From left to right: Bill Winks, Julia Toro, Arthur Velez, Grant Littler, Andy Catlin, and Griffin Drutchas

    In August 06', Andy Catlin locked himself in the Village Severn Studio with boxes of instruments and recorded what would become the instrumental track for "I'm Just Waiting (for My Baby to Walk Through the Door). The seven-minute cosmic country epic was just one of a handful of songs that Catlin had been preparing for a female-fronted country band. Through his girlfriend, Catlin was introduced to the mitten-knitting, cello-playing Julia Toro. A few days after their introduction, Toro laid down the vocal for "I'm Just Waiting". Over the next four months, they continued to record songs for their debut album Plum with help from drummer mt neverest, bassists Griffin Drutchas and Phil Gray, and songwriter William G. Kaiser.
    In May of 2008, Toro and the National Guard will released their second album At the Grand Inn. The album was recorded live in one weekend at 812 Oak St. in Kalamazoo, MI. The album features new additions Arthur Velez on drums and Bill Winks on pedal steel along with Julia Toro, William G. Kaiser, Griffin Drutchas and Andy Catlin.

Contact
Julia Toro - Julia.Toro06@kzoo.edu
Andy Catlin - k05ac05@kzoo.edu

At the Grand Inn (2008)

All songs produced and written by Andy Catlin
Except "When You Open Up Them Pretty Eyes" written by Bill Winks
Performed and arranged by Toro and the National Guard
Engineered by Carl Harrsion and Griffin Drutchas

RIGHT CLICK TITLES AND CHOOSE "SAVE TARGET AS"
1. Waiting for My Baby
2. Cheating Heart, Faithful Bones
3. That Wind's Gonna Blow
4. Never the Quiet Life
5. Looking for the Land Mine
6. When You Open Up Them Pretty Eyes/ Knew Her as a Blur
7. Disposable Thrills
8. The Swan Song

Plum (2007)


All songs written by Andy Catlin and Grant Littler
Except "Fire is Lit" by the Anti-Federalists
Produced by Andy Catlin

RIGHT CLICK TITLES AND CHOOSE "SAVE TARGET AS"
1. Plum
2. Belle Isle Baby
3. Marriage, as a Lovesome Thing
4. Marriage, as a Tiresome Thing
5. Open Peels While Love is Preheating
6. We Go Together
7. You'd Better Sink Me
8. My Sun-Kissed Country Song to You
9. Fire Is Lit
10. I'm Just Waiting (for My Baby to Walk Through that Door)
11. Full Moon Blues