Echoes of Eternity by The Deer’s Cry

 

Karen Thames Ballew:

Founder, Songwriter, & Artistic Director of The Deer’s Cry

~ vocals & harp

 

Nick Bullock:

Producer, Recording & Mixing Engineer

~ string orchestrations, piano, guitars, & electric bass

 

Kyle Jones (percussion):

“Echoes of Eternity,” “What is Perfect and What is Good,”

“The Heavens Declare the Glory of God (Psalm 19),” “A Kingdom Arises”

 

Amberly Rosen Hoins (violin & vocals):

“Echoes of Eternity,” “What is Perfect and What is Good,”

“The Heavens Declare the Glory of God (Psalm 19),” “A Kingdom Arises,” “Winter’s Morning”

 

Caleb Yang (cello):

“Echoes of Eternity,” “Thus Sing the Flowers,” “Morning Has Broken,” “The Hidden Things of the Heart,” “A Kingdom Arises”

 

Cherish Hamby (vocals):

“Echoes of Eternity,” “Thus Sing the Flowers,”

“What Wondrous Love Is This”

 

Sara Yarborough Chang (vocals):

“The Heavens Declare the Glory of God (Psalm 19),”

“The Hidden Things of the Heart,” “A Kingdom Arises,”

“Winter’s Morning”

 

Kenny Perkerwicz (upright bass & electric bass):

“Echoes of Eternity,” “What is Perfect and What is Good,”

“The Heavens Declare the Glory of God (Psalm 19),”

“A Kingdom Arises”

 

John Wood (drums):

“Thus Sing the Flowers,” “Morning Has Broken,”

“The Hidden Things of the Heart,” “Cúrsa Spioradálta”

 

Joseph Carmichael (guitar & whistle):

“Faithful Companion”

 

Bára Grímsdóttir (vocals):

“Þýtur í stráum þeyrinn hljótt”

 

Chris Foster (Icelandic langspil):

“Þýtur í stráum þeyrinn hljótt”

 

Éamonn Dillon (uilleann pipes & whistle):

“Echoes of Eternity”

 

* String Quartet for “What is Perfect and What is Good” and

“Cúrsa Spioradálta”:

 

Kristin Weber (violin)

Alicia Enstrom (violin)

Betsy Lamb (viola)

Austin Hoke (cello)

 

Recorded at Freda Recording in Tennessee

Assistant Engineers: Shay Obray & Joy Willis

Mastering Engineer: Adam Grover at Sterling Sound

Recording Engineer in Iceland: Andri Eyvindsson

 

Cover Photograph: Ashley Henry

 

* Thanks so much to my mentor in Ireland, Éilís Kennedy, for her wonderful support, guidance, and feedback. I appreciate all her help in setting Máire Áine Nic Ghearailt’s “Cúrsa Spioradálta” poem to music!

 

* Deepest gratitude to my pastor at Glen Leven Presbyterian Church, Dr. Mark Bryan, for helping me with the Hebrew pronunciation for “The Heavens Declare the Glory of God (Psalm 19)”.

 

* Many thanks to my husband Brad Ballew and my parents Paul and Gail Thames for their continual love and support. Thank you for making this album possible! I love you so much!