Port O’ Monkeys is the name of a town on the shores of Mount Analogue, the island mountain described in René Daumal’s allegorical novel of spiritual search. The town exists at the interface between the ordinary world and the world of the island mountain—a world inhabited by people from around the globe, descendants from many different times and ages, all who managed to reach the island through the space-time barrier that protects it. The music of Port O’ Monkeys seeks to re-create that bridge between worlds.

Some of it could be called street music—the music of fiestas, the music of house concerts, and folk music. Other pieces are more directly meditative, and if we are attentive enough, a higher dimension can appear, manifested in an expanded time, a time in which one can hear all the subtle variations and interplay of rhythm, melody, and overtones.

PORT O' MONKEYS is:

Chris Wertenbaker: Guitar, Oud, Kanun, Rebab.
Jeff Greene: Mandolin, Yayla Tanbur, Percussion, Voice, Nyckleharpa.
Paul Harris: Flute.
Don Hayward: Bass Trombone, Guitarrone, Harmonium.
Nick Moon: Percussion, Voice, Harmonica.
Eve Moon: Guitar.
Elena Wertenbaker: Voice.
Dolphi Wertenbaker: Percussion.
Ivan Ivanovich: Violin.









































Jeff Greene is also a member of EverGreene Music's own TriBeCaStan. Visit their
artist page for more information about this exciting group, their 2009 debut release, Strange Cousin, and their latest album, 5 Star Cave, scheduled for release in
April 2010.



THE CROSSING
© 2009 EverGreene Music

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Music is alive and constantly evolving, all music being derived to one extent or
another from other music.

Produced by Jeff Greene/EverGreene Music.
Co-Produced by Chris Wertenbaker.
Recorded and Engineered by John Bosch at Ground Control Studio, Brooklyn, NY.
"Alegrias/Rumba in E major" Recorded by Nick and Eve Moon and Mixed by Joel
Kaminer. "Jota" Recorded Live at the Starving Artist Cafe by Eliott Glick.
Mastered by Alan Silverman at Arf! Digital, New York, NY.
Cover Etching by Mark Whitcombe.
Layout & Design by Chop Shop Design, Madison, WI.

All Songs © 2009 EverGreene Music/BMI

Track Listing:

1) Alegrias/Rumba in E major
Alegrias: Traditional flamenco, parts composed by CW.
Rumba in E major: composed by CW.
CW: Flamenco Guitar. EM: Steel String Guitar.

2) Women’s Dance
Composed by Casey Sokol.
CW: Oud. PH: Flute. JG: Percussion.

3) Crossing
Music composed by EM, NM, and CW. Words by CW.
CW: Oud, Kanun. EM: Guitar. JG: Yayla Tanbur. NM: Percussion, Voice (Intro).
EW: Voice (Lyrics).

4) Panaderos
Flamenco guitar piece by Esteban de Sanlucar. Arranged by CW.
CW: Guitar. EM: Guitar. JG: Mandolin. DH: Guitarrone. PH: Flute. NM: Percussion.

5) Chick’s Armenian
Traditional Armenian Song.
JG: Yayla Tanbur. CW: Oud. EM: Guitar. NM: Percussion.

6) To B and to C. Based on a theme by Bert Jansch (Lucky Thirteen album), and developed by CW, with nyckleharpa improvisations by JG.
CW: Guitar. JG: Nyckleharpa. DW: Percussion. DH: Bass Trombone.

7) Dervish
Transcribed by Thomas de Hartmann, it is believed from hearing a traditional Mevlevi Dervish tune in Istanbul in the 1920s.
PH: Flute. CW: Guitar, Kanun. JG: Percussion, Yayla Tanbur. DW: Percussion.

8) Fly Away
Melody by Ara Dinkjian. Words by CW. CW: Oud, Kanun. EM: Guitar. JG: Yayla
Tanbur. NM: Percussion. EW: Voice.

9) Ancient Greek Medley
Two of the few surviving fragments of ancient Greek music, "Plaint of Tecmessa"
and "Hymn to the Sun."
PH: Flute. CW: Oud. DH: Harmonium. JG: Percussion, Cello. DW: Percussion.

10) Alexis’ Waltz Composed by JG. Arranged by JG and PH.
JG: Mandolin. PH: Flute. CW: Guitar. NM: Percussion, Harmonica.

11) Jota
Traditional music, song, and dance from northern Spain.
CW: Guitar. EM: Guitar. JG: Mandolin. DH: Guitarrone. II: Violin.

12) Afghan Medley
Two traditional Afghan tunes, "Song of the Desert" and "Tall Girls."
CW: Rebab. NM: Percussion, Voice. JG: Percussion, Yayla Tanbur, Voice.
DH: Harmonium. PH: Flute.

13) Rumba in E minor
Traditional flamenco piece, much of which CW learned from David Serva, with parts
by various guitarists including our friend Carl Nagin; harmonies by CW.
CW: Guitar. EM: Guitar. JG: Mandolin. DH: Guitarrone.

For more details about the musicians and the provenance of each of the pieces, visit
the Port O' Monkeys MySpace site.







































JANUARY 2009
Port O' Monkeys Releases The Crossing

EverGreene Music is proud to announce the release of Port O' Monkeys' first album,
The Crossing.



THE CROSSING
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