tracks 1-2 to 1-4, 1-6, 2-3 alto clarinet Chris Biscoe baritone saxophone Dave Bitelli tracks 1-2 to 1-4, 2-3 bass clarinet Pete Whyman design Ingo Wulff drawing [sedge warbler drawing] Kate Westbrook tracks 1-3, 2-1, 2-5 drums Sebastian Rochford engineer Steve Lowe libretto by Kate Westbrook mixed by [re-mixed] Jon Hiseman music by, arranged by Mike Westbrook photography by Kate Westbrook photography by [orchestra] Nick White piano, music director [md] Mike Westbrook producer Steve Shepherd tenor saxophone Karen Street tracks 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-7, 1-8, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5, 2-6 voice Kate Westbrook tracks 1-2 to 2-6 voice Matthew Sharp Recorded At Gateway Studio, London Remixed At Temple Music Studios Copyright (c) Enja Records Matthias Winckelmann GmbH Phonographic Copyright (p) Enja Records Matthias Winckelmann GmbH Recorded in concert at Gateway Studios, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, on May 24, 2002. Remixed at Temple Music Studios, Sutton, Surrey, in February 2003. Chanson Irresponsable was commissioned by BBC Radio 3. Album funded by Airshaft Trust.
Dedicated to the memory of Phil Clarke (1949-2003).
With special thanks to Adrian and Julia Mann, Janinka Diverio, Chris Albury, William Strode.