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Wild Almonds [listen
to Wild Almonds] 2. Sign of Rain [listen to Sign of Rain] 3. Judgment Day 4. Little Red Bird 5. Empty Paddock Blues 6. Think Happy Thoughts 7. The Sheehan Boys 8. The Disappearing Man 9. Good Morning Jaybird 10.Time |
| The songs were largely inspired by local flora and fauna (critters & specimens) and local events. Wild Almonds is a reflective look at relationships. Sign of Rain was brought on by the unrelenting dryness and heat extending into April and May. Empty Paddock Blues is an ode to the animals who are so dependent on human care through the driest times (also a wry (rye?) subtext to this song which listeners may make of what they will). Judgment Day is about being extremely cross, (that's fairly obvious!) and the Little Red Bird is a true story of a local event which happened in the 1850s in the Maldon district. Think Happy Thoughts takes a dig at psychological interventions and The Sheehan Boys celebrates my sons Dave & Amos in a light hearted instrumental. The Disappearing Man is a song written in 1980 about the time when painters and dockers went missing. Good Morning Jaybird, another eighties song, is just a plain old blue theme. The final track, Time is something of an r & b experiment, but I do like the lyrics! Hope y'all enjoy this album. | |
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I
have been so lucky to have such a wonderful group of friends
and fine musicians who contributed their precious time and skills to this
album. The guitars of Jim Williams and Roger Davies and the fine harmonica
playing of Kinga Roy work their magic on this album, and are also my pleasure
to experience in our local band The Croakers. Teana Amor, Barry Martin and
John Fenelon supply sparkling snare, bootiful backing vocals, wonderful
melodic harmonica styling and bubbling ukelele. These fine friends are also
my colleagues (together with Rockin' Rex Watts) in another local gem, The
Flying Tongue Kiss. The violin wizardry of Nigel McLean speaks for itself
(thanks again Nigel). Kerrie Patmore, Maggie Littlejohn and myself had such
fun rehearsing and recording The Sheehan Boys (go girls!). Dave Sheehan
one of my precious sons provides some soaring guitar and upholds the Sheehan
family tradition of the 'go fer it' approach to guitar playing. Finally, my thanks go out to Mark Woods (of E-Pop and other fame) whose recording, production and people skills have made this album a joy to record, not to mention the exotic setting at Carisbrook. |
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| REVIEWS:
"Marni finds the soul in all the tunes on the release. She lifts
the listener up and gently rocks them..............blends the folk tradition
with a hint of country and a pop sensibility that make the tracks accessible
to both folk purists and those who are more interested in pop music".
"Some of the lyrics are surprisingly dark
compared with the sweet melody and relaxed presentation.......a thought
provoking album" |
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