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PUNKS AND PUSHERS and
notes from the fast folk underground


Underground Canadian songwriter/producer and fast folk rocker Eugene Ripper returns in 2010 with a brand new mini album wrapped around a sonic anthology of other recent work. Four new tunes including key tracks ("Perfect Day in Hollywood", "Punks and Pushers”) and two fresh instrumentals ("Brooklyn Down" and "Gone Fishing") sandwich seven signature Ripper tracks - culled from the Hi Lonesome, Crackle and Folk It EP's - categorized by genre and re-imagined within
the context of this project.

"Thereʼs a fair measure of both personal and professional significance in this album of work, " says Ripper. " It represents collection of material that provides me with both an opportunity to release new material in Canada while leaving the door open to reach out to new audiences with some of the other recent work I've created within the milieu of the fast folk underground - bit of a songwriters and producers notebook."


Tracks...

PERFECT DAY IN HOLLYWOOD
produced by Laurence Currie and Eugene Ripper
mixed by Laurence Currie
Eugene Ripper - vocals, guitars, harmonica
Ray Walsh - guitars, bass, accordion, keys
Charles Austin - additional guitar
Martha Haldenby - backing vocals

PUNKS AND PUSHERS
produced by Laurence Currie and Eugene Ripper
mixed by Laurence Currie
Eugene Ripper - vocals, guitars, harmonica
Ray Walsh - guitars, bass, percussion

ROCKERS AND RACKETS

Tech Know Me
produced by Vince Jones, Eugene Ripper and Brodie Smith
mixed by Brodie Smith
Eugene Ripper - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Vince Jones - electric guitar, bass drums
Rich Priske - bass

Go Van Gogh
produced by Eugene Ripper
mixed by Brodie Smith
Eugene Ripper - vox acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass
Walter Kuhr - accordion
Billy Ficca - drums and bongos

Thought I Saw Her
produced by Vince Jones and Eugene Ripper
mixed by Vince Jones
Eugene Ripper - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Vince Jones - electric guitar, bass, drums

BALLADS AND BLEEDING HEARTS

My Lovers Chains
produced by Vince Jones and Eugene Ripper
mixed by Vince Jones
Eugene Ripper - vox, acoustic guitar
Vince Jones - piano, strings

Hang around Sundown
produced by Eugene Ripper and Vince Jones
mixed by Vince Jones
Eugene Ripper - vocals, acoustic guitar
Kevin Bell - guitar
Walter Kuhr - accordion
Billy Ficca - drums, percussion

Hi Lonesome
produced and mixed by Vince Jones
Eugene Ripper - vocals acoustic guitar,
Vince Jones - drums,bass,piano,pump organ optigan

I Won't Believe It
produced by Eugene Ripper
mixed by Brodie Smith
Eugene Ripper - vocals, acoustic guitar, keys
Meghan Engel - violin, viola
Brodie Smith - Melodica

INSTRUMENTALS

Brooklyn Down
produced by Eugene Ripper and Charles Austin
Eugene Ripper - guitar, keyboards
Charles Austin - bass
DJ Crazy - drums

Gone Fishing
Produced and Mixed by Eugene Ripper
Eugene Ripper - guitar, keyboards
Ray Walsh - bass
Tom McMurtry - nature sound design