It’s the re-make/re-model of our album from 2001. Released December 1, 2021.
Cover photo by Anne Short
Featuring 11 of the 12 original songs, plus Ballad of Davids Nelson from 2003.
Earlier in 2021, Patrick Short and Kevin Laurila of mediaunion fired up Patrick’s old Yamaha MD8 recording deck – it hadn’t been turned on since 2004, but it worked, and we downloaded the individual tracks from 2001’s Midwinter Jicker album into our computers. About 120 human-hours later, and using 2021 digital tools, we may have what the album should have sounded like! With the help of the good ears of Margie and Pete Boulé, we’ve crafted (re-crafted?) something very special – it’s re-mastering at a whole new level.
The lyrics are available from this page or you can hit each title for the individual track lyrics. Note that you will need to use your browser’s back button to come back from the lyrics pages.
Track credits:
lyrics and music by Patrick Short, BMI
2001:
Margie Boulé: lead vocal
Pete Boulé: alto sax
John Antony: acoustic guitar
Patrick Short: backing vocal
2021:
Kevin Laurila: bass
Patrick Short: piano, drum programming and guitar sounds
lyrics by Patrick Short and Joslin Larson; music by Patrick Short, BMI
“beautiful” line by Jill Bernard
2001
Margie Boulé: lead vocal
Dave Levesque: violin
Patrick Short: backing vocal
2021:
Kevin Laurila: bass
Patrick Short: piano, drum programming and guitar sounds
lyrics and music by Patrick Short, BMI
2001
Margie Boulé: lead vocal
Dave Levesque: violin
Pete Boulé: soprano sax
John Antony: acoustic guitar
Patrick Short: drum programming
2021
Kevin Laurila: bass
Patrick Short: piano
lyrics and music by Patrick Short, BMI
2001:
Margie Boulé: lead vocal
Pete Boulé: alto sax
John Antony: acoustic guitar
Joslin Larson: backing vocal
Amy Gray: backing vocal
Patrick Short: drum programming and backing vocal
2021:
Kevin Laurila: bass
Patrick Short: piano
lyrics by Joslin Larson; music by Patrick Short, BMI
2001:
Margie Boulé: lead vocal
John Antony: acoustic guitar
René Berblinger: acoustic guitar
Patrick Short: backing vocal
2021:
Pete Boulé: flute
Kevin Laurila: bass and synths
Patrick Short: piano and drum programming
lyrics by Joslin Larson; music by Patrick Short, BMI
2001:
Margie Boulé: lead vocal
John Antony: acoustic guitar
René Berblinger: mandolin
Amy Gray: oracle vocal
Patrick Short: drum programming and backing vocal
2021:
Kevin Laurila: bass
Patrick Short: piano
lyrics by Joslin Larson; music by Patrick Short, BMI
2001:
Patrick Short: lead and backing vocal
Amy Gray: backing vocals
Dave Russ: guitar
2021:
Kevin Laurila: bass
Patrick Short: piano, organ, guitar sounds, drum programming
lyrics by Joslin Larson and Patrick Short; music by Patrick Short, BMI
2001:
Margie Boulé: lead vocal
John Antony: acoustic guitar
René Berblinger: mandolin
2021:
Kevin Laurila: bass
Patrick Short: piano
Margie and Pete Boulé: backing vocals and vocal arrangement
lyrics and music by Patrick Short, BMI
2001:
Margie Boulé: lead vocal
John Antony: acoustic guitar
Dave Levesque: violin
Patrick Short: ukelele
2021:
Kevin Laurila: bass
Patrick Short: piano, drum programming and backing vocal
lyrics by Joslin Larson; music by Patrick Short, BMI
2001:
Margie Boulé: lead and backing vocal, vocal arrangement
Pete Boulé: alto sax
Alex Boulé-Buckley: backing vocal
Amy Gray: backing vocal
2021:
Kevin Laurila: bass
Patrick Short: piano, guitar sounds, synthesizers, drum programming
lyrics by Patrick Short and Joslin Larson; music by Patrick Short, BMI
2001:
Margie Boulé: lead vocal
John Antony: acoustic guitar
René Berblinger: mandolin
Patrick Short: backing vocal and drum programming
2021:
Kevin Laurila: bass
Patrick Short: piano and guitar sounds
Ballad of Davids Nelson
lyrics by Amy Gray and Patrick Short; music by Patrick Short, BMI
based on an Oregonian column by Margie Boulé
2001:
Bill Haas: acoustic guitar
René Berblinger: mandolin
Dave Levesque: violin
John Breen: djembe
Amy Gray: backing vocals
Patrick Short: lead and backing vocals, drum programming
2021:
Kevin Laurila: bass
Patrick Short: piano and additional backing vocal
Patrick Short's Extended Family 