Leaning In
This album was recorded during the pandemic, working with long-time producer, Billy Masters. As the world shut down, everyone on this project adapted and we were able to create this album remotely, sending each other tracks that were recorded in home studios. The focus on this project during that strange time was such a gift to all of us, turning our sense of isolation into community and collaboration.
Sadly, Rick passed away in early in 2023, just as the final mixes were finished. It felt like a kind of miracle that he and I were able to finish recording our parts before his passing. It was a gift to be able to process such an enormous loss in this beautiful way. And Rick was so very proud of this one.
Thank you to Billy Masters and the gifted musicians who joined us on this project: Dar Williams, Daniel Weiss, Lloyd Maines, Marco Giovino, Shawn Pelton, Zev Katz.
They each brought so much love and magic to these songs.
The album artwork showcases two of Rick Gedney’s most recent oil paintings.
Released: 9/10/23
Grateful
"Grateful exemplifies the low-key power of haunting melody buttressed with expansive harmony, the satisfaction of adroit wordplay entwined with skillfully understated musicianship. Those Gedney harmonies get showcased to great effect on Open Book's take on Lennon and McCartney's "The Night Before"—rebooted here as a great ballad—and the Richard Thompson/Neil Finn folk-pop gem "Persuasion. Bittersweet rarely sounds so good, or needed". Robert Burke Warren, Chronogram Magazine
Produced by Rick and Michele Gedney, 2015
The Things We Keep
"The Things We Keep...an engaging amalgam of harmony vocals, tasty folk rock, and most importantly, intelligent and astute songwriting that fully realizes that whatever the two songwriters are living through, most of their audience has also experienced." Mike Jurkovic, Chronogram Magazine
Produced by Billy Masters, 2006
Out Of Time
"This debut CD, "Out of Time" is testimony for everyone, who knew, from the first time their sound made contact with our aural faculties -- These people really know how to make music. What happens when you give a folk musician a Stradivarius? Michele's voice is like a bow being drawn across finely tuned strings. Overall, the musicianship runs like liquid gold through this entire auspicious debut. Hearing the voices of Rick and Michele weave through this set of elegant melodies is an enormous treat." Richard Cuccarro, Acoustic Live Magazine
Produced by Billy Masters, 2002
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Have a listen to Michele’s daughter’s beautiful music!
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