It's been quite a December and January--and the big news around these parts is that the Andina & Rich CD "Two Guitars, A Dulcimer, and An Attitude" has been mixed and mastered! All we're waiting for now are two of the three licenses we need for the cover tunes to come back signed so we can forward them to the manufacturer, and for the graphics to be finished. If you listened to WBBM 780 yesterday, you may have caught a snippet of "Caffeine," which is a very different arrangement from the version on the SASS! album and Steve's solo recording on his first CD. It is Andina & Rich through and through--our unique duet style and interplay, just the way we do it on stage (or would if someone sat in on bass and........nah, we don't want to spoil the instrumental surprise at the end). A very few songs (there are 14 in all) though previously primitively recorded as solo or other versions make their appearances here as true Andina & Rich duets--this time fleshed out with added solos, harmonies, duo instrumentals, and recorded with crystal clarity and in-your-face intimacy and emotion. (I've said it before--Gary Gordon, our engineer, is a genius). Of course, most of the songs on the CD make their recorded debut. In the meantime, we are burning a limited run of a 6-song preview EP, "Appetizer," which we will be distributing to DJs and at Folk Alliance in Memphis next month. We hope to have the "full monty" in hand and released by spring's end (in time for our summer tour and festivals) and will fill you in on the details of the Chicago and Madison release parties (and if you'd like to host one in your hometown, let's talk!).