David Ross Macdonald
Far From Here
© 2004 David Ross Macdonald (9324690014125)
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Dark folk songs of obsession, love and death cradled in sublime fingerstyle guitar. Listed in 'Acoustic Guitar Magazine' Reviewers Choice 'Best of 2004' (Feb '05 Issue)
tracks
- 1 Pepper Tree
- 2 Upon The Saw
- 3 The Pearl
- 4 Draw Me In
- 5 Seeds
- 6 Cannery Row
- 7 Boston
- 8 Serpentine
- 9 Time To Leave
- 10 Spared This Time
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....before music took over I used to work in outback Australia 1/2 a mile below mining gold and uranium...
At times while underground I would switch off my head lamp and disappear into that utter blackness, just merge into a bodyless nothing .... naturally that got me to thinking . I left the mine and bought a guitar, went broke, busked the bodhran through Canada and Ireland, lost it and then found something more....
....what I found were songs in the paper-mill poisoned lakes of my home town, I found songs in the crystals I once dug for, I found songs for long dead & exploited Chinese pearl divers and in the blue coils of opium they smoked and songs in the obsessions we share most of all.. love and death....
What other folks reckon;
ABC Radio Australia
".. stunning.." & "Bliss for everyone." 4 stars out of 5
Penguin Eggs Magazine (Canada)
"..colorful and sublime.."
"a testament to the rebirth of
fine luthiers across Australia"
Dirty Linen Magazine (USA)
"..a gifted guitarist and composer.."
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uranium should stay in the ground.
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Just can't stop listening
author: PPPI liked his other instrumental album (Southern Crossing) very much and with high expectations I started listening to this album. I wasn't disappointed! I just can't stop listening to it. Hauntingly beautiful guitar and songs that stay with me the whole day.
His guitar is magical
author: Sally MastersBeautiful thought provoking lyrics. We played it until we started singing along!
- author: Neil
This album has a core of quality running right the way through it. The songs are deep and meaningful and the performance is fantastic.
Deep sometimes Dark
author: Bob SelfI've played this CD over and over, which I can't remember doing in a long time. Deep, thoughtful, sometimes dark lyrics accompanied by superb, intricate, muscianship. I also especially liked the accoustic double-bass work by Stephan Hadley. More people should hear this stuff!