Five Stories by Kris Delmhorst
Co-produced by Kris and drummer Billy Conway (Morphine), engineered by Steve Folsom (Melissa Etheridge) and mixed by Paul Q. Kolderie (Radiohead, Hole, Morphine), the songs on 2001’s Five Stories boast unconventional, richly-textured arrangements. By turns rootsy and haunting, velvety and rough-cut, the common threads are the intimate live sound, Kris’s spellbinding vocals, and lyrics which consistently extend beyond the ordinary.
Although backed by a full band, the record features almost none of the requisite electric guitar. Instead, that space is filled by a host of instruments including mandolin, banjo, cello, accordion, baritone sax, bouzouki, and trumpet. Contributors include Andrew Mazzone (Kim Richey, Catie Curtis), Dana Colley (Morphine), Jennifer Kimball, Sean Staples, Jabe Beyer, Lori McKenna, Catie Curtis, and a parade of others. The setting was Hi-n-Dry, the loft and studio space of late Morphine frontman Mark Sandman.
Tracklist
| 1. | Cluck Old Hen | 3:17 |
| 2. | Damn Love Song | 4:55 |
| 3. | Broken White Line | 3:25 |
| 4. | Little Wings | 3:04 |
| 5. | Words Fail You | 5:22 |
| 6. | Just What I Meant | 3:24 |
| 7. | Yellow Brick Road | 3:44 |
| 8. | Garden Rose | 4:43 |
| 9. | Mean Old Wind | 2:30 |
| 10. | Honeyed Out | 3:32 |
| 11. | Gave It Away | 4:41 |
| 12. | Lullaby 101 | 3:01 |
| 13. | Cluck Old Hen (Reprise) | 0:28 |
Credits
KD - vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, cello, organ
Billy Conway - drums, percussion, vibraphone, hollers
Andrew Mazzone - bass, baritone guitar, drums
Sean Staples - mandolin, acoustic and 12-string guitars, banjo, drums, percussion, vocals, hollers
Jennifer Kimball - vocals, drums, percussion, hollers
David Champagne - guitars
Dana Colley - jaw harp, baritone saxophone
Evan Harriman - organ
Tom Halter - flugelhorn
Lori McKenna - vocals
Catie Curtis - vocals
Tim Kelly - dobro
Eric Royer - banjo
Nolan McKelvey - upright bass, vocals
David Rizzuti - pedal steel guitar
Engineered by Steve Folsom at Hi-n-Dry, Cambridge, MA
Additional engineering by Billy Conway and Paul Q. Kolderie
Mixed by Paul Q. Kolderie at Hi-n-Dry
Mastered by Jeff Lipton
Design by Jabe Beyer
