Andre thanks:- God, my family, all of the members of Republic of Loose, Audio Technica, Pro Mark drumsticks, Evans drumheads, Sabian cymbals and DW drums.

Darach thanks:- My family, Daniel Benjamin Marcus for his exquisite musicianship and taste, Saul Marcus, all of the members of Republic of Loose, Porchlight studios Dublin, Dave Ellsworth in Connecticut, USA for his support, friendship, beautiful instruments and amplifiers, Robson Rocha, Robika Grieg for his wonderful amplifier, John Moriarty at archtop, Owen at Some Neck guitars, Bareknuckle pickups UK, Furch guitars, Fender guitars, D’addario, Planet Waves and T.C. Electronic.

Technical support:- This recording could not have been made without the support of the following:- Tara McCormack, all of the members of Republic of Loose, Kevin Whyte, Joel Kerr and Gene Paul at G&J Audio, Musicmaker Dublin, and Lynette McCullough at www.Keynotemusic.ie
It’s been a privilege to have Joel Kerr, Gene Paul and Kevin Whyte work on this music. Thanks for their patience and grace.

‘Luanda’ is a song written by the legendary Brazilian singer/songwriter Djavan. The original sounds very upbeat and positive despite relating to a horrific civil war. We tried to turn it into a protest song. ‘Ballad for Lost souls’ is as ambiguous as the title. ‘Mercy street’ is a beautiful composition by Peter Gabriel. ‘Ponta de Areia’ is another classic composition by Milton Nascimento. We tried to imagine Ry Cooder playing the song. ‘Farka’ was written by myself and Andre as a tribute to the African guitarist Ali Farka Touré. ‘I loves you Porgy’ needs no description. Everything was recorded in an empty disused warehouse in Cork street in Dublin 8 during the summer of 2014 over about 4 weeks. The objective was to create something listenable based on the relationship between a guitarist and drummer. Only two people involved. No other instruments (except for some minimal percussion, mandolin and Kalimba overdubs) were used.