NEW ALBUM
A Friend Too Long - Released October 9, 2014
Lac La Belle's third release, "A Friend Too Long", elaborates upon their cohesive duo of resonator guitar, banjo, accordion and ukulele, with the addition of upright bass, pump organ, piano, percussion and strings. Written in a secluded cabin in Michigan's upper peninsula, and recorded in their Detroit home during the snowiest winter on record, "A Friend Too Long" provides beautiful soundscapes and a journey of characters that sound at once both new, and reminiscent of days long past.
Recording "A Friend Too Long"
Photo series by Riva Sayegh-McCullen and Chris McCullen
Photos by Riva Sayegh
Nick with his banjo
Jennie with her fancy head phones, next to the homemade gobo ( our sound barrier!)
Leon in action
The indispensable Abby Alwin on strings
Eric Carbonara, engineer, patient friend
Teddles in the zone
Ladies chorus
Serge van der Voo and Nick get serious
Jennie on antique pump organ
Rob Avsharian in our drum room (the bar), with a thousand blankets
Clem Fortuna on the 1800's Heywood Piano
Michigan's record breaking winter
Nick and Eric prepare to rob a bank. Or shovel a friends driveway in -14 degrees...whichever comes first.
Best buds
Hard work can be really fun
Preping for two weeks worth of dinners!
Our in-house caterer, the slow cooker!
Lving out of the crock pot for two weeks, possibly the best idea ever.
Newton waiting for love between takes
Nick and Eric cracking up with snacks and banjo
Serge van der Voo in his bass cave
Print out of Clarion for our chorus
Jennie in the zone
Ladies first recording session! Jennie's students hard at work.
Leon loves the snow. All 15 inches of it.