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Norma MacDonald : Morning You Wake
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Norma MacDonald is a creature of dichotomy; joy/sadness, city/town, past/future, art/science, dog/cat. Her music reflects the mixed feelings of one who is in a constant state of flux along these spectrums and the nostalgia felt for both extremes. The New Waterford, Nova Scotia native's third album “Morning You Wake”, produced by Halifax multi-instrumentalist Phil Sedore (Amelia Curran, Catherine MacLellan), is undoubtedly the songwriter’s most diverse collection of sounds and stories to date. From the starry-eyed waltz Bright as you Dare, to the Neko Case-ean Comeback Kid to the elegiac Springsteen flood-of-emotion of Swollen Sky, her sound mixes the sincerity and grit of car stereo old-country with the polish and sophistication of satellite radio North-Americana. This latest recording also finds MacDonald tackling her hometown’s history; Blackhearts of the Company is based on the life of William Davis, a coal miner that was shot and killed by mining company police during a protest i
Genre: Folk: Alternative Folk
Release Date: 2011
Morning You Wake
Norma MacDonald
Record Label: Paperweight Music
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1. Cordelia 4:43 + MP3 $0.99
2. Lesson Learned 4:18 + MP3 $0.99
3. Canada Day 5:05 + MP3 $0.99
4. Two Heads on a Pillow 3:00 + MP3 $0.99
5. Klondike 3:50 + MP3 $0.99
6. Ages 4:39 + MP3 $0.99
7. Comeback Kid 4:32 + MP3 $0.99
8. Blackhearts of the Company 5:15 + MP3 $0.99
9. Bright as You Dare 4:11 + MP3 $0.99
10. Swollen Sky 4:45 + MP3 $0.99
11. Follow the Flowers 4:15 + MP3 $0.99
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