I'd like to thank the following dear ones for their instrumental part in the development of my songwriting.

Lon Williamson - for always inspiring me with his own great songs.
Sarah Lincoln - my dear friend who led me to the doorway of the world of words.
Karen Selig - for giving me the key to the door.
Mary Moon - for her amazing gift of words along with her loving and ever-present encouragement
Jack and Judy Williams - to Jack for his inspiring words and music and joy of them
and Judy for her kind wisdom and steady support.
Bernie Leadon - for teaching me that there was true delight to be found in songwriting.
Gabe Valla - for teaching me so much about the guitar and
great chord forms which led me to the melodies within.
Phil Parker for his great encouragement.
Walker Williamson - for always believing in his Mama. xo



These are some of the people who made my dream into a reality.

Deep

Most of all, my darling, Lon Williamson, for his belief in me, his recording skills, unheard of patience and giving me and this project his all, not to mention his terrific bass playing on every track and beautiful harmonies!

I must again thank Phil Parker for the gift of his beautiful art that so embodies the feeling I hope the music will bring.

Rocky Tabyanan for his magical touches and bringing those images all together in a beautiful package.

Pete Winter for his extraordinary gift of time and skill to bring the tracks into their best light. We always have a great time at Dr. Winterstone's! www.winterstoneproductions.com.

Special thanks to Lauren Titus for her unflagging support. Without you, Lauren, this really would still be a dream.

Grant Peeples - without Mr. Peeples this project would not be what it is. Through the rekindling of our longtime friendship and the recording of his own tunes over the last few years, he's endowed our studio with quality equipment that has resulted in the unique Gatorbone Studios sound with the inimitable skills of Lon ever at the helm. Grant also has great determination to succeed in his own musical endeavors and has inspired us in all aspects of ours. We are proud that he is the first artist of Gatorbone Records and look forward to whatever's next for him. www.grantpeeples.com. Thank you Mr. Peeples!

Special thanks as well to Todd Lombardo, a wonderful songwriter and dear friend for his time and beautiful work on Wings and Time. These were the first tracks we recorded and will always be among my favorites. www.toddlombardo.com, www.myspace.com/tlombardo

I must thank Gabe Valla here as well. His exquisite instrumental contributions bring a really special feeling to this whole recording and it's a delight for Lon and I to have his signature sound be such a great part of it. Thank you my sweet friend! www.myspace.com/gabevalla

To Robert Bowlin for his beautiful instrumental contributions to this record. His sophisticated style brings a lovely elegance to his tracks, Deep, Someday and Paint the Town and has placed us squarely in the new Countrypolitan category of Americana music. Thank you so much Robert! www.robertbowlin.com

Jason Thomas, another extremely talented fellow! Jason is a member of the well-known and loved Claire Lynch Band. His great fiddling and mandolin are so creative and thoughtful on Bluebird, Fire and The Bell. Thank you Jason! www.myspace.com/jasonthomas, www.clairelynch.com

Dave Johnson is a producer and engineer as well as great percussionist. Always a pleasure to work with and Dave, you brought a very cool collection of feels and rhythms to this record. Thank you! Drum tracks were recorded by Dave at his own studio in St. Augustine. More on that forthcoming. www.ddstarmusic.com, www.myspace.com/davidelliottjohnson

Special thanks to Kurt Johnston for his marvelous contributions to the project on piano and pedal steel. www.kurtjohnston.com

Suzanne Lansford is the fiddler on the tune, Alone. I absolutely love what she did on this track. Thank you Suzanne!

Will Barrow is a Grammy-award-winning (Beautiful Dreamer, The Songs of Stephen Foster) multi-instrumentalist and plays accordion on the title cut, Deep. Will, you brought just the right touch to that tune. A thousand thanks! www.myspace.com/willbarrowmusic

Martha Bush is a wonderful concert harpist. It was pure luck to run into her and I had wanted a harp on the song, Time, ever since we recorded the original tracks for it. Thank you Martha for your lovely playing!

Josh Pinkham is a dynamo on the mandolin and a delightful person to know. Thanks for being a part of this project Josh. Thanks also to the Pinkham family. A more talented musical family would be hard to find, indeed. www.myspace.com/joshpinkhammusic, www.myspace.com/pinkhamfamilyband