“Vagabond” Release Dat: October 2, 2012 on Acronym Records/EMI Canada (now Universal Canada). All tracks produced and engineered by Danny Michel (at Danny Michel Studios) – except tracks 2 & 7 Grand piano recorded by Ron Skinner (at CBC Studio 211, Toronto ON) ‘Rosetta Stone’ recorded by Orion Paradis at Soul Sound Studios (Regina SK), Produced by JM Straker ‘Cathode Rays’ vocals & strings recorded by Dave Misener at Dave Misener Studios (Toronto ON), Produced by JM Straker Harmonica on Birch Bark Canoe recorded by Fred Penner at Fred Penner’s Place (Winnipeg MB) All arrangements: Danny Michel & Jeffery Straker Mixed by Danny Michel – except Birch Bark Canoe mixed by Michael Phillip Wojewoda (Toronto ON), Cathode Rays mixed by Dave Misener, Rosetta Stone mixed by Orion Paradis Mastered by Joao Carvalho at Joao Carvalho Mastering (Toronto ON) Vagabond’s nine songs take the listener on a journey rooted in escape and exploration. Sometimes the escape is “from” oneself and sometimes it is “back to” oneself, all with an itinerant overtone. The lyrics also speak of falling in and out of love. Sometimes it happens in a canoe and sometimes it happens in an armchair. With this collection of songs, the singer-songwriter-pianist delivers his unique signature brand of pop-cabaret, but this time, progresses in a neo-folk direction. The experimentation and evolution came, in part, due to his partnering with the hugely talented Danny Michel who lends his musical talents and assumes prod