Dan's Little Joke

Did you know that Dan played all the instruments on the 2003 CD "Full Circle"?
"Wait," you say, "I have that CD and there's a list of musicians".

The musicians:
Roland Laboite - drums, percussion
Donny Trout - bass
Sven Birkebeiner - keyboards
Lee Mealone - congas, percussion

Take a moment, can you figure any of them out on your own?

Answers, below....

Roland Laboite - drums, percussion
*The drum machine (also known as a "drum box", or "beat box") Dan programmed for the CD was made by Roland Corporation.
Laboite is French for "box".

Donny Trout - bass
*Trout. Bass.

Sven Birkebeiner - keyboards
*Skiers call their skis "boards". The Birkebeiner is a Nordic cross country ski race honoring a historic Norwegian event. In 1206, two warrior soldiers, called "Birkebeiners" because of the birch-bark leggings they wore, skied infant Prince Haakon to safety during the Norwegian civil war. Prince Haakon subsequently became King of Norway, and the Birkebeiner soldiers became a Norwegian symbol of courage, perseverance and character in the face of adversity.

Lee Mealone - congas, percussion
* Le' me alone, ay....