FAQ

3. Didn't they record an album in the late '60s?

Members of the band disagree about how good it actually was, but an album - or at least an album's worth of material was recorded for A&M records in 1969. The producer was Chuck Plotkin who would later go on to produce Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Bette Midler but this was his first project. In a 1997 interview, Kenny Edwards said about that album, "…there was so much confusion and lack of experience, both in the band and in our producers, that our music wandered around hopelessly in search of a real direction. What started out as a couple of exciting live performances with acoustic guitars and a lot of feverish singing didn't really translate to a traditional pop music approach in the studio." The only music released from those sessions was a single "Woke Up This Morning," written by Karla Bonoff and produced by the mastermind behind The Mamas and The Papas as well as Carole King's "Tapestry," Lou Adler. Technically, the 1995 Bryndle CD is the first long-playing release by the group.

4. Other than the official Bryndle recordings, are there are other songs in which Karla, Kenny, Wendy and Andrew all play?

Karla has talked about how the sound of Bryndle is almost like a sibling sound since they've played together for so many years. That sound comes through on the following cuts in which all four of them are playing/singing.

Karla Bonoff - Never Stop Her Heart
from the album "Restless Nights"
Karla sang lead, Wendy and Karla sang backup, Andrew played guitar and Kenny produced and played bass.

Someone To Lay Down Beside Me - Linda Ronstadt
from the album "Hasten Down The Wind"
Written by Karla and sung by Linda Ronstadt with backup vocals by Wendy, Karla and Linda. Kenny played bass and Andrew played piano and clavinet.

If He's Ever Near - Linda Ronstadt
from the album "Hasten Down The Wind"
Written by Karla and sung by Linda Ronstadt with backup vocals by Wendy, Karla and Linda. Kenny played bass and Andrew played finger cymbals.

Come On Down – Wendy Waldman
from the album Gypsy Symphony
Lead vocals by Wendy and backup vocals by Karla, Kenny and Andrew as well as Maria Maldaur and Greg Prestopino.

There are others as well.

5. Why did Andrew Gold leave the band?

Andrew left the band in July of 1996 shortly before moving with his family to the East Coast. The day-to-day duties of a writing band like Bryndle involve not only rehearsals and recording but writing sessions as well. All of the band realized that with Andrew 3,000 miles away, it would be very difficult. Andrew played his last performance with Bryndle at the Britt Festival in Jacksonville, Oregon on June 29th, 1996 and announced he was leaving the group in July. Copies of both his statement and that of the band are on the website.

6. Why was there been such a long time between the release of the first Bryndle CD in 1995 and the second CD in 2002?

There have been a number of reasons. This period of time has been turbulent for the band. There have been divorces, a marriage, band members leaving the group, people relocating, etc. In addition, there have been many solo projects keeping them busy. Both Wendy (in 1996) and Karla (in 1998) have released "Best Of" albums and Kenny and Karla have played a number of solo dates together including two tours in Japan. In addition Wendy has toured in the Southern California Area and produced albums for Ronny Cox, and others. Kenny has also produced albums for Tom Kell and Melanie Redman. Everyone has been very busy but it was finally finished and released in the first week of 2002.

7. Is/was Karla Bonoff married to actor Robby Benson?

No. That was Karla DeVito, former singer with Meatloaf. Strange as it sounds, this is a fairly frequent question which is probably due to the uniqueness of singers named Karla, both of which had careers that started in the '70s. It's also assumed that Karla and Kenny Edwards were married at one time. This is not true.

8.0 Out Of Print

8.1 Any ideas where to find Wendy Waldman's albums? Have they been released om CD?

Unfortunately, all of Wendy's albums are out of print except for her "Best Of" collection, and as of the Fall of 2000, none of the olders vinyl-only releases have been reissued on CD. ("Letter's Home" was originally released on CD.) Fortunately, there are places to find her older albums on vinyl. There have been plans in the works for some time for these classic albums to be released on CD. Wendy and her management have discussed the best way to do this and with the changing climate in the music business, it's hard to say which way is best. The original record company could release them, a reissue company might decided to license the master or Wendy and management could release the recordings on their own. Only time will tell. Until then, all there is, is the original vinyl. Here's a couple of suggestions, but Wendy nor the band doesn't officially endorse any of them.

Village Music in Mill Valley, California

I've successfully found a good number of Wendy's albums here and it's one of the most amazing places you've ever seen. If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, give them a call at (415) 388-7400 or you can visit their site at www.villagemusic.com.

Vinyl Vendors

I personally haven't done business with these people but when I recently did a search on their site, I uncovered a variety of Wendy's albums as well as a few singles that Wendy recorded. Certainly worth checking out. Their website is http://www2.vinylvendors.com/VinylVendors/.

Searching Yahoo

Yahoo, the search engine, has an entire catagory of vinyl dealers that sell vinyl, often unplayed or used. They are located all over the world but most deal in mail-order. The catagory is: Business and Economy : Companies : Music : CDs, Records, and Tapes : Specialty : Vinyl.

Online Auctions

Certainly the biggest player is Ebay but there are others. Yahoo has auctions as does Amazon.com. I have found CD copies of "Letters Home" as well as the CD Promo for "Letters Home" on Ebay.

8.2 Where can I get Karla Bonoff's songbook?

Karla has had two songbooks, "Karla Bonoff" and more recently, "All My Life". Unfortunately, these are both currently out of print and The Bryndle Store does not have any stock of these items. I've been looking for an online source for out of print songbooks and haven't been able to find one yet. If you come across a good source, please pass that on to Webmaster@bryndle.com. There are online sources just as Sheet Music Plus and MusicNotes.com that often have some of Karla's sheet music. Again, this is not an endorcement by the band, management or webmaster - only that they have listed in their online catalog at one time.

With full permission from Karla, we have reprinted the lyrics to nearly every recorded song that she's written, and that's available here in Karla's section of this website.