This was one of those sessions that caught me by surprise, and completely blew me away. I remember looking over at Chris, our lighting engineer, as Shelley was belting out this song and I mouthed the word, "DAMN!" to him. I was completely drowning in her powerful, bluesy vocals, as the passion and presence was knocking me upside the head! Goosebumps were traveling all across the back of my neck, and I'm happy that nothing was lost in the translation from live to video, because I still get them as I watch and listen to this today. Sweetness.

Welcome Home is the title track from Shelley King's new album, which just came out this week, and the project is chock full of rich harmonies and wide sonics that will just melt you. She collaborated with her long-time musical heroes Tim Cook, John Magnie, and Steve Amedée (members of the subdudes) on this CD, which resulted in a marriage that absolutely leaves you wanting more. Sit back in your easy chair, nurse a fine beverage, close your eyes, and Welcome Home.

-Aaron

This is one of those rare moments when the recording gear and the artist are absolutely in sync with each other. BettySoo was in a zone during this recording. There was little back and forth chatter about anything. Just the sound of her guitar as she tuned it accurately...and she was not going to be rushed in the turning process.

Aaron made his decisions as to what mics to use. Chris did his usual lighting thing that lighting guys do. And Betty just went about her business, trusting the crew in the room with whatever decisions were being made. But when she started to play everything locked in. Her voice flowed through the mic like water. Her guitar was played so accurately that it gave the Music Fog cameras a chance to show how absolutely beautiful human fingers look when they meld with guitar strings.

Giving Fog fans a close up view of artists performing has always been a Music Fog goal. Being able to view something that you would never see sitting in front of a stage is what we do. And this is one of the finest examples of that so far.

-Beans

The crew was a little punch drunk and there may have been some Jack Daniel's green label floating around the bus...

-Aaron