banjos and sunshine [remastered +6 bonus tracks]

by Sixty Acres

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1.	Colors 04:01		buy track
2.	Me Or Him 03:40		buy track
3.	All Those Nights 03:11		buy track
4.	Fanfare 03:59		buy track
5.	You Forget 02:38		buy track
6.	ATF 04:13		buy track
7.	Goodbye 04:00		buy track
8.	Cold Turkey 02:54		buy track
9.	My Car 03:18		buy track
10.	House Of Cards 04:13		buy track
11.	WGFR 03:37		buy track
12.	Mirrors 03:01		buy track
13.	Run Over 02:28		buy track
14.	Long Way Down 04:45	info	buy track
15.	No Lights, No Sirens (Demo) 04:11	info	buy track
16.	Cats In A Bag (Demo) 02:35	info	buy track
17.	Middle Of Nowhere (Demo) 04:34	info	buy track
18.	Silence Before The Sound (Demo) 03:21	info	buy track
19.	Lyin' (Demo) 06:38	info	buy track

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The debut album by Sixty Acres, banjos and sunshine, was originally released in 1997. The album earned critical acclaim and made many publications “best of the year” lists. This remastered edition of the album was released in 2005 and includes six bonus tracks.

credits

released June 1, 2005

Matt Felch: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Niall Hood: bass, backing vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin
Dana Kelly: drums, percussion
Bryan Seith: keyboards, backing vocals, violin, cello
Mark McKay: backing vocals, guitar

Special Guest Christian Seith: theremin

All songs c Matt Felch, 1997 (BMI)
Except:
Goodbye and Me Or Him c Matt Felch & Niall Hood, 1997 (BMI)
Middle of Nowhere and Silence Before The Sound
c Matt Felch, 1998 (BMI)

Engineered by Bruce Falkinburg with Kevin Good

Produced by Niall Hood with Bruce Falkinburg

All songs recorded and mixed at Phase Recording Studios,
College Park, MD by Sixty Acres and Bruce Falkinburg
Except:
No Lights, No Sirens recorded during practice at Matt’s old apartment in Germantown, MD in January of 1997
Cats In A Bag recorded during practice at The Pool Frog in June of 1997
Middle Of Nowhere and Silence Before The Sound recorded during practice at Sandy Spring Friends School in July of 1998
Lyin’ recorded during practice at The Pool Frog in May of 1997

Remastered at Cyberella Studios by Doug Milton

Cover Design by Jeep Watson at Desktop Services, www.jeepwatson.com

Photos by Niall Hood

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Sixty Acres Baltimore, Maryland

“some of the best rootsy rock”
-The Washington Post

“recalls a rugged Jayhawks”
-Mojo Magazine (U.K.)

“the same brand of tragiocomic wordplay
that informs both Wilco and Son Volt”
-The Country Standard Times

“the most underrated alt-country rockers out there”
Shake It Up! Power Pop ... more

drenrecords.com

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