BARNYARD RECORDS

Michael Davidson vibraphone, marimba, organ bass, wurlitzer

Rebecca Hennessy trumpet, voice, accordion

Harley Card acoustic and electric guitar, voice, tenor banjo

Felicity Williams voice, organ bass

Michael Herring acoustic bass

Dan Gaucher drums

Produced by Jean Martin and

hobson’s choice

Recorded by Andrew Collins and Jean Martin

Mixed and mastered by Jean Martin at The Farm, Toronto

Photos (Fifth Depot Lake) by Jean Martin

Painting by Michael Davidson’s grandfather, Donald Davidson

This painting hangs in the familly cottage at Fifth Depot Lake, Ontario,

where we recorded this album in August, 2011.

All music © SOCAN 2012 by hobson’s choice

www.hobsonschoicemusic.com

This recording was made possible with the support of the Ontario Arts Council

and the Toronto Arts Council.

A follow up to the group’s two independently released EPs, Of The Waves is a collaboration between hobson’s choice and producer Jean Martin of Barnyard Records. Of The Waves is the newest release from the label known internationally for producing some of Toronto’s finest creative music.

Over the past four years hobson’s choice has developed into a tightly knit ensemble embracing elements of jazz, chamber, and singer-songwriter traditions. Of The Waves was recorded over the course of a week at a family cottage near Napanee, ON. It is a compelling document, with sound-worlds ranging from midnight deep-woods marimba ballads to sunny cicada-sung anthems.

Paying homage to artists like Joni Mitchell and Bruce Cockburn, hobson’s choice has built upon this Canadian songwriter foundation and extended it through their unique instrumentation and fresh approach to song form. Through its inclusion in the internationally renowned Downtown Toronto Jazz Festival and its alignment with Barnyard Records, this much-anticipated release will gain access to a wider audience. It is sure to mark exciting things to come in the development of hobson’s choice as they present their music to more audiences throughout Canada and worldwide.

1 transforming figures davidson

2 of the waves davidson / williams

3 sechelt card / dave clark

4 shapeshifter davidson

5 one prayer card / dave clark

6 walrus hennessy

7 not for human beings rumi / williams

8 sky and water davidson

9 falling down card

10 transforming interludes davidson / card / martin

11 water card

12 contingencies williams

13 restored card / hennessy

14 as long as there are birds williams

15 tessellations davidson