1 band member - FDR plays everything, engineered, mixed, and produced the tracks.
Also a mac powerbook G4, pro-tools, some mics, and a M-box.
Sounds Like
leonard cohen, the magnetic fields, lou reed, postal service, calexico, modest mouse, folk implosion, the flaming lips, sufjan stevens, iron and wine, donovan, m. ward, randy newman, bright eyes, 80's bob dylan, the long winters, beck, broken social scene, willie nelson, sun kil moon, wilco, bonnie prince billy, stars, the shins, jonathan richman, ben folds, josh ritter, pedro the lion, tim buckley, the mountain goats, simon and garfunkel, joseph arthur, a.c. newman.
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The New Deal was born in the fall of 2005 when I began the daunting adventure of digging myself out of a creative rut by simultaneously writing and recording 50 songs in 50 days - one song a day (I drove everyone in my life crazy). From my bedroom apartment on Avenue C - overlooking the FDR drive, the east river and the lighted city skyline - I completed a new song each night between October 14th and Dec. 6th (with a few days off). Often recording until dawn, I played all the instruments - drums, bass, guitars, piano, and organ. Any harmonies and other vocals you hear are also just mine. Of the resulting 50 self-produced songs, 32 will be available in the spring of 2006 as a three-disc set entitled The New Deal. If you play it loud you'll hear the ambulances, buses and traffic roaring by on the FDR drive.
- FDR, Dec 17th 2005, NYC
Also check out my alternate myspace site every month to hear and download more songs and for a sneak peak at some post New Deal recordings and B-sides. myspace.com/FDRtheNewDeal
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The Craic Festival 2009 has invited FairplayCollective to play at this years Festival. All members will be playing in the round. The show is at The Mercury Lounge, March 14th at 8pm. This is the last night of the festival and Foy Vance is also on the bill.
What more can I say, a great night for music and film, with the odd star thrown in. Come show your support.
Hey Friends,
Let me take this moment to wish
you all a Happy Christmas and
here's to a better New Year.
So come on down to the lower eastside for
Brendan O' Shea's 2 last shows of 2008.
Brendan will have some special guests
and should make for a lovely evenings of
songs and music.
20th Dec. 8pm The Living Room (154 Ludlow ST)
21th Dec 7pm The Scratcher Sessions (209 E 5th ST)
Come and show your support for LIVE music.
Hey Friends, Mark Dignam will be playing
one of his rare New York shows at
The Scratcher (one of his favorite rooms).
We wish to see you there for songs and singing.
Sunday evening November 30th at 7.15pm
Please come and support LIVE music.
209 East 5th Street, Manhattan.
Click this link for Jenna Nicholls album "Curled Up Toes in Red Mary Janes"
"Just as unhurried as it is precious and reflective. The atmosphere is serene; you’ll pick
every word that is uttered and find a world that normally goes at a million miles an hour
slow to a relaxing canter. "
I still like your music. Yeah, even I'm surprised - usually I get sick of the music I love really quick. You should be flattered. I am a music snob. Here's to you and Furry Lewis and Bob Log III, Tom Waits, and Regina Spektor's wooden spoon. Come to Reno. I'll buy you a PBR.
did i space singing for you? and did we forget to write a song? I can't seem to recall the last time I ever saw your face, my friend.... are you around before the holidayhell begins...
felix felix my email for you doesn't work. are you out there? i'm coming to your turf to play in a couple weeks and it would be great to see you, most certainly. i'll be out, peddling a brand-new album - but just now i'm completely sideswiped and drugged by your songs. again.
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We would love to see you at this event
come and show your love for Good Music!
