"His greatest recording ever. Why Shipe hasn’t received more mainstream attention I don’t know, but this album should put to rest any doubts about his talents." (Eugene Weekly)

2008 Solo Release

Spring of 2008: It was time to release a solo album that fairly represents the solo act. "Yellow House" is essentially a scaled down semi-acoustic recording. But there is plenty of sonic intrigue with a sparse rhythm section and odd peripheral instruments. Thanks to the production aid of Ehren Ebbage, "Yellow House" measures up to any and all of the Shipe studio albums, even though it was recorded at home on antiquated gear.

John Shipe - guitars, vocals, keyboards, glockenspiel, melodica, lap steel slide, psaltry, percussion, clippers
Ehren Ebbage - guitars, vocals, percussion, glockenspiel
Jerry-Groove Abelin - bass, vocals
Scott Headrick - drums
Tim McLaughlin - trumpet
Arianne Shimanoff - violin (fiddle)
Amy Wray - vocals
Steve Taddei - vocals
Zoe - scratchin' & sniffin'

photo by Damien Sands