Espers CD

Espers Music

List Price	$16.98 (You save $2.29)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Alternative CDs, Folk Rock, Rock
Label	Locust
Orig Year	2004
All Time Sales Rank	28431
CD Universe Part number	6651232
Catalog number	44
Discs	1
Release Date	Jan 20, 2004
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Engineer	Greg Weeks
Recording Time	40 minutes
Personnel	Greg Weeks - vocals, electric guitar, dulcimer, autoharp, violin, recorder, keyboards, chimes Margie Wienk - cello Meg Baird - acoustic guitar Brooke Sietinsons - acoustic 12-string guitar Laura Baird - flute Matt Everett - viola Tara Burke - vocals

Espers Songs

	1.	Flowery Noontide
	2.	Meadow
	3.	Riding
	4.	Voices
	5.	Hearts & Daggers
	6.	Byss & Abyss
	7.	Daughter
	8.	Travel Mountains

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