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.