Laurel MacDonald • Luscinia's Lullaby • Thanks

With huge and heartfelt thanks:

to acknowledge the contribution of friends and associates who gave so freely of their time and energy, with such dedication and trust, toward the making of this record.

To begin with, those whose involvement took place after the liner note acknowledgments had gone to press:

Dr Pearce J Carefoote of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto for his great kindness in providing the translation of the Latin text Ysaias cecinit.

Joe Kotler of Moveable Inc for his great kindness in helping to ensure the successful output of my design files.

Sheri Jones of Jones & Co management for helping me with my numbers.

And to elaborate on the liner notes:

To choreographer Christopher House and the dancers and staff at Toronto Dance Theatre for their huge, ongoing inspiration and support.

To film director Moze Mossanen for his faith in Phil and myself, and for his ongoing support.

To each of the musicians: Daniel Barnes, Anne Bourne, Ian de Souza, Andrew Downing, Jayne Maddison and Kim Ratcliffe, for their skill and creativity, and for their contribution above and beyond the call.

To mastering engineer David Travers-Smith, for his skill, patience and humour.

To photographer Mark Kessell, for his kindness and his discerning and beautiful vision.

To Richard Boudreau of Accudub in Toronto for his endless patience with the efforts of this fledgling graphic designer.

To John Oswald for his massive talent and ongoing support.

To Jim Paterson, for helping me to send this record out into the world.

To singer Mary Jane Lamond, my dear cousin and Gaelic coach of many years' standing.

To graphic designer Michael Wrycraft, for sharing his knowledge and experience.

And to artist Anne Fauteux, for her help in the early days of my design work, her feedback on the mixes, and her spark.

Whether new acquaintances, or compadres of many years' standing, I count you all as friends: such friendships as make my life immeasurably richer. And without whom I would find myself, both professionally and spiritually, light-years behind.

inspiration, devotion, generosity, laughter, love

and most especially to Phil, who for me makes all things possible

merci ♥ thank you

And finally, a big thank you to FACTOR (the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records) for their financial support of this project, in the form of an Independent Artists Recording Loan, and an Independent Marketing and Promotion Grant.

We acknowledge the financial support of the government of Canada through the Canada Music Fund for this project.

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