THE ASSEMBLY Dede Alderman ~ vibraphone, percussion Laura Bates ~ piano Samuel Seth Bernard ~ vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, glockenspiel, calimba, Lowery organ, Yamaha keyboard, saxophones, octave mandolin, lap steel guitar, piano, phone, samples Glenn Brown ~ plate reverb, tape delay, mastering engineer Joshua Davis ~ vocals, piano Rachael Davis ~ vocals Dustin Edwards ~ Hammond organ May Erlewine ~ vocals, viola, piano Susan Fawcett ~ jaw harp, bird sounds, saw David Fetzer ~ vocals Brandon Foote ~ mandolin, mandola Ian Gorman ~ banjo, recording engineer, wizardry Trevor Hobbs ~ marimba, phone Drew Howard ~ pedal steel guitar, electric tamboura Jeremy Kittel ~ violin Megan MacLeod ~ violin Micah Middaugh ~ freestyles Andrea Moreno-Beals ~ cello, vocals Graham Parsons ~ vocals Peter “Madcat” Ruth ~ harmonicas, electric jaw harp Patrick Schaller ~ healing arts Michael Shimmin ~ drums, percussion Dominic Suchyta ~ bass fiddle, bass guitar, banjo Jen Sygit ~ vocals, phone Ryan Williams ~ vocals Andy Wilson ~ trumpet Joe Wilson ~ trombone, dobro, steel guitar, talk box Luke Winslow-King ~ Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes Made in Michigan Recorded at Heart Center Studios in Big Rapids Overdubs and mixing at Big Green Lamp! in Kalamazoo Mastered at Glenn Brown Productions in Lansing Printed at Deep Wood Press in Mancelona Cover art by Michael Erlewine Heartfelt Gratitude To/For: You, Family, Our Love, This Breath, Meaningful Work, Challenging Obstacles, Community Support, Generosity of Spirit, Powerful Patience, Healing Hands, This Color, This Here, Us. Made possible through the kindness and generosity of Fox on a Hill and the Erlewine Family. "This Here" is the first in a two-part life cycle in song. The second record, "Is This You?", was released in April 2010. The concept was established in late 2006 and production began on Easter 2007. Overdubs were completed on January 2nd, 2008 and "This Here" was mastered on April 1st, 2008, Seth's 28th birthday. The album tells a story of human passages and myth. It begins with birth (the vocals for I'm You were recorded on 8.29.07 in Big Rapids while Virgil Ryman Davis was born in Lansing) or rebirth. Entering the world in a new body and being given a name. And then the discomfort and danger of life on planet earth and the reality of choice. Questions - Wonder... Lessons, awareness of cycles... A sense of loss, even as a young person... Support from the natural world and the spirit realm... culture and isolation... reality of interconnectedness... mistakes, imperfection... humility and healing... there is no hiding place. The album was designed to be listened to as one piece of music (on speakers or headphones) and transition back into itself as well as into "Is This You?", will take us through the passages from young adulthood to adulthood to death/rebirth. Thanks for listening! See you in the world.