a day of days
hello everyone......just got back from England and what a whirlwind trip....would like to extend my deepest thanks to david emmerson....for all the help....and to my new friends...steve and pip.....what great gents to have come across.....had the best time....what a thrill ......seemed to go over quite well.....sold out of all the cd's by the third day, and they were asking for more as we left.
came home and did the wgn news......
there is going to be a full page article in this sunday's chicago sun-times....we had a review in Entertainment Weekly that gave it a B.....although it almost seemed to slag it. So i was suprised by the good grade,.....would take a B any day of the week and twice on sundays if i we're still in high school....
this is from Performing Songwriter Magazine
Michael McDermott
Noise From Words
[One Little Indian]
Michael McDermott¹s eighth studio album and first on the One Little Indian
label is a stripped-down effort, possibly the roots-rock artist¹s best yet.
Noise From Words is like a clinic, as McDermott wears his emotions on a pair
of songwriting sleeves in a way that brings each powerful track to life. He
tells stories like John Prine, but marries a smoky, barroom voice with pop
sensibility in a way that more closely resembles Marc Cohn. From the start,
you feel McDermott¹s pain as he sings, ³Like a poet writes / A singer sings
/ And you and I make a mess of things.² ³Still Ain¹t Over You Yet² is
tailor-made to sing around a campfire, but for pure songwriting prowess,
nothing matches the agonizing beauty of ³My Father¹s Son² and the uplifting
piano ballad, ³I Shall Be Healed.² ‹Mike Farley
so yeah...heading to new york tomorrow for my last " living room " show....then home for a day and then off to memphis on friday....then next week....the big shows at Davenports......i'm tired but been so long since i've been so excited about things....without you all ...none of this would be happening....i thank each and everyone of you....from the bottom of my feeble heart.....God bless y'all....see you soon i hope....oh yeah....the record is in stores today....so go buy one will ye? pretty please?
xox
m
came home and did the wgn news......
there is going to be a full page article in this sunday's chicago sun-times....we had a review in Entertainment Weekly that gave it a B.....although it almost seemed to slag it. So i was suprised by the good grade,.....would take a B any day of the week and twice on sundays if i we're still in high school....
this is from Performing Songwriter Magazine
Michael McDermott
Noise From Words
[One Little Indian]
Michael McDermott¹s eighth studio album and first on the One Little Indian
label is a stripped-down effort, possibly the roots-rock artist¹s best yet.
Noise From Words is like a clinic, as McDermott wears his emotions on a pair
of songwriting sleeves in a way that brings each powerful track to life. He
tells stories like John Prine, but marries a smoky, barroom voice with pop
sensibility in a way that more closely resembles Marc Cohn. From the start,
you feel McDermott¹s pain as he sings, ³Like a poet writes / A singer sings
/ And you and I make a mess of things.² ³Still Ain¹t Over You Yet² is
tailor-made to sing around a campfire, but for pure songwriting prowess,
nothing matches the agonizing beauty of ³My Father¹s Son² and the uplifting
piano ballad, ³I Shall Be Healed.² ‹Mike Farley
so yeah...heading to new york tomorrow for my last " living room " show....then home for a day and then off to memphis on friday....then next week....the big shows at Davenports......i'm tired but been so long since i've been so excited about things....without you all ...none of this would be happening....i thank each and everyone of you....from the bottom of my feeble heart.....God bless y'all....see you soon i hope....oh yeah....the record is in stores today....so go buy one will ye? pretty please?
xox
m
posted by Michael at 4:50 PM
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