On Faun Fables:” Light of a Vaster Dark” : The Stikman plays Harmonica on two pieces : “Parade” and “Violet” he also consulted with the group helping set up their home Digital Audio Workstation. Much of ” Light of a Vaster Dark” was tracked at their home.
The Stikman also did the final mixes, filling in for lifelong friend, Dan Rathbun. “…the mixes, were fairly well along and mostly near completion. Having worked with Dan for nearly three decades I found it easy to understand where he was going with the mixes.” As the final mix engineer I began to level down and out some of my own playing in “Violet”. Dawn and Nils urged me to “leave it in”. ‘They were right.” Said The StiKman, “It sounds quite good.“ In the review at allmusic.com by Thom Jurek he describes “..the near pastoral dreamscape "Violet," with its lovely harmonica swells by The StiKman underscoring McCarthy's lyrics…” ‘Dawn and Nls had a vision that my harmonica would work in this context,” mused the StiKman, “Most folks wouldn’t cast a harmonica in this role. It presented to me, a unique opportunity and I’m very proud of the results.“
