Caitlin Kraus Band Album Release Party — GONE BEYOND — 22 October 2023

October 22nd, 2023

GONE BEYOND

GONE BEYOND

Second full-length album featuring ten tracks recorded at Peachfork Studios in Pomeroy, OH released in October 2023. All songs (music and lyrics) are written by Caitlin Kraus. Please see individual track links for lyrics and thoughts about each song, but please hear and take away whatever you want to.

The cover photograph as well as the photo inside the album was taken by Mark Kraus (my dad) who created these in college at Ohio University in the 80s as a photography Fine Arts major. I discovered them in the basement in recent years, tucked away in a box alongside other work I had never seen before. These images stayed in my mind these past few years and I felt that the way I connected to them related to some of the songs on this album: believing in something ‘beyond,’ going ‘beyond,’ and discovering/revealing and presenting/sharing that which may initially be hidden. A search, a longing, a finding. Balancing, suspending, and transcending, even if only in small moments and ways.

Released October 22, 2023

Caitlin Kraus – lead vocals, guitar, harmony vocals
Matt Box – bass guitar
Mark “Pokey” Hellenberg – drums/percussion
Bernie Nau – keyboard, harmony vocals, whistling
John Borchard – pedal steel, electric 12-string guitar, baritone guitar
Kyle Slemmer – baritone saxophone

CAITLIN KRAUS

Caitlin Kraus (she/her), LPCC, MT-BC

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

Music Therapist – Board Certified

Ohio University Counseling & Psych Services

www.ohio.edu/counseling

Follow OU Counseling & Psych Services on Twitter at @OHIO_Counseling

Check out: Togetherall & WellTrack

CAITLIN KRAUS ON FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/caitlinkrausmusic

CAITLIN KRAUS MUSIC

https://caitlinkrausmusic.com

CAITLIN KRAUS ON INSTAGRAM

https://www.instagram.com/caitlinkrausmusic/

GONE BEYOND

WHAT RISES

“Waiting for the World” / “Dead Man”

Caitlin Kraus: “Make It Clear” (Caitlin Kraus performs “Make It Clear” Aug. 17, 2023, at the Athens (OH) Community Center.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1isFj2Oxiu4

Caitlin Kraus: “Strange Other” (Caitlin Kraus performs “Strange Other” Aug. 17, 2023, at the Athens (OH) Community Center.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Wc3pkXIiA

Caitlin Kraus: “Gone Beyond” (Caitlin Kraus performs “Gone Beyond” Aug. 17, 2023, at the Athens (OH) Community Center.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4zFYr55b5E

Caitlin Kraus at the 2020 Virtual Nelsonville Music Festival

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZJFIal2SyU

Caitlin Kraus: “Follow Me”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdywiZXm2nc

It is a very special honor to have completed this music video for “Follow Me,” which was directed by the wonderful Adam Remnant who also recorded the song itself back in 2016. We collaborated on the concepts in the video and spent a chilly, beautiful spring day filming it with his talented students (listed below) at the Nelsonville, OH brick kilns, Hocking River, and surrounding neighborhood. For me, the lyrics and music of this song portray real imagery and memories that have grown dream-like with the passing of time, yet still remain formative and foundational. At its core, it is about transformation and being/becoming, but I hope the ambiguity and symbolism of the song and video also lead to your own interpretation and that you can find something resonant within it. Lyrics and digital/CD format available at caitlinkrausmusic.bandcamp.com. Music website at caitlinkrausmusic.com.

A huge and sincere thank you to Adam Remnant for his direction of the video and to the Hocking College students listed in the following credits: AC – Alex Rhinehart & Najayah Shepard; Grips – Alex Rhinehart, Alexis Pariseau, Najayah Shepard, Nate Ruhl, & Richard Valentine; On-set Photographer – Ivan Reardon

“Follow Me” is featured on the full-length 2020 release What Rises and includes myself on vocals/guitar, Adam Remnant on bass/drums/keyboard, and Hannah Simonetti on violin. The song was recorded and mixed by Adam in Athens, OH while the full album was produced, mixed, and mastered by Bernie Nau at Peachfork Studios in Pomeroy, OH (https://peachforkstudios.com/).

Caitlin Kraus: “This Body”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW9Kp-P3oio

Notes for “This Body”:

A song for the rights of all: the right to be safe in our bodies, the right to make decisions for our bodies, and the right to be who we are in our bodies. (Lyrics below.) I wrote this song […] out of the need to process my anger at women’s rights being taken away and for what this means for other rights down the line. A never-ending issue it seems, but one we can’t stop fighting for. A big thank you to Tom Riggs for taking footage of my first performance of this song with Mark Hellenberg on drums at The Union in Athens, OH.

Lyrics for “This Body”:

This body is temporary, but while it’s here / It’s not yours to hold captive in fear / This body is mine, it was never yours / So fuck your laws and gods and guns / I get to say what I put inside / I GET TO CHOOSE, IT IS MY RIGHT / This body is sacred, but only safe / When I’m in charge, you have no claim / This body is proud and wears the crown / Makes the decisions and won’t back down / I get to say what I put inside / I GET TO CHOOSE, IT IS MY RIGHT / And don’t tell me who I can love or about my identity / Don’t use your privilege to subject your patriarchy / I get to say what I put inside / I GET TO CHOOSE, IT IS MY RIGHT

Caitlin Kraus: “What Rises”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoD-LgA6qUg

Caitlin Kraus: “Pink Cloud”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC8sNynVLUo

Caitlyn Kraus: Boogie on the Bricks (10 August 2019) — Athens, Ohio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtxfc4dMprM

Caitlin Kraus: Interview and “Waiting for the World”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPoahBWpuys

Caitlin Kraus: “Follow Me”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9yePPAwOa8

Caitlin Kraus Torres: “Dead Man”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brtzE73ZGsg

Caitlin Kraus: Full Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpk-Wyr1aTw

Caitlin Kraus: “On the Way Down”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNioAruv6SA

Caitlin Kraus: “All Along”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfrySyGEnR0

Caitlin Kraus Band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4_ulcpWBI0

Caitlyn Kraus: “Dead Man” on SA Live (KSAT-TV)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mCcPpJymcg

Caitlin Kraus YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTQruwqEa_LjrqQBZy2lUww

Caitlin Kraus: Top Tracks

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8cBT8QZwxhfta7xZBtPJOUspm3GMO7NA

Caitlin Kraus: Ohio University Adjunct Professor of Music Therapy

https://www.ohio.edu/fine-arts/music/ck294906

Caitlin Kraus: Live From Home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7kcljjvX-s

Caitlin Kraus with Mark Hellenberg: “Dead Man”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y16d-52JL-I

Caitlin Kraus with Mark Hellenberg: “Locket”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj84dLCtzwc

Caitlin Kraus with Mark Hellenberg: “On My Knees”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg97-pfc5qs

Caitlin Kraus with Mark Hellenberg: “Follow Me”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFIXQEYInRg

Caitlin Kraus: “Waiting for the World” / “Dead Man”

Caitlin Kraus Torres: “Fill Your Heart” (David Bowie Cover)

Caitlin Kraus: “Waiting for the World”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eBknAqMHlQ

Caitlin Kraus: “Down to You”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ykF7XPGYk

Interview & Article for WOUB Public Media (8/6/2020): Interview about upcoming performance for the Virtual Nelsonville Music Festival, history as a songwriter and musician, and experiences as a performer during the pandemic.

https://woub.org/2020/08/06/virtual-nelsonville-music-festival-interviews-caitlin-kraus/

Article for WOUB Public Media (10/12/2017): Article about Caitlin’s path as both a songwriter and musician as well as a music therapist.

https://woub.org/2017/10/12/caitlin-kraus-a-twofold-journey/

OVRLD Austin Music First (6/13/2016): “On her new single ‘Waiting for the World,’ Caitlin Kraus’ sweetly shimmering voice rises out of an oceanic musical backing, giving the track a melancholic feel, like a reinterpretation of The Awakening’s bitter conclusion. Kraus’ voice is powerful but not in a bombastic sense, it’s instead devastating in its emotional richness. The well-arranged strings that emerge after the beginning of the song aid in this, making ‘Waiting for the World’ an excellent bit of chamber pop that stands out for the frequently unimaginatively produced singer songwriter tracks Austin is oversaturated with.”

https://ovrld.com/latest-toughs/kodachrome-borzoi-kydd/

Caitlin Kraus: “Golden and Blue”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfbKehHLggk

Caitlin Kraus: “Enough”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkgVzxvaJZs

Caitlin Kraus at the Union

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNzx2J44W4k

MATT BOX

MATT BOX plays bass for CAITLIN KRAUS, and he is a member of the band SUPERNOBODY.

CAITLIN KRAUS at the 2020 Virtual Nelsonville Music Festival

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZJFIal2SyU

CAITLIN KRAUS (with Matt Box and Mark Hellenberg): “Down to You”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0pAdNOZgn4

CAITLIN KRAUS (with Matt Box and Mark Hellenberg): “All Along”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enLvd_eoXY8

SUPERBODY on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXXtu7PdhCLa5ars8O-fGCg

SUPERBODY: “High-Ku” (lyrics by Matt Box)

Steve Mowrey commented, “Damn fine tune & video. Love it.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcZocDCy4Yg

SUPERNOBODY: “Spill”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjmqteLVLuM

SUPERNOBODY: “V for Victory: the fall and rise of Connie Startraveler (Director’s Cut)”

“A Space Rock film by Supernobody. Connie Startraveler brings NASA’s golden record #1 back to Earth and is befriended by Citizen Ape. Together, they square off against UFO investigators in order to broadcast the golden record to the human race.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CKJrrGjGUQ

Supernobody (with Matt Box) on Bandcamp

https://supernobody1.bandcamp.com

Supernobody (with Matt Box) on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/420dLADkc1L4GiWCu1kB62

Supernobody (with Matt Box) on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXXtu7PdhCLa5ars8O-fGCg

SUPERNODY ON BANDCAMP

JOHN BORCHARD

John Borchard plays on the Albert Rouzie album SONGS OF LOVE AND DEBACLE:

“Mona Lisa (Rock My Soul)”

“Sweet Magnolia Musk”

“Slowest Man in the World”

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CX6C7XH/ref=sr_1_10?crid=2K36ADKM0Y05S&keywords=albert+rouzie&marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&qid=1697203398&sprefix=albert+rouzie%2Caps%2C398&sr=8-10&trackAsin=B07CX6C7XH

John Borchard plays on the Rusty Smith album RUSTY SMITH AND FRIENDS:

“The Deep End:

“Did You Love Me at All”

https://rustysmith.bandcamp.com/album/rusty-smith-friends

John Borchard on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/john.borchard.5/

William McFadden Photographs of John Borchard

https://mcfaddenphoto.com/john_borchard.htm

John Borchard is a member of the Wingnuts.

John Borchard ass a member of Realbilly Jive, as was the late J.D. Hutchison, and as are Mimi Hart, Jommy Smailes, Dave Borowski, and Geoff Goodhue.

http://www.jdhutchison.com/realbilly-jive.html

https://www.amazon.com/You-World-Outside-J-D-Hutchison/dp/B01M0NFEHA/

The Backstage Benefit Fund featuring Richard Shack with John Borchard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2yZjFDG1zw

The Wingnuts “Hollywood Bed”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6jjcqs_QcA

Caitlin Kraus: “All Along”

Caitlin Kraus and her band perform “All Along” Sept. 17, 2023, at the Ohio Pawpaw Festival in Albany, OH. Matt Box on bass, Mark Hellenberg drums, Bernie Nau keys, John Borchard pedal steel guitar.

The Wingnuts: “Hippology”

John Borchard (left) on guitar, Bernie Nau keys, Mark Hellenberg drums, Dave Borowski bass, guest Kyle Selmer sax, Jimmy Smailes guitar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yYtBSQjbIc

The Return of the Cannibals

The Return of the Cannibals live from the Adelphia Music Hall in Marietta, Ohio on March 26th 2022. Steve Lipscomb, Jason Swiger, Jacob Dunn, Kirby Evans, John Evans, and John Borchard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y6IxQSOamQ

“Waltzing with Rona”

Bob Stewart (vocals and guitar), with John Borchard on dobro and Jason Smith on tuba.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T78K-yt7_eA

The Wingnuts: “Slow Turning”

The Wingnuts with the John Hiatt song “Slow Turning” June 23, 2023, at The Union in Athens, OH. Mark Hellenberg on lead vocals and drums, John Borchard lap steel guitar, Bernie Nau keys, Dave Borowski bass, Jimmy Smailes guitar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bESjzI8yQzA

The Wingnuts album: WHAT A HEART KNOWS

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00332DCPM/ref=dm_rwp_pur_lnd_albm_unrg

https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B00375TFFG?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

MARK HELLENBERG

Mark Hellenberg is the undisputed KING of groove and percussion in the world of contra dancing. He is also a well-known public radio host in Athens, OH, as well as an expert on World War 1 and the history of beer, and many other things.

SONGS and ALBUMS:

Below: From the album RUSTY SMITH AND FRIENDS by RUSTY SMITH

I Get the Blues When It Rains (feat. Jorma Kaukonen, Zeke Hutchison, Mark Hellenberg & Terry Douds)

Below: From the album SONGS OF LOVE AND DEBACLE by ALBERT ROUZIE

Mona Lisa (Rock My Soul) [feat. Jim Smailes, John Borchard, Dave Borowski & Mark Hellenberg]

The Ghost Horse (feat. Dave Borowski & Mark Hellenberg)

Slowest Man in the World (feat. John Borchard & Mark Hellenberg)

Below: From the album DANCE-A-RAMA by Samuel Bartlett

Beer-30 (feat. Mark Hellenberg, Rodney Miller, Ben Cooper & Eden MacAdam-Somer)

Supertrad (feat. Mark Hellenberg, Ben Cooper & Eden MacAdam-Somer)

Mathias’s Waltz (feat. Mark Hellenberg, Ben Cooper, Kristi Guillory & Anya Burgess)

The Nomad (feat. Mark Hellenberg, Ben Cooper, Rodney Miller & Christopher Layer)

Ann Carter’s Tooth (feat. Mark Hellenberg, Ben Cooper & Eden MacAdam-Somer)

Captain McLane (feat. Mark Hellenberg, Ben Cooper & Rodney Miller)

Portlandia Waltz (feat. Mark Hellenberg, Ben Cooper & Rodney Miller)

Dr. Wilson (feat. Mark Hellenberg, Ben Cooper & Rodney Miller)

Axelrod (feat. Mark Hellenberg, Ben Cooper & Eden MacAdam-Somer)

The Shocking Bluesteins (feat. Mark Hellenberg, Ben Cooper, David Greely & Eden MacAdam-Somer)

Bad Max (feat. Mark Hellenberg, Ben Cooper, Eden MacAdam-Somer & Max Newman)

DANCE-A-RAMA

RUSTY SMITH AND FRIENDS

Mark Hellenberg also plays drums on Caitlin Kraus’ album WHAT RISES

CONCERT

Caitlin Kraus at the 2020 Virtual Nelsonville Music Festival (with Mark Hellenberg on drums)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZJFIal2SyU

FANS OF MARK HELLENBERG

https://www.facebook.com/groups/191917007525334/

YOUTUBE

Caitlin Kraus: “This Body”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW9Kp-P3oio

Notes for “This Body”:

Caitlin Kraus with Mark Hellenberg: “Dead Man”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y16d-52JL-I

Caitlin Kraus with Mark Hellenberg: “Locket”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj84dLCtzwc

Caitlin Kraus with Mark Hellenberg: “On My Knees”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg97-pfc5qs

Caitlin Kraus with Mark Hellenberg: “Follow Me”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFIXQEYInRg

Mark Hellenberg on Nelsonville Music Festival 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhiIHmlokqM

Mark Hellenberg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkWF5sSTgv0

Elixir Contra Carnivale 2012 + Mark Hellenberg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ9RI1PMgZg

Appalachian String Band: “Dance All Night With a Beer Bottle in Your Hand”

Bass: Ralph Gordon / Banjo Uke: Mark Hellenberg / Banjo: Adam Hurt / Guitar: Danny Knicely / Fiddle: Chance McCoy / Vocals: Aimee Curl, Chance McCoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHIic_z5ZtI

Catherine MacLellan at 2013 Nelsonville Music Festival

On this episode of “Crossing Boundaries Extra,” WOUB’s Mark Hellenberg talks with Canadian singer-songwriter Catherine MacLellan and guitarist Chris Gauthier at the 2013 Nelsonville Music Festival.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDOp4FSGems

J.P. Fraley’s “Sail Away Ladies” on minstrel banjo and baritone uke 🙂

My pal Mark “Pokey” Hellenberg stopped by and I was noodling on my minstrel banjo this evening. I think these two instruments sound pretty together. Here’s JP Fraley’s Sail Away Ladies. (Keep in mind if you’re a clawhammer player eying my hands… this nyl-gut strung banjo has a longer scale length. The tune is in G, but the banjo is essentially tuned in “double G” … that is, string relationships and therefore chord shapes are as if I were playing in double D or double C, to play in the key of G. On a different banjo, I’d just use an open G tuning.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQvGXRloHMA

Ink Spots cover: “I Don’t Want to Set the World On Fire.” Written by Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Durham, Sol Marcus, and Eddie Seiler in 1938

https://www.facebook.com/1416240022/videos/195091693140546/

Pokey crooning “It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie.” Written in 1936 by Billy Mayhew and covered by The Ink Spots.

https://www.facebook.com/1416240022/videos/135101019221275/

BERNIE NAU

BERNIE NAU (NauSound) on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@NauSound

Peachfork Studios

“Peachfork Studios, offering professional recording, mixing, and mastering. The studio is set up to record to 2 inch analog tape or to our digital audio workstation, or both at the same time. The analog tape machine uses 2 inch tape, and is the same series tape recorder that was used to record the LP’s: Hotel California, Black on Black, and Margaritaville, to name just three.

“The owner/producer, Bernie Nau, is a member of the Recording Academy and a voting member of the Grammy Foundation. The studio is located in Southeastern Ohio, and has a history of recording all types of music. Regardless of your budget, Peachfork provides you with a relaxed, creative environment.”

https://peachforkstudios.com

BERNIE NAU PLAYS SLOW BLUES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJYXtelZGUs

BERNIE NAU ORLEANS STYLE PIANO SOLO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCElea3uS50

BERNIE NAU HAMMOND B3 BIG TOE BLUES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Z3kdlW1T8

Jason Ferryman: Interview with Bernie Nau

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqPwBWj7z70

KYLE SLEMMER

Saxophonist Kyle Slemmer received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance and Technology in 2005 from Moravian College, and a Master’s degree in Music from Eastern Illinois University in 2007. A resident of Athens, when he’s not working his day gig, Kyle can be heard performing with a myriad of ensembles and musicians, from the Local Girls to Elemental Groove Theory, Word of Mouth Jazz, numerous activities on the OU campus, and more.

Kyle Slemmer on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@KyleSlemmer/videos

Sidecar Wheelie / Trill Thrill (feat. Kyle Slemmer and Ian LeSage)

https://boomslangtunes.bandcamp.com/track/sidecar-wheelie-trill-thrill-feat-kyle-slemmer-and-ian-lesage

Boomslang: Hellnaw: The Show

Joe Etgen – Guitar
Michael Brokamp – Organ
Josh Wicker – Bass / Vocals
Wren Fenton – Drums
Kyle Slemmer – Baritone Sax
Ian LeSage – Trumpet

Boomslang: “Compound Refracture”

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William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night: A Retelling in Prose

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RISE ABOVE.

Theater director Tyrone Guthrie advised his actors and crew to do this. The advice means to rise above whatever forces are working against you. All of us have personal problems. No one’s life is perfect. Sometimes, life seems to conspire against us. Rise above all that, and produce the best work you can.

ASTONISH ME.

Dance impresario Sergei Diaghilev advised his choreographers to do this. The advice means what it says. Do such good work that the person who commissioned the work—and of course the audience—is astonished. (Tyrone Guthrie also used this phrase.)

DO IT NOW.

As a young man, choreographer George Balanchine nearly died and so he believed in living his life day by day and not holding anything back. He would tell his dancers, “Why are you stingy with yourselves? Why are you holding back? What are you saving for—for another time? There are no other times. There is only now. Right now.” Throughout his career, including before he became world renowned, he worked with what he had, not complaining about wanting a bigger budget or better dancers. One of the pieces of advice Mr. Balanchine gave over and over was this: “Do it now.”

GO OUT AND GET ONE.

Ruth St. Denis once taught Martha Graham an important lesson when Ms. Graham was just starting to dance. Ms. St. Denis told Ms. Graham, “Show me your dance.” Ms. Graham replied, “I don’t have one,” and Ms. St. Denis advised, “Well, dear, go out and get one.” (Everyone needs an art to practice. Your art need not be dance. Perhaps your art can be writing autobiographical essays. Of course, you may practice more than one art.)

WORK A LITTLE HARDER.

“I think high self-esteem is overrated. A little low self-esteem is actually quite good—maybe you’re not the best, so you should work a little harder.”—Jay Leno

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