Victims of the Moon: The Personnel

I just wanted to give a shout out to the folks who made this album awesome.

Steve Sizemore: He was the first outside help I sought on this recording. Our daughters skate together for the Louisville Skating Academy.  That's how we came to know each other, despite the fact that I'd heard Steve play with Appalatin many times.  We played together as the Fellow Travelers, and he has always been easy to work with. I didn't give him a single direction for this recording. I would just play the song, and he would pick a percussion instrument.  I'd hit record, and in one take we'd have Steve's contribution. I tried to get Steve to play on more songs, and he would listen and say "that song doesn't need anything."  Even though he didn't play on those songs, he provided an important service. I wouldn't have believed they were complete unless Steve said so.

Jeffrey Faith: Jeff is another Fellow Traveler. I'd seen him play before, but Tonya Buckler encouraged our getting together many years ago.  I think the very definition of mensch in the dictionary has Jeff in it.  At any rate, I know how to play bass, but on an acoustic album isn't upright bass really cool?  I had Jeff come in for a session, and we banged out three songs. It was pretty clear that Jeff needed to play on every song, and he did. In three sessions. Jeff is the kind of guy who plays three gigs in a week before flying off to Topeka to work on an airplane before coming home to work on his own business (Fehr's Beer).  I guess it's true what they say.  If you want somebody to get the job done ask a busy man.

Tonya Buckler: Or woman. Tonya has a lot of irons in the fire. Of everybody on this list, I've known her the longest, though we only had a very peripheral acquaintance for many years.  We struck up a conversation many years ago at one of Danny Flanigan's gigs at Clifton's, and when I began to look for a singer for the Fellow Travelers, I sought her out, and I'm glad I did. She always did her homework. She was ready to play her part (lead vocal, banjo, guitar or percussion).  It wasn't until this album that I was able to listen to her singing in isolation. For most of our working relationship I'd only hear Tonya as I was singing. While I was mixing, I discovered a different side to Tonya's singing. She's spot on, for one. For another, she was easy to work with, and she's easy to fit into a mix.

Morgan Brooks: I produced two of Morgan's albums, and I had always enjoyed working with her. I had originally hoped that Tonya would sing all the backing vocals, but Tonya was stretched thin. As I went through my list of possible singers, I mentioned Morgan's name to my wife, and she said, "She should be at the top of the list."  And I had that sort of, well, duh, moment. Morgan was happy to help out, and I'm thrilled to hear her singing again.  I can't wait to hear her next album.