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The Gist was formed in 1999, shortly after the release of One Hand Tied. It was Sarah B, Doug Schram (bass) and Scott Fishman (percussion). The Gist played all over Chicago, as well as in Indianapolis and NYC and recorded the CD Wild Ride.

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	Sarah B: vocals, acoustic guitar, keys	duh

	Doug Schram: Bass Doug came to Chicago from Kalamazoo, MI, where he picked up the bass at age fifteen. But, says Doug, "it didn't really start to sound good till I got an amp". Doug is a visual artist as well as a musician. He admires the work of King Crimson and Bella Fleck and the Flecktones as well as "anyone with a good bass player". He cut his hair in 03? and moved to Albuquerque in 04.	There should be a link to Doug here, right?

	Scott Fishman, Percussion Scott got his musical start on Tupperware at some pre-verbal age and has been a lifelong musician, securing his first drum set with paper route money. He has played the Messiah at Orchestra Hall and once donned a kilt to become "the only (kilted) Jewish guy in the marching band at the Scottish festival". He wore out Steve Miller's Fly Like an Eagle album (on vinyl, of course) playing along in his family's basement. He is quick to thank his family for all the support they've given him over the years. His musical role models include Ringo, Buddy Rich and Carl Palmer. Scott has also played with such Chicago area bands as Sonic Congress and the White Boys Blues Band. He's now the proud father of two.	www.printfish.cc
And here's everyone else who helped out with Wild Ride:
	Brad Foutch: Guitar, Maniacal Laughter Virgo, Blue, Meat & Potatoes, Cats, Body Surfing, San Francisco Brad plays lead & rhythm guitars on Sun Don't Care, lead on August River Blues & My Machine, and acoustic guitar on Keeping the Peace & Petals from a Rose.

	Bill Brickey, Producer Mah pal Brick. Groove Cognizance, Wood Bone & Steel, BLT. His past projects include Redhanded and Steamshovel. Bill has produced work for many area artists, and teaches guitar, songwriting and production at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Bill also jumped in to handle the acoustic rhythm guitar track on Petals From a Rose.	www.billbrickey.org

	Ben Johnson, vocals, piano Ben does his own rockin on the Steel Dog label. He honored me by singing backup vocals on Sun Don't Care, Angel Fly & Paper Boats. He also wrote and performed the piano arrangement for the title track.	www.benjohnsonmusic.com

	Paul Emersun, Guitar Guitarist, bassist, songwriter. Paul has scored local radio commercials and a CBS Television Sports Feature. He has performed as part of Columbia College's "Music Alive" program, and throughout the Midwest with various local touring acts. He is a former wedding band jobber who now loves working with original bands and as a session guitarist/vocalist with local songwriters. Paul plays on Angel Fly, and does that amazing Santana-channeling thing on Listen.	Paul's web site


Matt just won't give me a picture and I haven't had a chance to sneak one. He's cute, for a boy.	Matt Grosspietsch, Guitar Some of you may remember that Matt played bass on One Hand Tied, and performed live at the OHT CD release party and a couple of subsequent gigs. I was thrilled to be able to get him to come into the studio and record both lead & rhythm guitars on Paper Boats.

Tall, with long curly hair	Mark Perk, Guitar on "Not"

	Cathie Van Wert, Violin A Chicago native, Cathie studied classical violin. After taking Irish fiddle lessons, she joined the country/folk ensemble Fallen Angels in 1998. She has played with bands including Trippin’ Billies and recorded with artists including Jennifer Annello, Steve Carver, John Kimler, and Steve and Jenny Moss, and Sarah B & The Gist. Check out her violin work on Red Rover.	www.fallenangelsmusic.com

photo by Joe Arce, www.starstruckfoto.com	Nathan Syfrig, keyboard & violin Nathan has worked with a variety of bands around Chicago, including the Ethan Sellers Band and Tautologic, and more recently Digable Cat. You can find his keyboard work on Sun Don't Care & All I Said; his violin graces 24-7 (yes, there's a violin in there) Keeping the Peace (no, that's not an electric guitar) August River Blues, Petals from a Rose, and Wild Ride.	www.digablecat.com

	Gary Yek Engineering, Production & Percussion In addition to being a great engineer, Yek (center) happens to be a kickass drummer. He plays with us on Angel Fly, Keeping the Peace, Petals from a Rose, and Wild Ride. He was also exceedingly patient with Bill's and my antics, and even occasionally amused.	Gary refuses to get his own website, but google "Electric Garyland Studios"

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