There were a couple of issues with latency , because she was recording the tracks remotely with our engineer who was working in another state , but we handled the hurdles and made it work , even with all of the logistical issues . Looking back , it was a real learning experience . I definitely would have preferred to be there with her in the same room to work on the record , but the amount of work that we had to put in to make it happen made us even more personally invested in the record . It was amazing to see it all come together in the end .
Benjamin : In addition to fiddle , saxophone and bass , what other instruments are used throughout the album ?
Noah : There is also mandolin , banjo and drums . The primary engineer for the record , Dana Billings , was also the drummer in Great Bear . He played percussion and drums on some of the tracks . We also had a wonderful musician named Zachary Hickman do some pump organ on one of the tracks . Another instrument that ’ s probably worth mentioning is foot percussion , which plays a central role in a lot of contra dance songs .
Benjamin : What do you think is the secret to getting the right sound for foot percussion ?
Noah : Most times , foot percussion is just a simple four-beat rhythm that holds the tempo and the pulse for the music . From what I understand , foot percussion has its origins in Canadian-Quebecois folk dance music . It shows up a lot in contra dance music , as well . Most contra dance bands have someone who does foot percussion . Keith Murphy from Nightingale does their foot percussion , and he does a great job at it . I think foot percussion has a wonderful sound that gives the music a lot of great energy . I love to play foot percussion at the same time that I play the mandolin or fiddle in our performances .
Benjamin : There are a lot of different musical elements that went into the process of creating The Faux Paws LP . When you began the process for brainstorming the project , did you have any specific musical narrative in mind ?
Andrew : When we first started thinking about putting this project together , we were already drawing from a pool of material that had naturally been developed over the course of playing together for ten years . We were crafting the record in the context of things we had done before , but it was also in a different
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