While cleaning my attic (did I mention that I'm renovating the attic?) I found a large cache of cassette tapes. And since the old stereo system I'm using to keep me company happens to have a cassette player in it, I'm checking them out (partly hoping to discover a bunch that won't play at all so I can throw them away).
So I find this apparently home-recorded tape labeled "Complete AFT Vol II." It plays beautifully, and it is GREAT! It's clearly one of the local fannish bands, but I don't remember one with the initials AFT. It sounds a lot like Cats Laughing, but less tricked out. Steve Brust and Nate Bucklin are there, and at least two female voices. One of the women's voices has a wide range and a slight, well-controlled vibrato - possibly Jean Messer? The other one is more alto register - possibly Emma or Kate?
Songs include Run Come See Jeruslem, that song about extreme cabin fever in the Northland, and a bravura performance of Witch of the Westmorland (introduced by Nate and Steve doing a short "Who's on First" routine over which/witch that wears out its welcome quickly).
Who remembers this band? Are there any more "Volumes" of their recordings out there? I'm loving this one!