Playing with a Full Deck
Grey: fiddle
Cindy: fiola
Produced by Grey Larsen and Cindy Kallet
Recorded and mixed by Grey Larsen at Sleepy Creek Recording, Bloomington, IN, USA
Mastered by Mark Hood at Echo Park Studios, Bloomington, IN, USA
Grey composed this duet in January of 2007 as a gift to Cindy on the occasion of her 52nd birthday (he turned 52 himself 17 days later). Dividing the number 52 by four, he decided to construct the tune in a meter of 13 beats to the bar, but despite his best numerological intentions, a few 14-beat measures elbowed their way in. Scandinavian in melody and harmony and Balkan in rhythm - two full decks with the jokers thrown in for good measure.