FROM THE GROUND UP

The Barter Theatre Scene Shop Benefit CD

A Compilation of Original songs

After a fire destroyed The Barter Theatre’s scene shop on February 18th, 2006, The Barter Theatre’s Resident Acting Company got together to brainstorm ideas on how to help raise funds for the shop’s rebuilding. This CD is the result of that brainstorm. FROM THE GROUND UP is an eclectic mix of exciting original acoustic songwriting by Barter actors and technicians. All proceeds from sales of this CD went directly toward the constructing of The Barter’s new scene shop...FROM THE GROUND UP.

Songlist and Copyright Information

1. Music (3:85) - Eugene Wolf (Actor) - Words & Music © Eugene Wolf (Eugene Wolf: vocals, guitar)

2. roads home. (burn) (2:48) - Melvin Dillon (Actor) - Words & Music © Melvin Dillon (Melvin Dillon: vocals, guitar)

3.Sooner Be Gone (3:48) - Nick Piper (Actor) - Words & Music © Nick Piper (Nick Piper: vocals, guitar; Brandon Story: bass; Ed Snodderly: fiddle; Eugene Wolf: backup vocals)

4. The Players Song (3:29) - Ben Mackel (Actor) - Words & Music © Ben Mackel (Ben Mackel: vocals, guitar)

5. Fallin' Blues (2:49) - Matt Greenbaum (Actor) - Words & Music © Matt Greenbaum (Matt Greenbaum: vocals, guitar, harmonica)

6. Annoying (3:27) - Tim Bruneau (Assistant Technical Director) - Words & Music © Tim Bruneau (Tim Bruneau: vocals, guitar)

7. He Walked on Water (4:08) - Gill Braswell (Actor) - Words & Music © Gill Braswell (Gill Braswell: vocals, guitar)

8. Colorado Stars (5:32) - Mike Ostroski (Actor) - Words & Music © Mike Ostroski (Mike Ostroski: vocals, guitar)

9.Waiting (2:31) - Amy Baldwin (Actor) - Words © Amy Baldwin & Richard Houser. Music © Greg Smith & Richard Houser (Amy Baldwin: vocals; Greg Smith & Richard Houser: guitars)

10. In My Dreams (2:32) - Matt Greenbaum (Actor) - Words & Music © Matt Greenbaum (Matt Greenbaum: vocals, guitar)

11. A Summer Breeze (3:06) - Kyle Buckland (Assistant Scenic Artist) - Words & Music © Kyle Buckland (Kyle Buckland: vocals, guitar, and fiddle)

12. When Johnny Died (5:29) - Gill Braswell (Actor) - Words & Music © Gill Braswell (Gill Braswell: vocals, guitar)

13. Introduction to Brad The Inclined Plane (0:52) - Mike Ostroski (Actor) - Words & Music © Mike Ostroski (Mike Ostroski: vocals, guitar)

14. Brad the Inclined Plane (1:56) - Mike Ostroski (Actor) - Words & Music © Mike Ostroski (Mike Ostroski: vocals, guitar)

15.See You Tomorrow (2:30) - Nick Piper (Actor) - Words & Music © Nick Piper (Nick Piper & Buster Phillips: vocals, guitar; Stephen Piper: vocals, harmonica; John Nugent: vocals, drums)

16.Other Man (3:12) - Buddy Woodward (Actor) - Words & Music © Buddy Woodward (Buddy Woodward: lead & harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12 string guitar, electric piano; Jon Graboff: pedal steel; Pete Green: drums; Mick Hargreaves: harmony vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, telephone; Chris Mehos: harmony vocals, acoustic guitar; Danny Weiss: lead guitar, acoustic guitar)

18. Alone (4:03) - Tim Bruneau (Assistant Technical Director) - Words & Music © Tim Bruneau (Tim Bruneau: vocals, guitar)

19. The Dragon Song (2:22) - Gill Braswell (Actor) - Words & Music © Gill Braswell (Gill Braswell: vocals, guitar, mandolin)

20.A Simpler Place (5:36) - Gwen Edwards & Ben Mackel (Actors) - Words & Music © Ben Mackel & Gwen Edwards (Gwen Edwards: vocals, banjo; Ben Mackel: vocals, guitar)

Production Credits

All songs recorded by James Hollingsworth and Bobby Beck except Waiting (recorded by Greg Smith), The Players' Song, Amazing (both recorded by Ben Mackel), See You Tomorrow (recorded by Mark O'Brien), and Other Man (recorded by Matt Azzarto).

All songs mixed by Bobby Beck except See You Tomorrow (mixed by Mark O'Brien) and Other Man (mixed by Matt Azzarto & Buddy Woodward).

Produced by Mike Ostroski.

Graphic Design by Adrian Helems (Jack Rabbit Printing, Co.).

Cover photograph by Ben Mackel.