A group of Antigonish performers and musicians have come together to record a debut
Some of the members of “Bingly and the Rogues” (from left): Jake Hanlon, Laura Teasdale and Justin Gregg.
children’s album. They call themselves “Bingly and the Rogues” and their record is entitled “Critical Hit”. Songs on the recording include “Cowboy Dinosaur”, “Chicken Astronaut”, “These aren’t My Pants”, and “My Cat”.
One of the leaders of the project, Justin Gregg say thoughts of an album have been percolating for a while.
Among the featured performers is St. FX Music Professor Jake Hanlon who played several instruments on the record and did some production and arranging.
Other performers include Laura Teasdale, Jenn Priddle, Sadie Goering, Paul Tynan, Ranke De Vries and Natasha MacKinnon. A number of children are also part of the recording. The album launch is July 12th. The record will be available via digital download and streaming from portals such as iTunes, Amazon, YouTube and Spotify.
A Kickstarter campaign has been launched to cover the costs of mixing and mastering the album at Lakewood Sound Studios in Cape Breton.
To get a sneak preview of the album visit www.binglyandtherogues.com