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10 tracks | 36 minutes
Released Oct 2003
on Liam Macdonald
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:22 Eagle and Snake lyrics BUY MP3 03:22 Eagle and Snake lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:22 Eagle and Snake
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:23 Burning Blue lyrics BUY MP3 04:23 Burning Blue lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:23 Burning Blue
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:18 nemOmen lyrics BUY MP3 04:18 nemOmen lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:18 nemOmen
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:50 Man Woman Child lyrics BUY MP3 02:50 Man Woman Child lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:50 Man Woman Child
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:53 Tongue Inside the Bell lyrics BUY MP3 06:53 Tongue Inside the Bell lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:53 Tongue Inside the Bell
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:35 Manitoulin lyrics BUY MP3 03:35 Manitoulin lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:35 Manitoulin
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:19 Should Have Known lyrics BUY MP3 03:19 Should Have Known lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:19 Should Have Known
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:52 Please Tell Me lyrics BUY MP3 02:52 Please Tell Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:52 Please Tell Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:53 Smiling Faces lyrics BUY MP3 01:53 Smiling Faces lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:53 Smiling Faces
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:49 No Doubt About It lyrics BUY MP3 02:49 No Doubt About It lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:49 No Doubt About It
"...a very interesting release, a mélange of folk, world, jazz and rock... for once eclectic is not a dirty word." - Zeitgeist Magazine 11/04/04
Bio / Background
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Look for Liam Macdonald's newest tracks to be released in 2007 on CD's titled: "Afrikool -- Uncharted Waters," "Diaspora for Africa Vol. 2" and "For Africa Vol. 1."
The "Diaspora for Africa" and the "For Africa" CD's are benefit compilation CD's featuring in addition to Liam Macdonald: Gilberto Gil; Lou Bega; Kanda Bongo Man; Selasee Atiase; K.I.T.; Jim Savitt; Zifa; Muna Mingole; Manu Di Bango; Micko Leao; Bless and Alain Nkossi Konda with the Afrikool Allstars...
Proceeds from these CD's are being donated to the following humanitarian organizations: The Water Foundation; IFAM; The Shaken Baby Alliance; UNICEF; Amnesty International.
In 2004 Liam's debut CD, "Verge," received the "Record of the Year" award from Radio Six International in the U.K.
↓ more ↓Verge was produced by Tim Carbone of Railroad Earth and includes many fine performances by some of America's top roots, rock and jamband musicians.
In noting the rich "multi-dimensionality" of Verge, Zeitgeist Magazine writes "for once eclectic is not a dirty word." Each track is unique with the artier, edgier tracks coming first and the more mainstream tracks coming later. Here are the track descriptions:
1. Eagle and Snake (spoken word jazz-rock) 2. Burning Blue (adult pop-rock) 3. nemOmen (Expressionist art-rock) 4. Man Woman Child (cosmic world-fusion) 5. Tongue Inside the Bell (blues-folk-Latin-pop) 6. Manitoulin (cosmic western) 7. Should Have Known (classic retro pop) 8. Please Tell Me (pop) 9. Smiling Faces (sunshine pop) 10. No Doubt About It (pop)
This is what the reviewers wrote about Verge:
||"an absolute gem, which you really need to hear"|| ||"an aural treat by any standards"|| ||"should be all over the radio"|| ||"captivating"|| ||"fascinating"|| ||"multi-dimensional"|| ||"a unique approach to music"|| ||"mightily impressed by a new talent"|| ||"Liam's guitar work is stunning, his singing superb"|| ||"a great sense of rhythm"|| ||"his rich, deep voice brings out another dimension from the songs"|| ||"classy, excellent tunes!"|| ||"jangle-tastic"|| ||"tumultuous and satisfying"|| ||"VERY cool"|| ||"richly creative"|| ||"these songs are anything but dull"||
Special thanks for their work on Verge goes to multi-instrumentalists Andy Goessling, Tim Carbone and Buck Dilly and also to guitarist Moris Tepper (PJ Harvey, Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Frank Black) and his band from California. On the tech side we would like to thank sound engineer Don Sternecker and also Fred Kevorkian who did the mastering, just as he has done for Phish, Sonic Youth, Dave Matthews, The White Stripes, Lou Reed, Lenny Kravitz, LL Cool J, Ryan Adams and more.
The following is a complete list of who performed on Verge:
LIAM MACDONALD: guitar, lead vocals, songwriter TIM CARBONE: violin, back-up vocals, harmonium, harmonica, kaen, Tibetan singing bowls, hand percussion ANDY GOESSLING: saxophones, 12 string guitar, guitar, marxophone, wood flute, oboe
BUCK DILLY: guitar, pedal-steel, lap-steel and banjo, Hammond B3 organ JAMES GILHEANY: bass DAVE MOORE: drums
ROBERT MATARAZZO: back-up vocals JOHN SKEHAN: piano MORIS TEPPER: guitar (3) DAVID BURK: bass and mini-Moog (3)
SCOTT MATHERS: drums and percussion (3) DAVE von DOLLEN: bass (2) CAREY HARMON: drums (2) NED STROH: hand percussion (4) GARY GEORGETTE: synthesizer marimbas and organ (2)
MATTHEW SCHERTZ: Indian drums - utar (4) kanjira (6)
A.J. FAAS: African talking drum (4)
© & (P) 2003 Liam Macdonald. All rights reserved worldwide.
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