Rootbone - The Long Road Home (2016)

Darran Poole – All guitars, lead vocals and backup vocals; Bobbi Richards – Congas and backup vocals; Bob “Omar” Tunnoch – Bass and backup vocals; Jim Casson – Drums. Additional Musicians: Gary Kendall – Bass (Tracks 1, 5); Gene Hardy – Sax (Tracks 1, 3, 4); Mark “Bird” Stafford – Harmonica (Tracks 2, 5); Wayne “Shakey” Dagenais – Piano and Organ (Tracks 1, 3, 6); William Sperandei – Trumpet (Tracks 1, 3).

“The Long Road Home” was conceived as a collection of all original songs that embraces blues, funk, rock ‘n’ roll and the Bo Diddley beat. RootBone took a page from the Daniel Lanois recording handbook about recording in an open room, and recorded the album in a century old church converted into an open-concept recording studio. That approach provided the perfect vibe to capture the grooves.