released January 9, 2017
Songs from SeaWife
By The Lobbyists
All songs written by The Lobbyists
Tommy Crawford - lead vocals (3, 5, 6, 11, 13), backing vocals, guitar (2-12), accordion (4, 7), harmonica (8)
Eloise Eonnet - lead vocals (1, 10, 13), backing vocals, hand percussion, tambourine
Alex Grubbs - lead vocals (2), backing vocals, mandolin (3-5, 7-9, 12), guitar (10), banjo (2), percussion (11)
Raymond Sicam III - cello (1, 6-9, 11, 13), backing vocals
Will Turner - lead vocals (4, 8, 9), backing vocals, banjo (3-5, 12), guitar (8), claps (9)
Tony Vo - lead vocals (12), backing vocals, guitar (12), cajon (3-5), hand percussion (4), drums (2, 7-11)
Douglas Waterbury-Tieman - lead vocals (7), backing vocals, fiddle (1-3, 6-10, 12, 13)
Eric Allen - cello (2, 3, 10, 12)
Produced by Tommy Crawford and Geoff Strasser
Engineered and Mixed by Geoff Strasser at
Spin Studios, Long Island City, and Analogue Muse, New York City
Mastered by Alan Silverman at Arf! (1, 6-9, 11, 13) and Jacob Blumberg (2-5, 10, 12) at Mason Jar Music Studios
Album Design by Tony Vo based on a design by Darren Melchiorre
SeaWife illustration by Seth Moore
The Lobbyists logo design by Matthew Culbreth
© 2013-2017 The Lobbyists All Rights Reserved
SeaWife is a project by The Lobbyists and playwright Seth Moore in collaboration with director Liz Carlson. For more, go www.seawife.org
"...they’ll be compared to other outstanding vocal groups, from Crosby, Stills and Nash, to contemporary artists like Fleet Foxes, but there’s an unblemished optimism to The Lobbyists, which allows them to stand apart from obvious comparisons and associations, and makes them an intriguing and welcome proposition.
"There’s not a weak track on the record, and I can imagine songs like..."Ramblin'” and the pacey title track are showstoppers when presented live. Indeed, should they feel the urge to spread their wings, I’m sure they’d go down a storm on the UK folk festival circuit. The organizers of Cambridge and Cropredy need to get on the phone, pronto."
- Leiceister Bangs (UK)
Read the full review: leicesterbangs.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/review-lobbyists-our-home-ep.html
credits
released 01 February 2013
Engineered and mixed by Lane Banning at Moonlab Studios in Brooklyn
Recorded October 17-19 and November 7, 2012
Mastered by Tim Boyce at Masterdisk in New York City
Produced by Tommy Crawford and Will Turner
Photography by Crystal Arnette
Art and design by Matt Culbreth
The Lobbyists Are:
Tommy Crawford: vocals, guitar
Will Turner: vocals, banjo, guitar, mandolin
Alex Grubbs: vocals, mandolin, guitar
Tony Vo: vocals, percussion
Eloïse Eonnet: vocals, tambourine
All songs written by The Lobbyists and © 2013 The Lobbyists
Many many special thanks to Karen and Ron Crawford, Sarah Wansley, Bonnie Grubbs, The Flea Theater, Carol Ostrow, Jim Simpson, Erin Daley, Beth Dembrow, Ed Iskandar, Kara Kaufman, Simon Courchel, The Invisible Dog Art Center, Peter Cho, Sneakas (aka Yoni), and all of our amazing family, friends, and fans!