Stage & Street by Stark Ravens

The Cuckoo's Call, White & Red, Ride Him Well, & Turning of the Year are all original songs from the Stark Ravens' production of William Shakespeare's comedy of love & infidelity, Love's Labours Lost. The lyrics of White & Red were written by William Shakespeare. The other songs were inspired by his play.

Agincourt is an original rocker from Mark Donnelly of Lee Press-on & the Nails fame. It's inspired by William Shakespeare's rousing St. Crispin's Day speech from Henry V.

Credits:

Vocals:

Christopher David Barnes, Laura Brueckner, Mark Donnelly, Tisha Donnelly, Margit Elland, Jeremy Hou, Carol McCollum, Terry Mulrooney, Brian Patterson, Andrew Pettit, Bryn Tucker, Chase Williams, and Heidi Wohlwend

Musicians:

Christopher David Barnes - Mandolin

Laura Brueckner - Flute, Pennywhistle

Mark Donnelly - Mandolins, Banjo, Percussion

Paul Donnelly - Bodhran

Aaron Hendel - Upright Bass

Brian Patterson - Drums

Ben Seeman - Accordion

Bryn Tucker - Mandolins, Banjo, Guitars

Steve Tucker - Guitars, Percussion

Megan Tucker - Pennywhistle, Recorders

Chase Williams - Tambourine

Heidi Wohlwend - Melodion, Turkish Spoons

Laura Valentine - Violin

All songs arranged by Mark Donnelly.

Cuckoo's Call - Donnelly/Brueckner

White & Red - Donnelly/Shakespeare

Ride Him Well - Donnelly/Brueckner

Turning of the Year - Donnelly/Brueckner

Agincourt - Donnelly

All other songs traditional

Recorded at The Ravenry, Fairfax, CA

Engineered by Mark Donnelly & Bryn Tucker

Mixed by Kent Matcke

Jacket Design by Mud 'n Yer Eye Graphics, Oakland, CA

Copyright 2002 Stark Ravens Historical Players

Special thanks (and a big kiss) to:

Hard Times (We learned Dido Bendigo from their excellent CD.)

The Sea Dogs of St. Dymphna (These awesome performers let us let us use some of their musicians.)

Margit Elland (Super heroine extraordinaire, she adds the power soprano to our vocal ensemble.)

Laura Valentine (A prodigy on the violin, we want to kidnap her forever! Thanks Traveler's Union!)

Reyes Photography (Many of the pictures on our CD cover were used with their permission.)

Lee Press-on (computer techno wizard & all around great guy)

And lastly... to all the great folks who make it worth our while to endure all the dust and dirt of a Renaissance Faire. The happy faces out in our audiences are why we do this crazy thing. THANK YOU!!!

Stark Ravens is a theatrical project founded in 2000 with the mission to spread joy by performing distilled classics with a musical twist. Our first show, Twelfth Night, was warmly received by the smaller Renaissance events in California, and we toured with it for two years. We also just finished our third & final year of our wildly popular Victorian era show, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which won numerous awards at both the Great Dickens Christmas Fair, and Pickwick Comic Annual, and at the San Francisco Fringe Festival in 2001. 2002 brought us into production on Love's Labours Lost, whose songs are on this CD.

These are some of the events where we've performed:

The Northwoods Renaissance Festival, Redding, CA

The Shasta Highlands Celtic Festival, Anderson, CA

The Valhalla Renaissance Festival, South Lake Tahoe, CA

The Fair Oaks Fair, Fair Oaks, CA

The Heart of the Forest Renaissance Faire, Novato, CA

The Central Coast Renaissance Festival, San Louis Obispo, CA

Young's Grove Revels, Turlock, CA

The San Francisco Fringe Festival, San Francisco, CA

The Folsom Renaissance Festival, Folsom, CA

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Pickwick Comic Annual, San Francisco, CA

If you enjoy this CD, please check out our soundtracks to 12th Night, & Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CDs, and check out our website for our performance schedule, and COME SEE US LIVE! J

Love's Labours Lost:

The cast:

Ferdinand: Brian Patterson

Biron: Christopher David Barnes

Longaville: Chase Williams

Mercade: Terry Mulrooney

Don Adriano De Armado: Andrew Pettit

Costard: Mark Donnelly

The Princess of France: Carol McCollum

Rosaline: Heidi Wohlwend

Katherine: Tisha Donnelly

Jacquenetta: Liana Day-Williams

Second season saviors:

Longaville: George Chlentzos

Costard: Chris Calahan

The Princess of France: Tisha Donnelly

Katherine: Holly Calahan

Jacquenetta: Julie Antti

The band:

Octave Mandolin: Bryn Tucker

Upright Bass: Aaron Hendel

Bodhran: Chris Calahan

Recorder: Megan Tucker

Foley:

Megan Tucker

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