Bright Examples

Bright Examples
Studio album by Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion
Released	22 February 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Folk, americana
Length	40:40
Label	Ninth Street Opus
Producer	Andy Cabic, Thom Monahan
Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion chronology
Go Waggaloo (2009) Bright Examples (2011)

Bright Examples is the fifth studio album by husband and wife duo Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion. ^[1] Their previous album Go Waggaloo was recorded for children, so Bright Examples is their first release in the folk and Americana genre. The collaborative project features producers Andy Cabic (lead singer-songwriter in the band Vetiver) and Thom Monahan (Devendra Banhart, Vetiver).

Track listing

All songs by Johnny Irion except "Seven Sisters" and "Butterflies" by Sarah Lee Guthrie.

Bright Examples track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ahead of Myself"	3:11
2.	"Never Far From Hear"	3:00
3.	"Speed of Light"	2:49
4.	"Seven Sisters"	3:05
5.	"Target on Your Heart"	3:31
6.	"Hurry Up and Wait"	4:16
7.	"Dupont Circle"	3:01
8.	"Butterflies"	3:55
9.	"First Snow"	2:58
10.	"Cry Quieter"	3:19
11.	"Company I'm Keepin"	3:08
12.	"Bright Examples"	4:27

Personnel

• Johnny Irion – vocals, guitar, piano
• Sarah Lee Guthrie – vocals, guitars, percussion
• Andy Cabic – vocals, guitar
• Neal Casal – guitar, piano
• Gary Louris – vocals
• Otto Houser – drums, percussion
• Kevin Barker – guitar
• Daniel Hindman – bass
• Charlie Rose – guitar, steel, cello
• Radoslav Lorković – organ, piano, Wurly
• Mark Olson – vocals
• Ken Mauri – piano

Technical personnel

• Producer – Andy Cabic, Thom Monahan
• Recorded at – Dreamland Studios (West Hurley, NY)
• Mixed at – The Hangar by Thom Monahan
• Mastered by – JJ Golden at Golden Mastering
• Mastering Engineer – Greg Calbi
• Photos by – Neal Casal
• Design by – Marc Harkness

References

1. Huntington, Tom (10 November 2011). "'Bright' stuff". Rutland Daily Herald . Retrieved 3 June 2025.