Brian Donohoe: drums, etc.
Steve Hatch: electric and acoustic guitar, devices
Richard M. Kesler: bass, saxophone
Patrick Strawser: Fender Rhodes, Yamaha CS-15, Roland Juno 6, Micro-Moog, Kawai111, Yamaha Clavinova, Roland Juno 106, Alesis Q57, Roland MVS-1
Rob Sutherland: cello, ocarina

Tracks: 1. North by Northwest 2. Eighth Direction 3. The Broken Waltz 4. Three O' Clock 5. The Odessa Steps Sequence 6. Memoirs of a Misshapen Man 7. Oxford Don 8. The Hive

"Memoirs is a CD reissue of Volaré's first cassette-only release. Several live tracks and a newly recorded re-union track is added. Volaré's sound and style hearkens back to prime 70's era of Canterbury-stlyed progressive fusion in the mold of National Health & Gilgamesh. Both this and their debut CD "The Uncertainty Principle" are essential pieces of American progressive music, as well as for those looking to hear newer Canterbury influenced progressive music." -Dirk Evans of ProgRealAudio

"Here's a collector's item for all fans of the American four piece Volaré. The music is laid back American fusion prog with cello, saxophone and lots of keyboards. All eight instrumental pieces have some folky influences as well as some pure 70's prog/symph touches. The musical references are quite mixed. Sometimes I hear King Crimson, sometimes Sagrado, at times a Zappa feeling appears and sometimes it sounds like Echolyn at rehearsal. Well performed at all times, though." -Olov Andersson, The Missing Piece

"Surely a must for Canterbury fans - this album offers a real large spectrum and is very interesting. Maybe even better than their other album." -Black Rills Records

"Volaré's quirky and melodic prog rock shows strong Canterbury inspirations, including Hatfield and Happy the Man, in addition to slight jazz fusion and symphonic rock influences. Skillful dynamics range widely in intensity, sinuous odd meter passages groove, and textures from acoustic and electric guitars and a wide palette of synthesizers flesh out the sound. Memoirs... simultaneously documents Volaré's early live set and releases various previously unavailable tracks from before and after The Uncertainty Principle. Fans of Canterbury style prog in general or that album in particular would enjoy Memoirs...." -Scott Andrews of all about Jazz

"America's best Canterbury band! Like Caravan(without the "pop") Hatfield (without the silliness) and Gilgamesh (without the "jazz") In a word - Excellent!" -Steve Roberts of ZNR

Volaré's Memoirs is #3 on Peter Thelen's (Exposé) best of 1999 list, "archives" division.