There Was A Time

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Personnel: Tom Pacheco (vocals, guitar); Steinar Albrigtsen (vocals, 12-string guitar); Beth Reinke, Leslie Ritter (vocals); Scott Petito (electric guitar, lap steel, octave mandolin, mandolin, bass, upright bass, fretless bass, pad); Kevin Maul (lap steel, dobro); Jim Weider (nylon string guitar); Steinar Albritsen (high string guitar); Pete Seeger (banjo); Jay Ungar (fiddle); Steve Gorn (Bansuri flute); Richard Bell (piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Jerry Marotta (drums, percussion). Recorded at NRS Recording Studio, Catskill, New York. Personnel: Tom Pacheco (vocals, guitar); Tom Pacheco; Steinar Albrigtsen (vocals, 12-string guitar); Leslie Ritter , Beth Reineke (vocals); Kevin Maul (lap steel guitar, dobro); Jim Weider (nylon-string guitar); Pete Seeger (banjo); Scott Petito (mandolin, fretless bass, percussion); Jay Ungar (fiddle); Steve Gorn (bansuri); Richard Bell (piano); Jerry Marotta (drums, percussion). Additional personnel: Steinar Albrigtsen, Jay Ungar, Jerry Marotta, Jim Weider, Leslie Ritter , Pete Seeger, Richard Bell, Scott Petito. Audio Mixer: Scott Petito. Liner Note Author: Tom Pacheco. Recording information: NRS, Catskill, NY. Photographers: Gary Alexander; Elliott Landy. Tom Pacheco is an artist with something to say. Somewhere between a singer/songwriter and a protest singer, he concerns himself with issues ranging from the brevity of life to the environment. When the album opens with, "Under a plain smothered by shopping malls," many listeners will feel comfortable pegging Pacheco as another left-leaning folksinger with good -- though unrealistic -- intentions. The remainder of the song, however, reads more like a poem, offering a prosaic rendering of the streams, grass, and sun of the plains, combining lyricism with politics. In "If I Could Come Back," the singer wishes for no more than to return as a "summer night," while "What We Left Behind" longs for a simpler way of living, one more connected to community and less connected to the television. Even when Pacheco wears his heart on his liberal sleeve, he adds a poetic touch to his compositions. "Butterfly" immortalizes Julia Hill's two-year struggle to save old-growth redwoods, while "Heroes" speaks more generally about the need for contemporary champions. Most of these tracks are simply arranged with pianos and guitars offering a gentle underpinning to Pacheco's poignant lyrics. When a track utilizes a noisy drum kit as on "What About Us," it's to emphasize the angry lyric. While political progressives will no doubt be attracted to Pacheco's committed vision, anyone who enjoys good music and expressive lyrics will also want to pick up a copy. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.
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