True Love

Midnight

The Hummingbird Revolution

Maiden of the Gray Fortress

Heaven is on Earth

Friendship Prayer

Little Big Bang

Baby Loon

Inside this Kiss

Kansas Twine

Musicians:
Jamie Stillway - guitars
Arthur Parker - bass
Drew Shoals - drums
Skip von Kuske - cello
Ben Blechman - violin
Tim Connell - mandolin
Kyrstyn Pixton - vocal harmonies on tracks 2 & 4
James Cook - jaw harp
Rob Stroup - acoustic guitar track 10, ebow track 2
Daniel Lamb - trombone
Robin Jackson - clarinet
Eric Miller - trumpet
Chorus on track 11 - Katie Colgan, Great Aunt Ruth Hayward, Lewis Childs, Rob Stroup, Kyrstyn Pixton
Lesley Kernochan - vocals, piano, alto sax (track 3), musical saw (track 8), kazoo (track 6)

All songs written by Lesley Kernochan
Recorded and Mixed by Rob Stroup
@ 8-Ball Studios in Portland, OR
Mastered by Ed Brooks at RFI/CD Mastering in Seattle, WA

Photo by Amy Hatfield
CD Art by Lesley Kernochan

The Pickle Jar

Good Morning Darling

My Giant Jar

Blueberry Eyes

Musicians:
Dean Parks - acoustic & electric guitars, pedal steel, banjo, dobro, ukelele (tracks 1,2,4,5,7,8,11,13)
Christopher Bruce - acoustic & electric guitars (tracks 3,6,9,10,12,14)
Jeff Babko - piano, organ, Wurlitzer
Dan Lutz - acoustic bass
Aaron Sterling - drums, percussion
Ben Peeler - dobro, lap steel, pedal steel, mandolin (tracks 3,6,9,10,12)
Alisa Rose - fiddle (track 8)
Tom Rhodes - vocal harmony (tracks 2,4,13)
Robert Rex Waller Jr. - vocal harmony (track 4)

Engineers:
Tracks 1,2,4,5,7,11,13 recorded by Jeremy Miller, John Schimpf, and Peter Labberton @ EastWest Studios, Hollywood CA
Tracks 3,6,9,10,12,14 recorded by Scott Jacoby, Matt Dyson, and Joey Vitas at The Village, Los Angeles CA
Album Mixed by Scott Jacoby @ Eusonia Studios, New York NY
Additional Engineering by Jack Dine, Easton Mrang, Scott Bergstrom, and Gabriel Shepard
Mastering by Emily Lazar @ The Lodge, New York NY
Mastering Assisted by Chris Allgood
Song Order by Rick Ellis

Album Photo by Shervin Lainez
Design and Layout by Mike Tallman / Add Noise Studios

All songs written by Lesley Kernochan
Album Produced by Scott Jacoby, John Schimpf, and Lesley Kernochan

A Calm Sun (Clean Version)

A Face in the Mountain

Old Fisherman's Song

Song for Elijah

Wherever I Go

The Chocolate Tree

Love is a Verb

The Universe

Blown Away

A Calm Sun

Tumbleweed

Hurricane Eye

Country in the City

Les petits mondes sont partout

Amogela ~ Welcome

This is a song welcoming everyone to the moment.  It is a jam to get the musical juices going.  It is a thank you to South Africa for the four months I got to live there.  It is a thank you to the Regaugele Choir that welcomed me to sing with them each afternoon, which was my favorite part of each day.  

Amogela
Sesi, Buti, Tate, Mma
Koko, Rakgolo, Lerato
Amogela

Welcome
Sister, Brother, Father, Mother
Grandma, Grandpa, Love
Welcome   

Sung in Northern Sotho. Translation and pronunciation by Lesedi Ntsane.

Many thanks to the people who inspired this song, and to the musicians & engineers:

Vocals, Acoustic Guitar ~ Lesley Kernochan
Vocal Harmonies ~ Ayo Awosika
Vocal Interlude*, Fluggelhorn ~ Lesedi Ntsane
Kora ~ Yacouba Sissoko
Acoustic Guitar ~ Dean Parks
Keys ~ Jeff Babko
Bass, Laughing Guy ~ Dan Lutz
Drums, Percussion ~ Aaron Sterling

Recorded by Jeremy Miller & Bo Bodnar at EastWest Studios, 
and Scott Jacoby & Zach Ezickson at Eusonia Studios.  
Mixed and Mastered by Scott Jacoby.

*The interlude translated:  
“This is a song of spirit, one for the elders of Music, in the entire world.  We welcome you.  This is a song for the elders, of the spirit and of the world.  We welcome you, spirits of the Music.  Let the song play”.

Amogela ~ Welcome

Lesley Kernochan is an Americana singer/songwriter with occasional bursts of comedy, pop, rock, and jazzy mouth trumpet.  Within each song Lesley's versatile voice brings music to life that is "uniquely beautiful [with] lively and sharp intelligence" [NoDepression].  Lesley has an eclectic background as a saxophonist, contemporary composer, operatically trained coloratura, and musical saw player.  She has four albums of original music including the a cappella creation "Undulating", her indie folk/rock sensation "The Pickle Jar", the surprise twist children’s album "A Day in the Life of a Boogaleeboo", and her Americana country/folk record "A Calm Sun".  

And now, here comes Lesley’s fifth album, "The Hummingbird Revolution"!  This album is partly inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh’s book “Love Letter to the Earth”, and is it’s own musical homage to nature.  This record was created with the same incredible team from "A Calm Sun", yet has it’s own unique mission to embrace a more full-spectrum, raw sound.  

“★★★★” – Rolling Stone Germany

Lesley Kernochan

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