Josh Garrels - Jacaranda

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Lake Yarina
2	Don't Wait For Me
3	Season Of Rain
4	Rabbit And The Bear
5	Centipede
6	Zion And Babylon
7	Never Have I Found
8	Rejoice And Lament
9	Words Remain
10	Jacaranda Tree Words By – Michelle Garrels
11	Little Blue
12	Blessed Is He
13	Desert Father
14	The Original Spacefan
15	Embarkation

Credits

• Artwork – Gala Bent, Zack Bent
• Design – Gala Bent
• Mastered By – Trevor Sadler
• Performer – Josh Garrels
• Producer – Josh Garrels
• Recorded By – Josh Garrels
• Written-By – Josh Garrels

Notes

Jacaranda was written and recorded in the solitude of an old mansion, at the end of a gravel road, on the banks of the Mississinewa River in Indiana. Many years ago the same house was in the underground railroad as a place of refuge for escaping slaves, and later, in the 1920's, infamous bank robbers such as John Dillinger used the mansion as a safe-house in between their criminal exploits. In the tradition of using the home as a place of safe harbor for those on the move, the current owners Bill and Robin Lett invited me and my wife Michelle to live on the estate (which Bill affectionately calls "the pig farm") while recording this album. We took them up on their offer, and moved into the secluded manor as the summer months were drawing to an end.

As we watched the seasons change from summer to fall, winter to spring, we wrote, created and sang, all the while stalking the majestic Great Blue Heron along the banks of the river. The most recent season brought the death of a father, David Ramsdale, and the birth of our first child, Heron Selah Garrels.

Jacaranda is the name of a tropical tree, native to the jungle of Peru where my wife grew up. When Michelle moved to Indiana to marry me, she knew she would be "a jacaranda tree in Indiana, green-housed but sung to". This tree has become a strong symbol in this album, and in our family as well, of welcoming displacement as we wander the earth. - Josh Garrels
credits
released 23 September 2008
All songs written, performed, recorded, and produced by Josh Garrels
Words for "Jacaranda Tree" by Michelle Garrels
Art, design and handcrafted assembly by Michelle Garrels
All drawings by Gala Bent
Additional design and layout by Zack & Gala Bent

Mastered by Trevor Sadler at Mastermind Studio in Milwaukee, WI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
2008	Josh Garrels	Jacaranda ‎(CD, Album)	Small Voice	2008	2008