| Bah & the Humbugs have made new, funny holiday music an annual tradition since 1985. In a congenially irreverent style, the Humbugs poke fun at Santa Claus, snowmen, reindeer, Mrs. Claus, elves, the New Year, and various Christmas scrooges running the gamut from the sublime to the absurd — no one is safe! Beloved figures of folklore, respected political personages, even tasty holiday treats have all been the subject of Humbugs songs. With catchy, originaly melodies in a variety of styles, Bah & the Humbug put the "X" back in Xmas, and brighten the holiday season. |
 Rick Aster He might be known around the world as an author of computer books, but Rick Aster is actually more likely to be found in the recording studio. His 10 book releases are more than matched by the 30-plus albums, in genres from comedy to heavy metal, that list him as engineer, producer, performer, or writer. The common threads running through his work are spirit and technology, seemingly opposite qualities that he brings together with uncommon ease. Write to Rick: ra@rickaster.com. |
 Amy Guskin is a musician, writer, and web designer. Married to Humbug Paul Nordquist, she has collaborated with him on numerous musical efforts including various Gilbert & Sullivan productions, an off-off Broadway show, and the bands Bah & the Humbugs and Left Brain. When she isn't coding or singing, Amy can generally be found working on her Irish Gaelic studies, or hanging around her favorite newsgroups. E-mail Amy at amy@fjordstone.com. |
 Michael Hollinger is a reclusive Philadelphia
playwright/composer who only comes out of hiding to
record with Bah and the Humbugs. He wrote the
Christmas classics "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus",
"Jingle Bell Rock" and "The Nutcracker", but receives
no royalties for these compositions, as he is widely
believed to be posthumous. |
 Vance Lehmkuhl Vance has been into Christmas since before Christmas
was cool. What? It's not cool? OK, well, how about
lucid dreaming? That's really cool. And Vance has been
doing that since before it was even possible. Also,
Vance is a founding member of Bah & the Humbugs, and
the author of The Joy of Soy, the first book, magazine
or other media product to use the phrase "The Joy of
Soy."
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 Paul Nordquist Songwriter/keyboardist Paul Nordquist is known for his quirky solo albums (most recently Around the World in a Fog, 1999) and his albums with bands including Left Brain, Green Beings and Monster Crossing. Based in the Philadelphia area, Paul owns Fjordstone Studio, where this Humbugs album was produced.E-mail Paul at paul@fjordstone.com. |
 Paul V. Patanella is a software developer with ISIResearchSoft in Philadelphia. He has worked, in no particular order, as a librarian, early music ensemble director, web developer, operetta-composer-on-commission, and trading stamp redemption center clerk. When not engaged in his employment, he likes to read, play with cats, write software, and record fun music with his friends. ppatanella@compuserve.com |
 Gayden Wren is a New York-based playwright, director and songwriter. Along with hundreds of independent song lyrics, he is the author of 11
plays that have been produced — As If; Baseball, Sex and Other Facts of Life; Ernest; A Gilbert & Sullivan Christmas Carol; ID; Moonlight & Midnight; A Night on the Tomb; Swords & Frenchmen; Tales from the Bible; Two for the Show; and Very Truly Yours, Gilbert & Sullivan — and several others that have not been, usually for good reason. His other works include the comedy album Live From Secaucus: It's the Origin of Time Itself (1992) and A Most Ingenious Paradox: The Art of Gilbert & Sullivan, a critical work published by Oxford University Press in 2001.
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