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This CD contains all-new recordings made in 1999–2002 and released on
here for the first time. There is substantial CD-extra content, viewable in your computer. Tropical Valentine Some Big Philosophical Questions (can one transcend the physical state, and, even thornier, if one is on a beach in Barbados, why would one want to??) tucked into a breezy, frangipani-scented love song. Chestnut Mare I owned a chestnut mare for two weeks once; I saved her from an uncertain future at auction till a friend could buy her. Chestnut mares have a reputation, like red-headed women. This is going to be one of the album’s magical tracks, I just know. Great Black Crow A deceptively simple song about a mother and her passing. “Above the lake, the crows fly wild/ the wind churns endless waves to foam/ and now I am a motherless child/ a long long long way from home...” Bits of String A haunting ballad about a woman who barricades herself against the world (“Fifty years of living with the curtains drawn”) – and the neighbour who thinks she’s different till she realizes that “lifelines and shackles are easy to confuse.” Honorary Producers: Tom and Sandra Leighton Pegasus A retelling of the Pegasus myth and a lament for a missing soul mate (the gods made only one of Pegasus. too). A big, magical, expansive melody to suit an immortal flying horse. Honorary Producers: Ian Angus and Lis Angus The Canadian (P’tit cheval de fer) Lyrics A lively bilingual song about a rare breed of horse called the Canadian or le cheval canadien, which is descended from the horses that the Sun King sent over to New France in the 1600s. Modest in size yet very strong, hardy, smart and versatile, and — as with so many things Canadian — mostly unknown and unappreciated in its own country (maybe this song will help to change that!). Honorary Producers: Mary Beth, Richard, Robert, and Michael Hess Keyboard Kitty What happens when cat meets machine. Clever kitty wins, and types AAAA EEEE SOS O G I PP, among other things, to an infectious Cajun rhythm. Snow Song Written for a children’s play and now widely requested by adults: the world of snow and all its variants through the eyes of a child of the Far North (“snow like powder, snow like crystal/hard snow, soft snow, heavy and light snow/ snow in a ripple and snow in a drift ...”) When I Was Twelve About a child and her father and innocence; and innocence lost; and lost innocence finally healed through a final loss. Honorary Producers: Hal Davis and Laura J. Haney Isabeau A haunting traditional French Canadian ballad about a woman and her sailor love who drowns; I think I’ll do it mostly acapella with lots of spine-tingling harmonies. (sung in French) We are also considering a second French song. Omaha About losing a sister: “I’d trade all the music in the world, all the paintings by Monet/oh, I would gladly give my voice to have you back just one more day...” Douce Like the song “Pleine Lune” from Black and White & Shades of Grey, this is another magical collaboration with poet Paul Savoie (French lyrics) and pianist Marilyn Lerner, who co-wrote the music with Marie-Lynn. The song is about two sisters who, though very different, have a bond that nothing can destroy. Top | Songs | CD-Extra content | Supporters |
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New songs Computer Cowboy “We go to the drive-in but it just ain't fair/ I can't sit on his lap ’cuz his laptop’s there.“ What happens when woman meets a cyber obsessive. Asleep at the Wheel and Bob Wills as filtered through Wired. When Leonard Cohen Sings A tongue-in-cheek homage to the Great One (“I sit here in the dark regretting all my hopeless flings/When Leonard Cohen sings”) done with suitably moody minor chords and references to Biblical imagery. Stringband songs (written by Marie-Lynn) Monday Morning Mr. M of the Magic Movies Ways of the Heart Blue Around the Border Botanical Gardens Stories and Plays by Marie-Lynn Marie-Lynn reads one CBC Radio story and three excerpts from her play, Beautiful Deeds/De beaux gestes The CD-ROM portion includes 17 stories by Marie-Lynn about growing up as an “Air Force brat.” We have included all four of Marie-Lynn’s plays on the CD-ROM for your reading enjoyment: Beautiful Deeds/De beaux gestes White Weddings Backwards Mouse Finally, we have included a snapshot of this entire Web site. Top | Songs | CD-Extra content | Supporters |
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We would like to thank all of the supporters who helped make this possible. HONORARY PRODUCERS Lis & Ian Angus Hal Davis & Laura J. Haney Tom & Sandra Leighton The Hess Family PATRONS Michael Collins Connections Productions Thomas Schofield CONTRIBUTORS Penina & Aviva Coopersmith Jane Gilmour Elizabeth Hamilton Rose Marie Harrop Jennifer Hedges Susan Lawrence Jacques Loranger Linda McCormick Ian Morrison Tim Smith Mauro Succi Tony Young SPONSORS Bear Hollow Farm Francine Beaupré Robert Lind Defries David & Susan Gray Yvonne Hillsden Barbara Holliday Estelle Klein Pam Makarewich Cara Melbye Philip David Morgan Bett and Bill Padgett Nathaniel Pibus Michael Savoie Kelly St-Jacques Nancy Wandrey Peter & Dorte Wiltmann Kathleen & Jay Winfield |
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