Saint Judas (by Mark Growden)

Saint Judas by Mark Growden cover image
As a composer, multi-instrumentalist and performer, Mark Growden has released several critically acclaimed albums. He has completed many US tours, performing at venues such as the Fillmore and Great American Music Hall in San Francisco and Tonic and The Knitting Factory in New York. Growden’s newest album, Saint Judas, is his first studio album of songs in eight years. Recorded live in the Bay Area, it is a stunning exploration of moments of pain and catharsis, love and transformation, tenderness and desire. Saint Judas is a rich and haunting collection of stories and melodies that embraces and celebrates the saints and sinners in each of us.
    Personnel:
  • Mark Growden (voice, accordion, baritone saxophone, banjo, handlebars)
  • Myles Boisen (electric guitar, lap steel guitar)
  • Alex Kelly (cello)
  • Chris Grady (b-flat trumpet, c cornet, fluegelhorn)
  • Seth Ford-Young (upright bass, organ, coyote howls)
  • Jenya Chernoff (percussion)
  • Isabela Growden (coyote howls on Coyote, backup vocals on The Gates)
  • Ragsdale Blue Growden (coyote howls on Coyote)
Produced by Oz Fritz and Mark Growden. Recorded live and mixed at New Improved Recording, Oakland, CA, March 2009. Engineered and mixed by Oz Fritz. Mastered by Myles Boisen at Headless Buddha Labs, Oakland CA. Second Engineer Eli Crews. Additional recording assistance - Johnk Finkbeiner and Yosh!. Artwork by Mona Caron, design by Jenya Chernoff, portrait photo by Eric Gillet.