28 May 1999

Well, after long months of labor, we are approaching the completion of our new album. The schedule was set back when we paused in April to catch our breath and play some gigs, but now we're sprinting to the finish. We plan to mix the album in mid-June and with any luck we'll have those shiny discs in hand by the end of the summer. Much of the album will be new material, most of which has never performed on stage - although a "sneak preview," the song "Royal Oak," has been aired at some recent shows.

The other big news is that we'll be playing the Philadelphia Folk Festival again this year! Right now it looks like we will do a main stage set on Friday afternoon, plus (we hope) a workshop (TBA) sometime over the weekend. Be there and soak it up!

Tom Rhoads