0:00 Introduction of episode by songwriter Vickie Maris. Podcast co-hosts are Michael Kelsey and Scott Greeson. 

:34 Description of Part 1 of a 2-part episode about Sanity's Edge.

1:12 Check out the lyric video for Sanity's Edge on the YouTube channel, Vickie Maris Music.

1:31 Listen to a snippet of the instrument tracks for Sanity's Edge.

1:40 Vickie introduces the conversation of the behind-the-scenes about the song, Sanity's Edge.

2:07 How the decision was made for the key of the song.

2:27 Michael Kelsey talks about how a song can originate from trying a chord that's new to you or writing in a key you don't typically use in your song writing.

4: 25  Scott Greeson provides reference to instrumental songs on the Wabash Gypsies album that were written in DADGAD tuning. "I was going for finger positions and tones." Scott Greeson

5:06 Vickie Maris describes how the song pulls together the topics of anxiety and depression.

5:44 "It feels like the words were given to me, and the chords came fairly easily." Vickie Maris

6:10 A favorite memory of recording the scratch vocals. Here's a YouTube short that features the voice of Courtney Von Drehle as he talks about the recording of Sanity's Edge. 

7:24 Scott Greeson discusses music talents of Courtney.

7:48 "When someone is going to play something (in studio) you have to set the mood." Michael Kelsey

8:29 "That bass line is always important when somebody's doing something - whether you're singing a vocal or you're playing an instrument - you can really set the tone just by that bass guitar and what it's doing." Michael Kelsey

9:08 Scott reflects on the evening in the studio while Courtney was tracking the part for Sanity's Edge.

9:19 "It was a magical evening for me." Vickie Maris

10:43 Setting the mood in the studio.

11:08 The process of quickly adding a bass line so that it would be in the mix when Courtney recorded the accordion track.

12:57 Any one of Courtney's three passes through the song during tracking would have been fantastic to use.

13:31 Scott talks about the range of sounds an accordion can produce. Michael talks about Courtney bringing out the soul in the accordion.

14:05 Courtney and Vickie met at accordion camp in Portland, Oregon. It's hosted by the Rose City Accordion Club.

15:00 Vickie talks about Michael creating a beat boxed click track for the recording of Sanity's Edge.

15:51 Sample of the beat box click track that was used in the recording process.

17:00 Vickie discusses when the idea came to her for adding the gang vocals on the final chorus of the song.

16:16 Vulnerable sharing about depression and anxiety.

19:00 Scott discusses how Vickie was able to include the voice of Lee Anna Atwell on the song. She recorded her part at REC Room Recording in Lafayette, Indiana.

20:00 Lee Anna suggested that Vickie add a track of her voice responding to the gang vocals.

20:48 "If someone feels moved to say something, chances are it is important." Michael Kelsey

21:05 Lee Anna learned Courtney's part on the melodica for the album release concert.

21:42 Hear a sample of the live performance (room audio captured by the camera) of Sanity's Edge during the album release concert for Another Universe.

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