RENA GUINN

Rena Guinn is not your typical performer. When she’s not writing and performing her songs, you’ll likely find her adding a deck to her cottage, or tending her bee hives, or possibly studying the art of making gourmet chocolate. If you want to see her play live,  you’ll probably have to seek her out in the Finger Lakes wine country. Fortunately, the Ithaca area where she lives and works is home to a thriving music scene, complete with numerous venues and recording studios, and a community of amazing musicians, many of whom appear on her previous CD, Is This Now? To celebrate the release of that albumin May, 2023, Rena Guinn enlisted The Gentlemen, four of Ithaca’s best. Neal Massa on keyboards, Doug Henrie on bass, Liam Lawson on guitar,

and Sam Fishman on drums.

For a little over a year, they rehearsed and played shows together, then, in spring of 2024, they went into Electric Wilburland studio and laid down four

superb tracks, all performed live in the studio. Except for some added harmonies on Talk to Me,

and an organ overdub by keyboard virtuoso Neal Massa on Muddy River, every track on this

new CD is a single organic take.