Carefully recorded in Ben Smith's home studio over an 18 month period, the songs are well-crafted and subtly played by a cast of great players including Ben Smith (a fiddler and one of Rich's co-conspirators in Prairie Soul, a newgrass/ bluegrass/country band), John Moulton (also a member ot Prairie Soul), Andy Ploof (Rough Shop), Doug Jones (a professional pedal steel player from Oregon), Calvin Simmons (Rich's son and a member of Sink the Bismark), Rachel Miskall and Matt Morgan (cello and keyboards respectively, formerly of Caravelle). Please go here (http://www.richsongs.net/docs/TheseVoices.htm) to learn more or generallt peruse the website.