lullabies by Elizabeth LaPrelle and Brian Dolphin

We recorded this album as new parents in 2020, while we were living in a farmhouse in Virginia and hunkering down through a long quarantine. It was sort of like the longest parental leave ever, strange, scary, and beautiful too. Like many artists, we started making things at home. We recorded during the baby’s naps, or with Sandy or Sue (his grandma or great-aunt, also featured as guest singers) rocking him in the next room.

Several of the songs are drawn from Elizabeth’s family, favorites that used to lull her to sleep. Two were written by Brian, and two by Elizabeth; we found parenthood a very powerful prompt for lullaby-composing. One is a “cradle song” from the Republic of Georgia.

Tracklist

1.	baby's boat	4:30

2.	lolo	1:54

3.	brush teeth time	4:29

4.	old paint	2:28

5.	oh my little boy	1:58

6.	call the yowes	4:12

7.	lavender’s blue	1:44

8.	es ak'vani	2:13

9.	castle of dromore	3:45

10.	lullaby nigun	5:18

Credits

released July 21, 2024

elizabeth laprelle - voice, album art
brian dolphin - voice, guitar, harmonium, engineering and mixing
sandy laprelle - voice on "old paint", "es ak’vani", "castle of dromore"
sue nelson - voice on "lolo"
joseph “joebass” dejarnette - mastering

all songs traditional except:
“lolo" and "oh my little boy (written by elizabeth)
"brush teeth time” and "lullaby nigun” (written by brian)
es ak’vani is from the republic of georgia and brian learned it from carl linich

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