Live At The Old Mint features blues and boogie woogie live, including Alfred “Uganda” Roberts on congas at the Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans in April of 2013, solo at the Mint and at the Indianapolis Artsgarden, and one track with Lori Brenner on rubboard. New Orleans native Alfred “Uganda” Roberts played on the Meters’ “Afrika” and “Hey Pocky Way,” on Allen Toussaint’s Life, Love, and Faith (1972), and on The Wild Magnolias (1974). Roberts toured and recorded with Professor Longhair and he is featured on Rock N Roll Gumbo with Snooks Eaglin and “Gatemouth” Brown, on Crawfish Fiesta, and The London Concert. Roberts toured with Willie Tee and the Wild Magnolias from 1980 until 1986, when he took a hiatus from music, coming out of semi-retirement to tour and record on Dr. John’s Goin’ Back to New Orleans (1992), Craig Brenner’s Play It Again, Professor! (1995) and Man At The Piano (1997), and Dr. John’s Dis, Dat, or D’udda (2004).

Recording engineers for Live At The Old Mint were Danny Kadar at the Old U.S. Mint and Jeff Mountjoy at the Artsgarden, with mixing and mastering by Jacob Belser of Primary Sound Studios and graphic design by Merridee LaMantia.

Available again - limited quantities (CD): Live to Love by Craig & The Crawdads consists of all original music, with the first appearance on record of expressive vocalist Lori Brenner. Joining Craig and Lori are Craig’s son, bassist Nate Brenner of tUnE-yArDs and Naytronix, Lori’s daughter, vibraphonist Antonya Wallace, guitarists Gordon Bonham, Tj Jones and Lori’s brother Michael Baker, drummer Tim Brookshire, horn players Joe Donnelly (saxes), Dave Pavolka (trombone), and Forrest Means (trumpet), and violist Dena El Saffar. Live to Love was recorded, mixed and mastered by Jacob Belser at Farm Fresh Studios, now known as Primary Sound Studios.

To purchase a physical CD, if in the US, send a check in the amount of $17 ($14 plus $3 shipping and handling); if not in the US, send a check in the amount of $21.50 ($14 plus $7.50 shipping and handling) - payable to Craig Brenner, 1101 S. Fess Ave., Bloomington IN 47401, USA.

Window On the Soul, recorded, mixed and mastered by Mark Hood at Echo Park Studios, includes ten original compositions and features members of Craig Brenner & The Crawdads and others, including Craig’s sons Eli (percussion) and Nate (bass), vocalists Janiece Jaffe, Jane McLeod, Sonja Rasmussen, and Sue Swaney, as well as Gordon Bonham, Stuart Norton, and Mark Robinson (guitars), Jeff Chapin and Pete Wilhoit (drums), Tim Brookshire and Bob Dubinski (percussion), Dave Pavolka (trombone), James Campbell (clarinet), Joe Donnelly (sax), Pat Harbison (trumpet), and Jerry Morris (French horn).

To purchase a physical CD, if in the US, send a check in the amount of $17 ($1 plus $3 shipping and handling); if not in the US, send a check in the amount of $21.50 ($14 plus $7.50 shipping and handling) - payable to Craig Brenner, 1101 S. Fess Ave., Bloomington IN 47401, USA.

On Man At the Piano, Craig explores the jazzy side of blues piano. The CD features some current and former members of Craig Brenner & The Crawdads and the Ragin' Texans and others, including Kenny Aronoff and Jeff Chapin on drums, Gordon Bonham on guitar, Alfred "Uganda" Roberts on congas, Steve Johnson on bass, vocalist Lauren Robert and Harvey Phillips on tuba.

To purchase a physical CD, if in the US, send a check in the amount of $17.00 ($14 plus $3.00 shipping/handling); if not in the US, send a check in the amount of $21.50 ($14 plus $7.50 shipping/handling) - payable to Craig Brenner, 1101 S. Fess Ave., Bloomington IN 47401, USA.

1. Backstage Boogie 2. Beer Drinkin' Woman 3. To Boogie Or Not To Boogie 4. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand 5. Georgia On My Mind 6. Funky Boogie Woogie 7. Hey Now Baby 8. Big Chief 9. Ain't Misbehavin' 10. A Fool For You 11. Low Society 12. Blue Moon 13. Tune for Grandma 14. Meet Me Tomorrow Night

Note: physical CD is out of print.

Piano with drums, featuring Dan Hostetler. 1. Backstage Boogie 2. Chica Boo 3. I Like A Nickelodeon 4. Yancey Special 5. State Street Jive 6. To Boogie or Not to Boogie 7. Mess Around 8. Honky Tonk Train 9. Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp 10. He Ain't Got Rhythm 11. Everyday Blues 12. Boogie in G

To purchase a physical CD, if in the US, send a check in the amount of $17 ($14 plus $3 shipping and handling); if not in the US, send a check in the amount of $21.50 ($14 plus $7.50 shipping and handling) - payable to Craig Brenner, 1101 S. Fess Ave., Bloomington IN 47401, USA.