Congeries by Joseph Houck
FEATURING:
Bryan Ciliberto: drums on 2 and 9
Anna Houck: background vocals on 2, 6, and 10
Corinne Lucas: main harmony vocals on 6
Martin Lucas: piano on 2, 5, 6, and 7
Jeff Martin: bass on 1, 6, 9, and 10;
drums on 1 and 10; harmony vocals on 1
Seth O’Bannion: drums on 6
Matt Wilson: pedal steel on 2
All other performances by Joseph Houck
Recorded in Boone and Todd, North Carolina
Mixed and Mastered by Jon Huxtable (smallfishrecordings)
in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Album Photography by Laura Lee Rash
Graphic Design Assistance by Mikey Bard
Lyrics/ Contact/ Booking at www.josephhouckmusic.com
Special thanks to the contributors,
who pledged their time, thoughts, and talents and helped
breathe the spark of being upon my latest design
© 2018 Joseph Houck, All Rights Reserved.
Tracklist
| 1. | Lightning Bolts and Hurricanes | 3:58 |
| 2. | The Mountain | 3:01 |
| 3. | Feathertop | 6:08 |
| 4. | Along the Trail | 4:21 |
| 5. | On That Hill | 6:01 |
| 6. | Mad Pranks and Merry Jests | 4:16 |
| 7. | Whispers | 3:19 |
| 8. | The Witch's Familiar | 4:33 |
| 9. | The Harbinger | 3:49 |
| 10. | Dance Again | 2:39 |
| 11. | The Shrine | 3:15 |
Credits
CREDITS
Songs written by Joseph Houck
1. Lightning-bolts and Hurricanes
(last verse includes words from “Barbara Allen” Trad. and
Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” and "Romeo and Juliet")
2. The Mountain
3. Feathertop
(loosely based on the short story
“Feathertop: A Moralized Legend” by Nathaniel Hawthorne)
4. Along the Trail
5. On That Hill
6. Mad Pranks and Merry Jests
(words of the title/refrain come from the name
of a jestbook called
"Robin Goodfellow, His Mad Pranks and Merry Jests")
7. Whispers
8. The Witch’s Familiar
9. The Harbinger
(chorus alludes to “The Star” by Jane Taylor)
10. Dance Again
11. The Shrine
