Details of
Cradle to the Grave
by Cary Morin


Producer: Cary Morin
Engineer: Rich Werdes
Recorder At: Studio Underground
Mastered By: James Tuttle


About the Album

Cradle to the Grave, completes a three-album project of acoustic recordings. The recordings provide a timeline of his songwriting and guitar work spanning 2014 to 2017. The lyrics range from blues to folk and sometimes shine a light on Native American Heritage and small town life in America. At times, the collection conveys the simplicity of a single chord to complex fingerstyle guitar. Morin states, “The goal was to create a sort of triptych of my solo fingerstyle journey, one that demonstrates the evolution of my progression with songwriting, finger picking, and the use of open tunings.  Cradle to the Grave is a culmination of my musical efforts as a soloist thus far.” 

The recording process is simple.  All songs are recorded live in the studio; one guy with one guitar without headphones, minimal tracking and no overdubbing.

“The title track is a bit telling. The lyrics refer to the realization that, through all of my travels and experiences, I have come to understand that life is fleeting. I think you can hear this theme in ‘Lay Baby Lay’ also, though this tune is more directly related to the experience of touring and travel, and the compromises therein. The last song, ‘Watch over Me,’ is a different take on the title track, as though both songs are bookends for the whole album. The theme of spirituality seems to weave its way into my work more often as the years pass. Perhaps its impending mortality! I hope we are put on this earth to help each other and should we find ourselves alone for some reason, there is still someone there with us, a higher power to help us complete our journey.”

“‘Dawns Early Light’ is written in support of the efforts of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. I'm not really a protest song sort of writer, but this song seemed important. It’s written from my memories of growing up near the Missouri River and around my people in Montana. As a child, I became familiar with our traditional music and rural life. This song may be an oversimplification of the situation, but I have always felt that the honoring of a treaty, no matter when it was made, is not a complex idea. History has proved this not to be the case, but I hope this time it is. Honor the treaty, simple as that.”



Special Thanks

Rich Werdes at Studio Underground in Fort Collins, CO

James Tuttle - mixing and mastering in Boulder, CO

Maple Street Music - Fort Collins, CO