Circle D Nation: Dee Specker- vocals and fiddle Danny Speer- vocals, guitar and cello Bobby Henrie- archtop vintage and electric guitars, vocal, fiddle, mandolin, mandola, banjo and percussion Doug Henrie- upright bass Mixed by Bil VornDick, Mountainside Studio, Nashville TN Executive Producer- Dee Specker Engineered by Chad Crumm, the Music Tank, Trumansburg NY Mastered by Will Russell at Electric Wilburland, Newfield NY "Circle D Nation" features swinging originals with a bluegrass bounce and no square edges from four well-traveled musicians who make their home in New York's Finger Lakes region. Longtime musical cohorts Danny Speer and Dee Specker join forces with Bobby and Doug Henrie on Circle D; Dee's voice effortlessly sketches the smooth musical line on most of these original songs, penned by Danny, who plays finger-style rhythm guitar here. Dee rosins up and adds her fiddle work (deftly, though sparingly) to the album, Augmenting the Speer-Specker trademark sound, Bobby Henrie struts his stuff with his signature, show-off guitar licks and lends a smoky baritone to the group's easy-going, three-part vocal harmonies. Brother Doug Henrie keeps things rolling with his up-tempo, bluegrass-influenced bass lines. These are friends and family playing together, seasoned musicians whose experience pleasantly blends jazz, bluegrass, swing and rockabilly, working here in a mostly acoustic format. Danny's intelligent, quirky lyrics, some cuts recall the feel of Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks in the good old days. In "Circle D Nation" expect a great showcase for Dee's swinging vocals, fine vocal and instrumental ensemble work, flatpicking solos from Bobby Henrie; smooth, languid torch songs and a well-crafted, home-y, folk-y feel, a fine musical collaboration and performance, with first rate sound production values. Danny and Dee previously released self-produced albums "The Curve" by Danny Speer and Dee Specker,2001, and "Black Hats" by Danny Speer and The Circle D Band,1992. All songs on those are also by Danny and Dee. Dee Specker previously released the self-produced classic swing tune collection, "Swingsation" in 1996. Dee was the vocalist and front person for the bluegrass quintet Cornerstone, with albums "Out Of The Valley" and "Lonely Town" on the Folk Era label in the nineties. Bobby Henrie, the amazing soloist throughout this newest Circle D album is best known as the leader of the rockabilly trio Bobby Henrie & The Goners, a Grassroots Festival favorite and has played in Cornerstone, the Henrie Brothers String Band and is very much in demand as a live sessions player. Bobby's older brother Doug Henrie bassist on Circle D has an impressive list of bass fiddle credits including a long-running Woody Guthrie tribute show. He is also a player in many bluegrass and oldtime bands, including work with John Rossbach and his various ensembles. Doug has been recorded with Mac Benford and the Woodshed All*Stars on Rounder Records.