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1.
Gather some gopher wood and Build yourself an ark, Gather the animals two by two. Take along your loved ones, They may not all want to go. Don’t worry about your husband, He already knows. You’ll have to stay inside Till it’s safe to come out, Can’t really tell you how long that will be. Prayers are good for hope, But they won’t be enough, Have faith in the truth, that’s faith in me, Have faith in the truth, that’s faith in me. Gather some melodies and Build yourself an ark, Gather the poems two by two. Take along your paintings And hang them on the walls, Keep telling your stories While the water falls. Gather the teachings Of those who came before, Build the ark with wisdom And able hands. Don’t let the words you use Destroy and divide, Words are the way it all began. You think this is to punish you? That’s how you wrote the tale, Couldn’t be further from the truth. Read into rainbows Whatever you will, That’s just a story from your youth, That’s just a story from your youth. Gather the seeds of life And plant them again, The fate of the earth Is in your hands. Take care of your neighbor, Take care of yourself, Take care of the water and the land. You’ll have to stay inside Till it’s safe to come out, Can’t really tell you how long that will be. Prayers are good for hope, But they won’t be enough, Have faith in the truth, that’s faith in me, Have faith in the truth, that’s faith in me.
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Old Habits 04:14
Here we are now, back at square one, All the rules we made becoming undone Remind me of the times we found our way And all the times we tried to stay, It’d be foolish to try today. So leave me, let me be, Turn around now it's not fair to me, But first say all the things you couldn’t say, The worlds you silently prayed To love me again one day Ooh, Old Habits feeling like new, Old habits feeling like new, feeling like We’re never through. Walk with me hand in hand, For the last time, I understand, Tell me it’s going to be alright, The moon will still rise at night. In the morning you’ll do what’s right. You’ll have to be mean and cruel, Learn to lie and play it all cool, Put away those eyes, you cast a spell. You do it to me so well, But how do I make you feel? Ooh, Old Habits feeling like new, Old habits feeling like new, feeling like We’re never through. I can’t turn the radio on, Not without hearing our song, Everything that plays we’ve sang before, Every note, every chord. It’s more than my heart can afford. You’re not gonna have me again. Please know that, don’t pretend. It’s getting hard to see you around At the places we used to crowd. In the morning it's quiet now.
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Do you know how much you're on my mind? Do you know how much you're in my dreams? I know you know the way your deep wide eyes Catch the morning sunlight and they gleam. But I don't care so much about your eyes, And I don't care no more about my tears, Eyes are only windows and tears like the rain. I’m lost in rain on windows till it clears. Rain on my windows, I can't see a thing Except the foggy memories That keep me lost in the rain on my windows. Rain on my windows, I can't see a thing Except the foggy memories That keep me lost in the rain on my windows.
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Standing on the front porch, Swelter of the night, nothing feels right. Tell me that you’re leaving, Tell me that we’re through, empty bottle news. Holding on too tightly, I try to play it cool, like I was in on it too… Your flight is in the morning, I’ll let you get some sleep, but you ask me not to leave. And give me one last night To let me in, let me in. And when we say goodbye Let me win, let me win. You made me like the river Running my mouth, singing every sin. Carve out every word Like water on stone, I’ll hate it when you’re gone. And give me one last night To let me in, let me in, And when we say goodbye Let me win, let me win.
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Somes Pond 04:00
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Two little good girls Watchful and wise — Clever little hands And big kind eyes — Look for signs that the world is good, Comport themselves as good folk should. They wonder at a father Who is sad and funny strong, And they wonder at a mother Like a childhood song. And what, and what Do the two think of? Of the sun And the moon And the earth And love.
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When the ground cracks and worlds collide, I’ll be there with banjo on my knee, With you on the old guitar shouting high, Singing, “Oh Susanna, don’t you cry for me,” “Oh Susanna, don’t you cry for me.” I’ll stir my drink with a solid silver spoon, I’ll walk on roads paved of gold. Divine gazes down from the moon, It'll be as the stars foretold, It’ll be as the stars foretold. Cause I’m waiting on the great conjunction When Jupiter and Saturn align, For its in the stars I see my fortune, Holy fruit growing on the vine, Barrels full of strawberry wine. And when I’m ready for my final resting place, Put me high in a constellation bright, Sitting on a throne of diamond lace, Cast white hot against the blue of night, Cast white hot against the blue of night.
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I will do your interview Try to explain what I'm going through Give you something to read into In a million different ways A sick version of telephone Starts at the clip of the microphone A game we thought we had all outgrown But still everybody plays Ignoring all of the remedies Believing all of the rumors With their endless database I wanna sit with my enemies And say, "We should have done this sooner" While I look them in the face Maybe that will crack the case I got a friend who's been thinking 'bout Finally kicking her husband out His second life as a talent scout Finally got him caught While she was throwing out all his clothes She heard a voice from beyond the throes "Punish him for the life he chose But forgive the past that he did not” It's really hard to hate anyone When you know what they've lived through And once they've given you a taste She said, "This is for you to overcome But I will always love you" In her perfect state of grace Maybe that will crack the case Now that we're through with formalities What is it you wanna ask of me? I'll answer open and honestly Whatever that means Finding out that we occupy Somebody else's opposing side On the banks of some great divide Two versions of a dream Countless revisions of history Tryin' to tell us the future Between each commercial break I wanna call off the cavalry Declare no winners or losers And forgive our shared mistakes You can pick the time and place Maybe that will crack the case
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Laying at Boothe, in the bright sun The smell of roses that made us one, Gravel trails, petals below, Linger till evening, twilight glow. Writing our song took thirty-some years, So much laughter, so many beers. When did it start to crumble and fall, Tumbling down, Jericho’s wall? Why does it take so long To get through the love I had for you? It’s been some time since we sang our song, I still catch myself dreaming of you, I still catch myself dreaming of you. I had to let go, let go of it all, Move forward after our fall. It didn’t feel right to go on with the hurt We were both going through. Went back to Boothe, leaves start to fall, Roses now thorns, the end of it all. Gravel trails bare, petals all gone, Tears in the car, how to move on? Why does it take so long To get through the love I had for you? It’s been some time since we sang our song, I still catch myself dreaming of you, I still catch myself dreaming of you.

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Evolving from the raw and transparent fiddle/mandolin duo sound of our first album, Stuff of Stars, this album features a full band sound with bass, drums, some pedal steel, and a cast of very special guests. These original songs explore the cyclical nature of life, love, and loss, taking much inspiration from the isolation and loss of the past year's pandemic and reaching to find beauty in the blemishes of the human experience.

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released October 1, 2021

1. Build Yourself an Ark (David Sasso, ASCAP)
2. Old Habits (Kat Wallace, BMI)
3. Rain on My Windows (Sasso)
4. Empty Bottle News (Wallace)
5. Somes Pond (Sasso)
6. Childhood Song (Sasso; Lyrics by Kurt Vonnegut*)
7. Great Conjunction (Wallace)
8. Ger the Rigger (Traditional)
9. Crack the Case (Taylor Goldsmith, BMI**)
10. After Our Fall (David Sasso and Ken McEwen)

Kat Wallace – Vocals, Fiddle (1, 3-8, 10), Electric Tenor Guitar (2, 9), Tenor Guitar (4), Viola (4), Mellotron (4)

David Sasso – Vocals, Mandolin (1, 3, 5, 10), Octave Mandolin (3, 5, 8), Guitar (1, 7, 10), Piano (2, 9), Tenor Guitar (4), Electric 5-String Mandocello (6), Mandocello (7)

Brittany Karlson – Bass (1-6, 9-10), Backing Vocals (1)

Ariel Bernstein – Drums (1-6, 9-10)

Special Guests
Mike Robinson – Pedal Steel Guitar (1, 3)
Max Allard – Banjo (5)
Joe K. Walsh – Mandolin (5)
Mark Kilianski – Guitar (5)
Mike Block – Cello (5)
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes – Fiddle (5)
Mike Marshall – Mandocello (5)

Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Dan Cardinal
Dimension Sound Studios, Boston, MA

Produced by Dan Cardinal, David Sasso, and Kat Wallace

Illustration and Album Design by Emma Lucille McCabe

Thank you to all the friends and family who have been by our side during the making of this album and to all the inspiring musicians who joined us. Special thanks from Kat to Dan Bui for the electric tenor guitar; Terence Blum-Marciano for friendship, advice, and an extra set of ears; Brennan (Beane) Hepler for a lesson in vocal harmony; and Justin Parish for the endless musical support and feedback. Special thanks from David to Sandy Sasso and the Religion, Spirituality, and the Arts program at IUPUI for the inspiration for track 1; Julia Whitehead and the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library for commissioning track 6; Joe K. Walsh for the mando wisdom; Nate Beversluis for the attentive ear; and Naomi Libby for building an ark with me.

*Track 6 – Excerpt from KURT VONNEGUT: LETTERS by Kurt Vonnegut. Copyright © 1960, 2012 by Kurt Vonnegut, used by permission of The Wylie Agency LLC.

**Track 9 – Crack the Case (Dawes cover) by Taylor Goldsmith, Kobalt Music Pub America, Inc., used with permission.

Unless otherwise indicated, all songs © 2021 David Sasso (ASCAP) or Kat Wallace (BMI)
All arrangements © 2021 Kat Wallace and David Sasso
℗ 2021 Kat Wallace and David Sasso, All Rights Reserved

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Kat & David met playing hard and fast bluegrass with New Haven string band Five ‘n Change. Their shared background in classical music and affinity for all things trad brought them together to form an intimate and virtuosic duo. With fiddle and various mandolin-family instruments, Wallace & Sasso orbit traditional folk, original songwriting, and the ever-evolving boundaries of Americana music. ... more

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