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Hide and Seek EP
Released September 22, 2024
Listen and purchase on Bandcamp.
Preview the EP on Youtube.
1. Invisible in Me
2. The Flood Inside
3. After Winter
4. Hide and Seek
Songs 1-3 written by Robert Oakes (BMI)
Song 4 written by Katherine Oakes
Katherine Oakes - vocals, shruti box, rain stick
Robert Oakes - vocals, acoustic guitar, synths, flute
Brian Shankar Adler - tabla, toms, udu, shaker, bells, chimes, tambourine, drum set
Dan Fabricatore - bass
Gregoire Pearce - electric guitar on After Winter
Kala Farnham - harp on After Winter
Kalidasa Joseph Getter - flute on The Flood Inside
Zack Cross - piano on Invisible in Me and The Flood Inside
Jemal Wade Hines - backing vocals on Invisible in Me
Moksha Sommer - backing vocals on Invisible in Me
Clara Kennedy - cello on Invisible in Me
Claudia Chopek - violin on Invisible in Me
David Nagler - string arrangement on Invisible in Me
Produced by Robert Oakes
Mixed by Oz Fritz at Ancient Wave Studios, Nevada City, CA
Mastered by Garrett Haines at Treelady Studios, Pittsburgh, PA
Piano recorded at the Music Resource Center, Charlottesville, VA, engineered by Orion Faruque.
Strings recorded at SuperLegal Studio, Brooklyn, NY, engineered by Alexandre Vaz.
Artwork by Katherine Oakes
Layout by Robert Oakes
The Holy Moment EP
Released December 1, 2018
Listen and purchase on Bandcamp.
1. The Holy Moment
2. Gabriel's Message
3. Straw against the Chill
4. Walking in the Air
5. Snow
6. Christmas Eve Is Here (Voici le Noel)
Songs performed by Katherine Oakes, Robert Oakes, Zack Cross, Brian Adler, Dan Fabricatore, Justin Hillman, Kala Farnham, Anit Ghosh, Eric Martin, and Kalidasa Joseph Getter.
Engineering by Tim Peck, Godfrey Diamond, Justin Hillman and Reed Sutherland.
Mixing and mastering by Godfrey Diamond, Oz Fritz, and Justin Hillman.
'Walking in the Air' written by Howard David Blake, published by G. Schirmer, INC. OBO Highbridge Music LTD.
'Snow' lyrics by Archibald Lampman, music by Loreena McKennitt ©1987 Quinlan Road Music (SOCAN/BMI)
'Straw against the Chill' words and music by Bob Franke ©1983 Published by Telephone Pole Music Publishing Company
'Gabriel’s Message' traditional Basque
'Christmas Eve Is Here (Voici le Noel) traditional French
'The Holy Moment' words and music by Robert Oakes ©2013.
Between the Earth and the Sky EP
Released February 2, 2016
Listen and purchase on Bandcamp.
1. So Beautiful
2. Presence
3. Never Let the Light Die
4. Surrender
5. Closer to Home
Katherine Oakes: vocals
Robert Oakes: vocals, piano, bass, guitar, synth
Jemal Wade Hines: guitars, mandolin, backing vocals, programming
Moksha Sommer: backing vocals
Melissa Hyman: cello
George Tortorelli: bamboo flute
Chuck Mauk: drums, percussion
Dan Walters: bass
Jon Anderson: vocals
Produced by Jemal Wade Hines with Oakes and Smith
Mixed by Oz Fritz at Ancient Waves Studio, Nevada City, CA
Mastered by Bernie and Dale Becker for Bernie Becker Mastering
Recorded by Jemal Wade Hines at Ashintully Gardens, Tyringham, MA
Additional engineering by Jemal Wade, Dan Walters, Ryan Furstenberg,
Chuck Mauk, Jon Anderson, George Tortorelli
Songs written by Robert Oakes (BMI), except 'So Beautiful,' by Robert and Katherine Oakes
Photos and design by Robert and Katherine Oakes
Evergreen EP
Released August 13, 2015
Listen and purchase on Bandcamp.
1. Song of the Open Road
2. Sitting beside a Giant
3. Evergreen
4. The New Year
Katherine Oakes: vocals
Robert Oakes: vocals, guitar, synth, flute, shaker
Gregoíre Pearce: nylon string and electric guitar
Justin Hillman: acoustic guitar and backing vocals
Alexander Sovronsky: violin
Rhees Williams: bass
Songs 1-3 written by Robert Oakes (BMI)
'The New Year' written by Oakes and Smith
Recorded at The Pomfret School, Pomfret, CT
by Tim Peck with Austin Galusza, Isabella
McCarthy, Jeff Wong, and Annie Vance
and by Justin Hillman at The Microstudio, Berkshires
Mixed by Justin Hillman at The Microstudio
Mastered by Garrett Haines at Treelady Studios
Produced by Oakes and Smith with Justin Hillman
Art by Katherine Oakes, layout by Robert Oakes
First Flight
Released November 19, 2013
Listen and purchase on Bandcamp.
1. Once
2. Factory Girl
3. You Beside Me
4. Oceans Apart
5. Before Dawn
6. Hold on to Your Dream
7. By the Ocean
8. Poor Wayfaring Stranger
9. Being Broken
10. First Flight
11. Stay True
12. When I Woke
Katherine Oakes: vocals, fretted dulcimer
Robert Oakes: vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, bamboo flute, synth
Conor Meehan: drums and percussion
Dan Fabricatore: upright and electric bass
Zack Cross: acoustic and electric piano, organ, synth, accordion
Justin Hillman: acoustic guitar, banjitar, mandolin, ukulele
Stephen Chopek: drums and percussion on 'Factory Girl'
and percussion on 'Once' and 'You Beside Me'
Jason Loughlin: electric guitar on 'Once' and 'Stay True'
Melissa Hyman: cello on 'Before Dawn'
Noah Hoffeld: cello on 'Once' and 'Being Broken'
Eric Martin: violin and viola on 'Factory Girl'
Ken Rosser: electric guitar on 'Hold on to Your Dream'
Gregoíre Pearce: electric and nylon string guitar on 'Being Broken'
Backing vocals by Sarah St. Denis, Gregoíre Pearce, and Justin Hillman
All songs by Robert Oakes (BMI), except 'Oceans Apart' and 'Being Broken,'
written by Robert and Katherine Oakes (©2010-2011)
and except 'Factory Girl' and 'Poor Wayfaring Stranger,' traditional
Initial tracking done at The Isokon, Woodstock, NY
Engineered by D. James Goodwin and Eli Walker
Stephen Chopek’s drums and percussion recorded at
Clover's House of Love, Brooklyn, NY
Editing and additional engineering by Jason Loughlin
Additional editing and engineering by Justin Hillman
Produced by Oakes and Smith with Thom Soriano, Jason Loughlin, Jemal Wade Hines, and Justin Hillman
Mixed by Oz Fritz
Mastered by Garrett Haines at Treelady Studios, Turtle Creek, PA
Artwork by Katherine Oakes, photos and layout by Oakes and Smith
The School Session EP
Released August 8, 2011
Listen and purchase on Bandcamp.
1. Stay True
2. Being Broken
3. First Flight
4. By the Ocean
Robert Oakes: vocals and acoustic guitar
Katherine Oakes: vocals
Zack Cross: piano
Justin Hillman: acoustic guitar
Recorded live at Pomfret School, Pomfret, CT, on May 16, 2011.
Engineered by Tim Peck with Brian Mullen, Jake Lans, Derek Deboer, TJ Deary, Matt Bourdeau, and Cormac Dennehy.
Guitar overdubs added by Justin Hillman at First Mark Music, Richmond, MA.
Mixed and mastered by Justin Hillman.
'Stay True,' 'First Flight,' and 'By the Ocean' written by Robert Oakes. 'Being Broken' written by Robert and Katherine Oakes.