Dreams by Tommy Kaelin
The music on Dreams is a nod back to the time I played in the band dreamspeak. While not all of these songs were played by dreamspeak, they were mostly of that time and scene. It features many of the musicians I’ve played with over the years including members of The Hatters, The Michael Parrish Band, Gravity, Dreamspeak, Buddy Cage and more. I’m just a drummer, without them this wouldn't have happened. Thank you to my friends. Enjoy!
Tracklist
Credits
released November 11, 2022
Produced by Tommy Kaelin
Mastered by Alex Saltz at APS Mastering.
Mixed by Jono Manson at The Kitchen Sink, Tommy Kaelin* at Blue Dot Recording Studio and Craig Dreyer** at Mighty Toad Recording Studio.
Engineered by Todd Packer, Tommy Kaelin, Jono Manson, Craig Dreyer, Billy Jay Stein and Sean Boyd;
Recorded at Richmond Street Studios, Blue Dot Recording Studio, Mighty Toad Recording Studio, Strike Cranium Studio, The Kitchen Sink and Artfarm Recording.
Special Thanks to Henriette Rohl, Annika Kaelin and all the musicians involved.
Coloured Rain (feat. Sean O’Brien) (Kaelin/Lavinsky)
Sean O’Brien, lead vocal; Matt Zekala, guitars; Billy Jay Stein, electric piano; Greg Koerner, bass guitar; Gordon “NappyG” Clay, congas, tambourine; Tommy Kaelin, drums, shakers, wind chimes, key chimese
Wishing Well (feat. Tree Adams) (Lavinsky/Crabtree)
Tree Adams, Vocals, electric guitars; Billy Jay Stein, piano, Hammond organ; Willie Bonham, acoustic guitar; Jon Kaplan, bass guitar; Jason Crosby, violas; Tommy Kaelin, drums, cabasa; Scott Goodman, string arrangement
Put Me on a Train (feat. Buddy Cage and Sean O’Brien)* (Bonham)
Sean O’Brian, lead vocals; Tree Adams, Backing vocals; Buddy Cage, pedal steel; Michael Parrish, piano; Willie Bonham; acoustic guitar and mandolin; Chris Hansen, electric guitar; Joe Engravale, bass guitar; Tommy Kaelin, drums
The Van Song (feat. Buddy Cage) (Kaelin)
Tommy Kaelin, vocals, drums, conga, shaker, tambourine; Michael Parrish, acoustic guitar; Chris Hansen, acoustic guitar; Buddy Cage, pedal steel; Matt Zekala, electric “wawa“ guitar on Chorus; Frank Haines, bass guitar; Gordon”NappyG” Clay, guiro
Sweet Return (feat. Tree Adams) (Bonham)
Tree Adams, vocals; Chris Hansen, lead guitar; Willie Bonham, rhythm guitar, guitar solo; Joe Engravale, bass guitar; Gordon “NappyG” Clay, timbales and cowbells; Tommy Kaelin, drums, tambourine
Muldar the Elephant** (Kaelin)
Gordon “Nappyg” Clay, congas, timbales, bongos, shakers, tambourine, cowbells, agogo bells (the intro); Greg Koerner, bass guitar; Matt Zekala, electric guitars; Billy Jay Stein, piano; Michael Parrish, Clavinet; Craig Dreyer, saxophone; Jason Crosby, trumpets; Tommy Kaelin – drums
Salvador (Kaelin/Dreyer)
Tommy Kaelin, Repinque drums, surdo drums, snare drum, tambourim drums, agogo bells, pandero, quica; Craig Dreyer, saxophone, Hammond organ
Green River (feat. Tree Adams and The Hatters) (Kaelin/Lavinsky)
Tree Adams, lead and background vocals, electric guitars; Sean O’Brien, background vocal; Adam Evans, lead guitars; Billy Jay Stein, piano, Hammond organ; Willie Bonham, acoustic guitar; Jon Kaplan, bass guitar; Gordon “Nappyg” Clay, congas, rain stick; Tommy Kaelin, drums, wave drum, wind chimes, key chimes, quica;
Al’s Anti-Gravity Machine (Kaelin) >
Tommy Kaelin, lead and background vocals, drums; Sean O’Brian, background vocal; Matt Zekala, background vocal, Electric and acoustic guitars; Billy Jay Stein, piano, Hammond organ; Greg Koerner, bass guitar; Sean Boyd, banjo; Jonny Sheehan, washboard; Jono Manson, tenor guitar
Lift Off* (Kaelin) >
Matt Zekala, electric guitars; Michael Parrish, clavanet; Tommy Kaelin, pulsar, sound effects, backwards key chimes
Time (feat. Rich Alomar)* (Kaelin)
Vocals, Rich Alomar; Michael Parrish, acoustic guitar, piano; Chris Hansen, acoustic and electric guitar; Frank Haines, bass guitar; Tommy Kaelin, backwards key chimes
Lay Yourself Down (feat.Matt Zekala) (Zekala/Cohen)
Matt Zekala, lead vocal, acoustic guitars; Sean O’Brien, backing vocals; Frank Haines, bass guitar; Michael Parrish, piano; Jason Crosby, violas; Tommy Kaelin, triangle, shaker; Scott Goodman, string arrangement
Peepers (feat. Tree Adams and The Hatters) (Bonham/Cohen)
Tree Adams, lead and background vocals, electric guitar; Sean O’Brien, background vocals; Willie Bonham, electric guitar; Adam Evens, lead guitars; Billy Jay Stein, Hammond organ; Jon Kaplan, bass guitar; Gordon “NappyG” Clay, congas; Tommy Kaelin, Drums, shakers, cowbell
The Marby Dube Song (feat. Tree Adams, NappyG and Willie Bonham) (Kaelin/Bonham/Clay/Adams/O’Brien/Haxall/McGuire/Brown)
Tommy Kaelin, vocals, percussion; Gordon “NappyG” Clay, vocals, talking drum; Willie Bonham, vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin; Tree Adams, vocals, acoustic guitar; Michael Parrish, Clavinet; Matt Zekala, backing vocals; Sean O’Brien, backing vocals
Produced by Tommy Kaelin
Mastered by Alex Saltz at APS Mastering.
Mixed by Jono Manson at The Kitchen Sink, Tommy Kaelin* at Blue Dot Recording Studio and Craig Dreyer** at Mighty Toad Recording Studio.
Engineered by Todd Packer, Tommy Kaelin, Jono Manson, Craig Dreyer, Billy Jay Stein and Sean Boyd;
Recorded at Richmond Street Studios, Blue Dot Recording Studio, Mighty Toad Recording Studio, Strike Cranium Studio, The Kitchen Sink and Artfarm Recording.
Special Thanks to Henriette Rohl, Annika Kaelin and all the musicians involved.
Coloured Rain (feat. Sean O’Brien) (Kaelin/Lavinsky)
Sean O’Brien, lead vocal; Matt Zekala, guitars; Billy Jay Stein, electric piano; Greg Koerner, bass guitar; Gordon “NappyG” Clay, congas, tambourine; Tommy Kaelin, drums, shakers, wind chimes, key chimese
Wishing Well (feat. Tree Adams) (Lavinsky/Crabtree)
Tree Adams, Vocals, electric guitars; Billy Jay Stein, piano, Hammond organ; Willie Bonham, acoustic guitar; Jon Kaplan, bass guitar; Jason Crosby, violas; Tommy Kaelin, drums, cabasa; Scott Goodman, string arrangement
Put Me on a Train (feat. Buddy Cage and Sean O’Brien)* (Bonham)
Sean O’Brian, lead vocals; Tree Adams, Backing vocals; Buddy Cage, pedal steel; Michael Parrish, piano; Willie Bonham; acoustic guitar and mandolin; Chris Hansen, electric guitar; Joe Engravale, bass guitar; Tommy Kaelin, drums
The Van Song (feat. Buddy Cage) (Kaelin)
Tommy Kaelin, vocals, drums, conga, shaker, tambourine; Michael Parrish, acoustic guitar; Chris Hansen, acoustic guitar; Buddy Cage, pedal steel; Matt Zekala, electric “wawa“ guitar on Chorus; Frank Haines, bass guitar; Gordon”NappyG” Clay, guiro
Sweet Return (feat. Tree Adams) (Bonham)
Tree Adams, vocals; Chris Hansen, lead guitar; Willie Bonham, rhythm guitar, guitar solo; Joe Engravale, bass guitar; Gordon “NappyG” Clay, timbales and cowbells; Tommy Kaelin, drums, tambourine
Muldar the Elephant** (Kaelin)
Gordon “Nappyg” Clay, congas, timbales, bongos, shakers, tambourine, cowbells, agogo bells (the intro); Greg Koerner, bass guitar; Matt Zekala, electric guitars; Billy Jay Stein, piano; Michael Parrish, Clavinet; Craig Dreyer, saxophone; Jason Crosby, trumpets; Tommy Kaelin – drums
Salvador (Kaelin/Dreyer)
Tommy Kaelin, Repinque drums, surdo drums, snare drum, tambourim drums, agogo bells, pandero, quica; Craig Dreyer, saxophone, Hammond organ
Green River (feat. Tree Adams and The Hatters) (Kaelin/Lavinsky)
Tree Adams, lead and background vocals, electric guitars; Sean O’Brien, background vocal; Adam Evans, lead guitars; Billy Jay Stein, piano, Hammond organ; Willie Bonham, acoustic guitar; Jon Kaplan, bass guitar; Gordon “Nappyg” Clay, congas, rain stick; Tommy Kaelin, drums, wave drum, wind chimes, key chimes, quica;
Al’s Anti-Gravity Machine (Kaelin) >
Tommy Kaelin, lead and background vocals, drums; Sean O’Brian, background vocal; Matt Zekala, background vocal, Electric and acoustic guitars; Billy Jay Stein, piano, Hammond organ; Greg Koerner, bass guitar; Sean Boyd, banjo; Jonny Sheehan, washboard; Jono Manson, tenor guitar
Lift Off* (Kaelin) >
Matt Zekala, electric guitars; Michael Parrish, clavanet; Tommy Kaelin, pulsar, sound effects, backwards key chimes
Time (feat. Rich Alomar)* (Kaelin)
Vocals, Rich Alomar; Michael Parrish, acoustic guitar, piano; Chris Hansen, acoustic and electric guitar; Frank Haines, bass guitar; Tommy Kaelin, backwards key chimes
Lay Yourself Down (feat.Matt Zekala) (Zekala/Cohen)
Matt Zekala, lead vocal, acoustic guitars; Sean O’Brien, backing vocals; Frank Haines, bass guitar; Michael Parrish, piano; Jason Crosby, violas; Tommy Kaelin, triangle, shaker; Scott Goodman, string arrangement
Peepers (feat. Tree Adams and The Hatters) (Bonham/Cohen)
Tree Adams, lead and background vocals, electric guitar; Sean O’Brien, background vocals; Willie Bonham, electric guitar; Adam Evens, lead guitars; Billy Jay Stein, Hammond organ; Jon Kaplan, bass guitar; Gordon “NappyG” Clay, congas; Tommy Kaelin, Drums, shakers, cowbell
The Marby Dube Song (feat. Tree Adams, NappyG and Willie Bonham) (Kaelin/Bonham/Clay/Adams/O’Brien/Haxall/McGuire/Brown)
Tommy Kaelin, vocals, percussion; Gordon “NappyG” Clay, vocals, talking drum; Willie Bonham, vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin; Tree Adams, vocals, acoustic guitar; Michael Parrish, Clavinet; Matt Zekala, backing vocals; Sean O’Brien, backing vocals
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Tommy Kaelin is a drummer singer/song writer best known for playing with The Hatters (Atlantic Records), The Michael Parrish Band (Geographic Records) and Vince Welnick of The Grateful Dead. He has also has played with dreamspeak, Gravity, Gent Treadly and more. He now plays with The Rusty String Band and Northbound Sound, The West Side All Stars and Michael Parrish and the Parishioners.