crayons

Produced and arranged* by Betty Elders (1995)

1. The Long Night   4:13
2. Just To Have You Hum Along (The Futon Song)  4:45
3. My Father's Home   3:50
4. Pastel   4:04
5. Crayons   4:24
6. War Between The Fears   6:06
7. Silver Wheels 3   5:54
8. Gypsy's Jewel   4:30
9. What Love Can Do   4:03
10. Friend Of Mine   3:51
11. Roll On New River   5:44
12. In My Dreams  4:20
13. This Place Of My Forgiveness  4:32

Players:

Betty: acoustic guitars, harmony vocals
Gene Elders: 5-string violin, octave violin, harmony vocals, bowclax
Mitch Watkins: all lead guitars (acoustic, electric), bass, keyboards, vocals
Chris Maresh: electric basses
Spencer Starnes: acoustic bass
Iain Matthews: harmony vocals and egg
Mark Hallman: harmony vocals and percussion
Paul Glasse: mandolin
Bill Ginn: piano
Dan Foster: tinwhistle
Dr. Watkins, Nurse Ratchet, Big Wayne: various noise makers, etc.
Choir (Crayons): Betty, Veronique Matthews, Genevieve Matthews Berardino, Dominic Matthews Berardino, Abra Moore
Choir (What Love Can Do): Betty, Gene, Mitch, Andy Bullington, Glynda Cox, Michael Falk, Lisa Fancher, Cary Hazelgrove, Beverly Luna, Peg Miller, Abra Moore, Ian Nicley, Greg Wilson, Louis Wyrick
Choir (Forgiveness): Betty, Mitch, Gene, Mike Cross, Ernie Gammage

Recorded at: The Institute, Austin, TX
Executive producer: Jim Netter
Engineered by: Mitch Watkins, Gene Elders, Betty
Technical and production assistance: Mitch and Gene
Mastered by Jerry Tubb at Terra Nova Digital Audio - Austin, TX
*arrangement on Gypsy's Jewel: Betty and Mitch
Design: Dick Reeves
Photograpy: Gene and Betty

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peaceful existence

Produced by Betty Elders, Mitch Watkins, and Gene Elders (1993)

1. All You Want  3:43
2. Crack In The Mirror  6:18
3. The Ballad Of Marley Rose Peyton   5:19
4. The Quiet  4:04
5. Falling Rain  5:23
6. Edge Of The Universe 3:23
7. Cowboy  4:12
8. Long Bed From Kenya  5:23
9. Light In Your Window  4:07
10. Winter's Coming  3:13
11. Sometimes (The Night Is Like The Moon Laughing)  4:13

Players:

Betty: acoustic guitars, harmony vocals
Gene Elders: violins, harmony vocals
Mitch Watkins: all lead guitars (acoustic/ electric), baritone guitar, keyboards, bass, and harmony vocals
Chris Maresh: Basses
Chris Searles: percussion
Steve Schwelling: surdo on "Marley Peyton"
Phil Richey: trumpet solo on "Crack in the Mirror"
Paul Glasse: mandolin
Dr. W., Nurse Ratchet, Big Wayne: various percussive devices, etc.
 

Recorded at: The Molecular Realignment Room/ The Institute, Austin, TX
Engineer: Mitch Watkins
Mastered by Jerry Tubb at Terra Nova Digital Audio, Austin, TX
Cover concept and design: Howard Wells III and Linda Sanders for Aegis, Cincinatti, OH
Graphic Design: Tim Fening
Photography: Gene and Betty
 

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Daddy's Coal

Produced and arranged byBetty Elders (1989)

1. Bed Of Roses/ Bed Of Thorns  3:31
2. Heartache  4:14
3. A Drifter's Prayer  3:05
4. Daddy's Coal  6:02
5. I  Never Think Of You At All  2:37
6. Jericho  3:14
7. Welcome Home Heart  3:22
8. Silver Wheels (#2)  3:22
9. Two Hearts Together, Three-Quarter Time  3:26
10. The Pilgrim  3:26

Players:

Betty: acoustic guitars, keyboards, harmony vocals
Gene Elders: 5-string violin
Scott Neubert: acoustic and electric lead guitars, dobro
Rick McRae: acoustic guitar on "Silver Wheels" and "Welcome Home Heart"
Gene Williams: acoustic guitar, electric bass on " A Drifter's Prayer"
Keith Carper: double bass
Roland Denney: string bass
John Hagen: cello on "Daddy's Coal"
Rene Garcia: trombone on "Welcome Home Heart"
Hal Michael Ketchum: harmony vocal on "Daddy's Coal"
Tommy Daniel, Bow Brannon, and Doug Floyd: harmony vocals on "A Drifter's Prayer"
 

Recorded at: MARS (Mid-Austin Recording Studio), AWOL Studio(Manor TX), and Songwriter Studio
Engineers: Charlie Hollis, Rick Ward, and Jess DeMaine
Mastered by Jerry Tubb at Terra Nova Digital Audio, Austin, TX
Cover concept and photographs: Betty and her dad

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after the curtain
(currently out of print)

Produced by Betty and Gene Elders
Strings arranged by Gene Elders

1. Anna  4:08
2. Silver Wheels  3:22
3. Won't You Stay  2:42
4. Looking At Thirty  2:38
5. All He's Really Losing (Is His Mind)  3:24
6. After The Curtain (instrumental)  2:10
7. Noah  3:55
8. Open Letter  1:54
9. River Of Sand  4:31

Players

Betty: acoustic, electric guitars, piano
Gene Elders: 5-string violin
David Lipps: violin
Michael Kott: cello
Ed Dennis: electric lead guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar
Andy Bullington: acoustic guitar, electric guitars
Bob Smith: electric guitar
Keith Carper: acoustic and electric bass
Danny Counts: electric bass
Steve Wade: electric bass
Wes Crawford: drums and percussion
Ralph Nash: drums
Pete Nowlin: drums
Tom Van Nortwick: drums
Jeff LaRocco: percussion
Harmony vocals: Jimmy Bush, Al Coffey, Betty, Cathy Phipps, Gigi Thompson

Recorded at Threshold Recording Studios, Roanoke, VA
Engineer: Harold Thompson
Mastered by John Eberle, Nashville Record Productions
Cover design: Ron Smith
Photograph: Greg Vaughn
 

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