Words, music and arrangements: Rich Shapero,
except for track 31 music (Traditional – PD)
Produced by: Rich Shapero, Paul Melnychuck and Josh Turner
Engineered by: Josh Turner, Roman Klun and Jordan Glasgow
Mastered by: Gavin Lurssen and Bob Ludwig
PROLOGUE
Rich Shapero: acoustic guitar
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Andy LeMaster: electric guitar
Jim Thomas: additional electric guitar
Moses Sedler: cello
Paul Melnychuck: organ
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Mixed by: Peter Katis
1. FROM THE FLAMES
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Maria Taylor: voice
Orenda Fink: voice
Iva Bittová: additional voice
Airto Moreira: additional voice and spring drum
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Charles Bissell: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: additional electric guitar
Paul Melnychuck: keyboards
David Phillips: pedal steel
Mike Marshall: mandolin
Bryan Bowers: autoharp
Moses Sedler: cello
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: frame drums and cymbals
Jerry Marotta: additional drums
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
2. RAM
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Paul Melnychuck: organ and additional percussion
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Taras Prodaniuk: additional bass
Jim Keltner: frame drums
Jerry Marotta: additional drums and percussion
David Raven: percussion
Mixed by Tchad Blake
3. WHERE AM I BOUND?
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Paul Melnychuck: keyboards and gongs
Mark Stewart: electric guitar
Andy LeMaster: electric guitar
Steve Gorn: wooden flute
Dirk Powell: accordion
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
4. COCK AND SPRING
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Jim Boquist: voice
Dirk Powell: accordion
Marc Ribot: electric guitar and baritone resonator
Martin Carthy: amplified acoustic guitar
Charles Bissell: electric guitar
Mark Stewart: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: additional electric guitar
Steve Gorn: wooden flute
Lee Rocker: upright bass
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: electric bass
Justin Markovits: drums
Jerry Marotta: kick drum
Jim Keltner: percussion
Airto Moreira: percussion
Cheshnina ground squirrels: chattering
Mixed by Tchad Blake
5. THE POOL
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Orenda Fink: additional voice
Mike Marshall: mandolin
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Jim Thomas: additional electric guitar
Robert Powell: pedal steel
Paul Melnychuck: organ
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums
Mixed by Tchad Blake
6. A STALKING SHADOW
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Orenda Fink: voice
Maria Taylor: voice
Robert Powell: pedal steel
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Paul Melnychuck: keyboards
Rena Jones: cello
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums and percussion
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
7. ENTREATY
Rich Shapero: bottleneck and acoustic guitar
Maria Taylor: voice
Orenda Fink: voice
Andy LeMaster: voice and electric guitar
Moses Sedler: cello
Rena Jones: additional cello
Tom Britt: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Jim Thomas: electric guitar
Mike Marshall: mandocello
Steve Gorn: ocarina
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: percussion
Mixed by Tchad Blake
8. LISTEN
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Orenda Fink: voice
Mike Marshall: lap guitar and mandocello
Charles Bissell: electric guitar
Andy LeMaster: electric guitar
Jim Thomas: additional electric guitar
Moses Sedler: cello
Paul Melnychuck: organ
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: frame drums and percussion
David Raven: additional drums
Mixed by Tchad Blake
9. BACK, BACK
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Iva Bittová: voice
Orenda Fink: voice
Maria Taylor: voice
Paul Melnychuck: keyboards
Mike Marshall: mandolin and mandocello
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Lee Rocker: upright bass
Jim Keltner: drums and percussion
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
10. I MUST CROSS
Rich Shapero: voice, octave mandolin, and acoustic guitar
Iva Bittová: voice
Charles Bissell: voice and electric guitar
Airto Moreira: voice and percussion
Maria Taylor: additional voice
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Josh Turner: electric guitar
Paul Melnychuck: organ
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums and percussion
Jerry Marotta: additional drums
Mixed by Tchad Blake
11. UP THE SLAB
Rich Shapero: voice and mandola
Orenda Fink: voice
Maria Taylor: additional voice
Jim Thomas: electric guitar
Tom Britt: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Steve Gorn: wooden flute
Paul Melnychuck: keyboards
Rena Jones: cello
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: percussion
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
12. BRIDGE OF SPINES
Rich Shapero: voice, acoustic guitar, and mandola
Charles Bissell: voice
Orenda Fink: voice
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
David Phillips: pedal steel
Mike Marshall: mandolin and mandocello
Paul Melnychuck: keyboards
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Lee Rocker: upright bass
Jim Keltner: drums and percussion
Justin Markovits: additional drums
Airto Moreira: hand drum and percussion
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
13. THE CHIMNEY’S FANG
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Michael Hurley: voice
Orenda Fink: voice
Maria Taylor: voice
Iva Bittová: voice
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Jim Thomas: additional electric guitar
Paul Melnychuck: organ
Dirk Powell: accordion
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums and percussion
Airto Moreira: percussion
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
14. DEATH RATTLE
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Iva Bittová: voice
Charles Bissell: voice
Maria Taylor: additional voice
Orenda Fink: additional voice
Moses Sedler: cello
Paul Melnychuck: keyboards
David Phillips: pedal steel
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums and percussion
Airto Moreira: percussion
Justin Markovits: additional percussion
Mixed by Tchad Blake
15. YOU WILL SEE
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Maria Taylor: voice
Orenda Fink: voice
Airto Moreira: voice and percussion
Dirk Powell: accordion
Robert Powell: pedal steel
Charles Bissell: electric guitar
Jim Thomas: additional electric guitar
Paul Melnychuck: organ
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums and percussion
Mixed by Tchad Blake
16. A NAKED GAP
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Jim Boquist: voice
Orenda Fink: additional voice
Charles Bissell: electric guitar
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Mark Stewart: additional electric guitar
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Michael Manring: additional bass
Lee Rocker: upright bass
Jim Keltner: drums and percussion
Mixed by Tchad Blake
17. SNARED
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Iva Bittová: voice
Charles Bissell: voice
Michael Hurley: voice
Maria Taylor: voice
Orenda Fink: voice
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Paul Melnychuck: organ
Dirk Powell: accordion
Moses Sedler: cello
Tony Levin: Chapman stick and bass
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: additional bass
Michael Manring: additional bass
Lee Rocker: upright bass
Jim Keltner: drums
Mark Stewart: daxophone
Mixed by Tchad Blake
18. DARK STARS
Rich Shapero: voice, acoustic guitar and mandolin
Maria Taylor: voice
Jim Boquist: voice
Iva Bittová: voice
Jim Thomas: electric guitar
David Phillips: pedal steel
Robert Powell: pedal steel
Paul Melnychuck: organ
Mike Marshall: mandolin chorus
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
19. THE RAM MUST DIE
Rich Shapero: voice, acoustic guitar and mandolin
Orenda Fink: voice
Michael Hurley: voice
Robert Powell: pedal steel
Moses Sedler: cello
Dave Boquist: electric guitar
Andy LeMaster: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Dirk Powell: accordion
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Lee Rocker: upright bass
Jim Keltner: drums and percussion
Mixed by Tchad Blake
20. THE SHEER WALL
Rich Shapero: voice, octave mandolin and acoustic guitar
Iva Bittová: voice
Charles Bissell: voice
Orenda Fink: additional voice
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Andy LeMaster: electric guitar
Mike Marshall: mandolin and mandocello
Moses Sedler: cello
Dirk Powell: accordion
Paul Melnychuck: organ and marxophone
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Lee Rocker: upright bass
Jim Keltner: drums and percussion
Jerry Marotta: drums and percussion
Mixed by Tchad Blake
21. A GREAT POWER
Rich Shapero: voice, acoustic guitar and octave mandolin
Charles Bissell: voice
Michael Hurley: additional voice
Robert Powell: pedal steel
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Andy LeMaster: electric guitar
Paul Melnychuck: organ
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums and cymbals
Jerry Marotta: additional percussion
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
22. CONDEMNED
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Jim Boquist: voice
Iva Bittová: additional voice
Charles Bissell: electric guitar
Mark Stewart: electric guitar
Paul Melnychuck: organ
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums and percussion
Mixed by Tchad Blake
23. SCAFFOLD OF SNOW
Rich Shapero: voice, octave mandolin and acoustic guitar
Iva Bittová: voice
Maria Taylor: voice
Orenda Fink: voice
Mark Stewart: electric guitar
Paul Melnychuck: organ
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums and cymbals
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
24. ANIMUS SHAKING
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Maria Taylor: voice
Orenda Fink: voice
Iva Bittová: additional voice
Charles Bissell: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Robert Powell: pedal steel
David Phillips: pedal steel
Paul Melnychuck: organ
Mike Marshall: octave mandolin
Moses Sedler: cello
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums and cymbals
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
25. VIGIL LIGHTS
Rich Shapero: voice, mandola and mandolin
Iva Bittová: voice
Charles Bissell: voice
Jim Boquist: additional voice
Robert Powell: pedal steel
Mark Stewart: electric guitar
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: additional electric guitar
Paul Melnychuck: organ
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Michael Manring: bass
Jim Keltner: drums, cymbals and gong
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
26. BURSTING THE CASE
Rich Shapero: voice, octave mandolin, mandola and acoustic guitar
Jim Boquist: voice
Marc Ribot: baritone acoustic guitar
Martin Carthy: amplified acoustic guitar
Dave Boquist: electric guitar
Charles Bissell: electric guitar
Mark Stewart: electric guitar
Mike Marshall: mandocello and lap guitar
Dirk Powell: accordion
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums and percussion
Germaine Jack: rub board
Airto Moreira: additional percussion
Chetaslina Pika: squeak
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
27. SPIRIT BODY
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Charles Bissell: voice
Orenda Fink: voice
Andy LeMaster: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Robert Powell: pedal steel
Bryan Bowers: autoharp
Dirk Powell: accordion
Paul Melnychuck: organ
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums and percussion
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
28. DAWN
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Jim Boquist: voice
Orenda Fink: voice
Dave Boquist: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Bryan Bowers: autoharp
Dirk Powell: accordion
Paul Melnychuck: organ
Mike Marshall: mandolin
Moses Sedler: cello
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: frame drums and cymbals
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
29. THIS DAZZLING DOME
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Charles Bissell: voice and electric guitar
Jim Boquist: voice
Michael Hurley: voice
Iva Bittová: voice
Dave Boquist: electric guitar
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Dirk Powell: accordion
Cristinel Turturica: cymbalom
Mike Marshall: mandolin
Moses Sedler: cello
Lee Rocker: upright bass
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums and cymbals
Jerry Marotta: additional drums
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
30. ACROSS THE CREVASSE
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Jim Boquist: voice
Iva Bittová: voice
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Charles Bissell: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Mike Marshall: electric octave mandolin
Paul Melnychuck: organ
Brian Courtney: bass
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drum kit, frame drums and cymbals
Mixed by Josh Turner
31. BOGGED
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Jim Boquist: voice
Iva Bittová: voice
Marc Ribot: amplified acoustic and electric guitar
Mike Marshall: electric octave mandolin
Paul Melnychuck: organ
Robert Powell: pedal steel
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums and percussion
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
32. INSIDE ME, YOU ROAR
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Charles Bissell: voice
Iva Bittová: voice
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Robert Powell: pedal steel
Mike Marshall: mandocello, mandola,
mandolin and electric octave
Paul Melnychuck: keyboards
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: frame drums, drum kit and percussion
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
33. ANIMUS IS PLEASED
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Jim Boquist: voice
Paul Melnychuck: organ
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
34. LABYRINTH OF DEVOTION
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Charles Bissell: voice
Maria Taylor: voice
Jim Boquist: voice
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Dave Boquist: electric guitar
Robert Powell: pedal steel
Mike Marshall: resonator mandola
Moses Sedler: cello
Steve Gorn: wooden flute
Paul Melnychuck: organ, dulcimer and percussion
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums and cymbals
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
35. LIFT ME OUT
Rich Shapero: voice, octave mandolin, and acoustic guitar
Charles Bissell: voice
Airto Moreira: voice and percussion
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Paul Melnychuck: organ
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: frame drums and percussion
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
36. THE SHRINE
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Charles Bissell: voice
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Dave Boquist: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Tom Britt: electric guitar
Moses Sedler: cello
Cristinel Turturica: cymbalom
Paul Melnychuck: keyboards and percussion
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: frame drums and cymbals
Jerry Marotta: additional drums
David Raven: additional drums
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
37. NOTHING BUT FROTH
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Jim Boquist: voice
Orenda Fink: voice
Maria Taylor: voice
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Charles Bissell: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Mike Marshall: electric octave mandolin
Robert Powell: pedal steel
Moses Sedler: cello
Paul Melnychuck: organ and percussion
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass and electric guitar
Jim Keltner: frame drums, drum kit and cymbals
Jerry Marotta: additional drums
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay
38. I SEE YOUR THRONE
Rich Shapero: voice, acoustic guitar and mandolin
Charles Bissell: voice
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Dirk Powell: accordion
Paul Melnychuck: organ
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Tony Levin: Chapman stick
Jim Keltner: frame drums and percussion
Mixed by Josh Turner
39. TOWER OF BLOOD
Rich Shapero: voice and acoustic guitar
Charles Bissell: voice
Iva Bittová: voice
Marc Ribot: electric guitar
Jim Campilongo: electric guitar
Andy LeMaster: electric guitar
Dave Boquist: electric guitar
Robert Powell: pedal steel
Dirk Powell: accordion
Cristinel Turturica: cymbalom
Paul Melnychuck: keyboards
Moses Sedler: cello
James “Hutch” Hutchinson: bass
Jim Keltner: drums and cymbals
Zach Hill: drums
Jerry Marotta: additional drums
Mixed by: Chuck Ainlay