar styles, compelling storytelling, a dash of harmonica and humor, and unique vocal rapport they deliver a dynamic, engaging, polished performance.