Release Date [11.16.10]
recorded 2009/10 at Forest City
La perla was recorded at Forest City Studios in South Portland, ME between January and September of 2010. Ron Harrity engineered and helped produce. Caleb Mulkerin recorded the ney flute in Lust for Swords and La linda seleta. Mastering was accomplished by Jim Begley at The Studio Portland, Maine.
We want to humbly dedicate this album to Javi as he has been here with us since the beginnings.
Many thanks to Brendan Ferri for his home and support. Many more thanks to Nerea Perez Alvarez for her masterfully poetic translations and to Luis Waira for the words to La perla.
Thank you to Lydia See ( lydiasee.com ) and Maria "Paz" Garaloces ( mariapazgaralocesciudad.blogspot.com ) for the use of their beautiful photographs.
Photographs courtesy of Lydia See: cover image, back cover image; insert from left to right: Molly, Javi & Anna, Lindsey, Megan
Photographs courtesy of Paz: inside image of Tom; insert from left to right: Dylan, Chris, Leif & Tom
CD Packaging Design by Molly Angie, Megan Keogh ( pixelsandpulp.com ) and Leif Sherman Curtis. Thank you to Strong Arm Bindery in Portland, Maine for their help with printing.
