A collection of 13 original songs performed by the Castaways, all residents of Hawaii Island, recorded during the pandemic. The sessions for this recording were held in June and November of 2020, in our Kumau Barn in North Kohala. It was all recorded "live” by Joey Bradley, then we added a few finishing touches – Anil Prasad on Tabla (#1, #5), Jeff Busch (#4) on Percussion, and Mahina Lee and Valerie Rosa (#5, #6) on Background Vocals. The tracks were mixed and mastered by Garey Shelton in Seattle.  Enjoy!

Album available at ricardorussell.bandcamp.com

Credits

Release Date - September 21, 2021

All songs by Richard Russell except

#1, #5 and #11 by Richard Russell (lyrics) and Peter Weinstock (music), and #13 by Lewis Carroll (lyrics) and the Castaways (music).

The Castaways:

Richard Russell – lead vocals, guitars

Brian McCree – standup bass

Jesse Snyder – saxophones, clarinet, flute, vocal (#13)

Alex Czerny – keyboards

Pat Eskildsen – guitars, backing vocals

Noa Eads – drums

Special guests:

Anil Prasad – tablas (#1 & #5)

Jeff Busch – percussion (#4)

Mahina Lee – backing vocals

Valerie Rosa – backing vocals (#5 & #6)

Produced by Richard Russell

Recorded by Joey Bradley in the Studio Kumau Barn

Additional recording by Garey Shelton at GSS Seattle

Mixed and mastered by Garey Shelton

Photography by Anna Pacheco, Sarah Anderson, R&J Russell

Package design by RRussell/Studio Kumau

About the Album

THE CASTAWAYS

"Lost on Purpose"

(Song order)

Endangered Species

The One You Are

Waves of Crazy

Present Perfect

Live in the Light

Love ‘Em Anyway

Goodbiaduct

The Hum

My Fault Insurance

Slow Me Down

Happiness

Einstein’s Lines

The Jabberwocky