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norma macdonald
Americana / Folk Rock / Indie

ecma 2009 nominee--female solo recording



halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada

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Member Since3/23/2006
Band Websitenormamacdonald.com
InfluencesWilco, anything on the CBC, Ryan Adams, Patty Griffin, Lucinda Williams, Ron Sexsmith, Gram Parsons, Dolly Parton, Neko Case
Sounds Like
NORMA MACDONALD: the forest for the trees

NORMA MACDONALD: Nothing is Where it Was
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jun 27 2009 8:00P
petite winery crousetown, Nova Scotia
Jul 17 2009 8:00P
acoustic maritime music festival kempt shore, Nova Scotia
Jul 18 2009 8:00P
acoustic maritime music festival kempt shore, Nova Scotia
Jul 19 2009 8:00P
acoustic maritime music festival kempt shore, Nova Scotia
Jul 20 2009 8:00P
angels and heroes--QUEEN tribute--the music room halifax, Nova Scotia
Jul 24 2009 7:00P
harmony bazaar festival lockeport, Nova Scotia
Aug 26 2009 12:00P
tunes at noon---halifax parade square (w. kim wempe) halifax, Nova Scotia
Sep 19 2009 8:00P
pearl theatre---songwriters circle w. jenn grant, christina martin and meaghan blanchard lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Sep 27 2009 2:00A
ceilidh for critters (the westin) w. stephen fearing and guests halifax, Nova Scotia

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"MacDonald's second release is nothing short of delicious."--Exclaim!

"'The Forest for the Trees' is beautiful. To use any other description cheapens the thought."--Herohill.com

Norma MacDonald is a singer-songwriter and avid biology nerd. She was raised on AM country stations and Willie Nelson cassettes in her hometown of New Waterford, Cape Breton, but has made her home in Halifax, NS for the last number of years. On her sophomore recording, ‘the forest for the trees’, Norma manages to seamlessly meld her innate old-school country sensibilities with contemporary influences (Wilco, Patty Griffin, Bruce Springsteen) without losing so much as a drop of authenticity. By the time the band kicks in on the opening track “a little longer”, one gets a sense they are listening to an artist who has finally come into her own. Juxtopositioning lyrical sophistication with playfulness, MacDonald balances a visceral sense of nostalgia and longing with hopefulness for what lies ahead. On “we’re ghosts” she sings the refrain “Let me come back as a flesh and blood reminder of the past” with an almost otherworldly conviction. Backed by some of Halifax’s finest musicians; Charles Austin (Superfriendz, Buck 65) on guitar and banjo, Adam Fine (Gypsophilia) on bass, Dale Murray (Cuff the Duke, Hayden, the Guthries) on pedal steel—not to mention a host of others—‘the forest for the trees’ is the ideal showcase for MacDonald’s pure yet soulful voice. Her efforts were rewarded with a 2009 ECMA nomination for Female Solo Recording of the Year and her track 'long shot' has recently been included on the iTunes compilation "CBC Radio 2 Discoveries".

MacDonald’s debut album ‘nothing is here it was’ (2005) garnered glowing reviews from as far away as the UK and earned her a NSMW nomination for Female Recording of the Year in 2006. She has performed on the “Canadian Music- East Coast Style” stage at the North American Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, TN as well as the prestigious Stan Rogers Folk Festival (2007). Having just completed a tour of Eastern Canada, she has plans to hit the West Coast this summer. Please check back for tour dates...

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KC and the Moonshine Band





Jul 7 2009 9:04 PM

HEY Norma,
3 weeks(ish) till we hit club 1668!!!
HOPIN' you can make the show Doll!
xo
High Heels Lo Fi





Jul 3 2009 3:36 AM

Thanks for adding us!
Please check our videos for silly things like ripping off the bass player's tutu... Oh right, and new music too!
KC and the Moonshine Band





Jun 9 2009 12:25 PM

HEY Norma,
COOL, nice 2 meet u!!!
SEE you next month I hope!
jamie





Jun 9 2009 3:32 AM

thanks for the add norma; take care and stay in touch :-)
Marya





May 22 2009 2:54 AM

Tanks for the add.... Good Sound.....
David Blair





May 22 2009 2:54 AM

Glad you found me - now don't be stranger and come visit from time to time
Chloe





May 12 2009 7:20 PM

Just wanted to say hello!






Ron Kaplan





Apr 29 2009 5:14 PM

Hello Norma!
Greetings from Santa Cruz California
RonKaplan
Kapland Records
...in jazz we trust
www.ronkaplan.com
www.greatamericansongbook.org
Kingsize Noidl





Apr 28 2009 8:18 PM

GREETINGS FROM

LAST WATERHOLE,

DIRT FARM/AUSTRIA.
Ken MacIsaac Photography





Apr 15 2009 2:03 PM

What a show! What a show!
Posted a few Savoy pics....

me.
Simon Feret





Mar 31 2009 12:54 AM

hey Norma!
Rising Waters





Mar 31 2009 1:37 PM

Great lyrics.
Carmel Mikol





Mar 28 2009 3:50 PM

Hey Norma.
I miss you! See you in May for our show at the Company House!
New studio tracks now posted! Listen and share...
Son of Dave’s Wild West Show





Mar 26 2009 1:44 PM

Son of Dave is enchanted to have such a distinguished and gracious Myspace friend!

tee hee x
Memo Scarletto





Mar 23 2009 11:58 PM

"we're ghost" awesome,diggin the mandolin parts too.Cheers.mO
Last Waterhole





Mar 23 2009 3:52 PM

THANK YOU FOR
BEING FRIENDS.
LIKE YOUR SONGS.
GREETINGS FROM
LAST WATERHOLE,
HOMEBASE/AUSTRIA.
TAKE CARE AND STAY WELL.
scott





Mar 22 2009 11:48 PM

Had a great time at the Wiskey Hymnal Tour show,for Little River Folk.
You have a new FAN!!! :)
Jon





Mar 5 2009 2:11 AM

Great job last night. If ya ever need some filler let me know, cheers,
Jon Hines
The Repercussionists





Feb 25 2009 12:13 AM

Looking forward to seeing you at the Seahorse next week - shouldn't you be packing or something???
Exclaim!





Feb 9 2009 8:28 PM

Hey! Norma MacDonald was awarded the Mark of Excellence for The Forest for the Trees over here at Exclaim! Magazine. Congratulations!


The Repercussionists





Feb 1 2009 1:53 PM

Hope IDOW went well. Can't wait for the Feb 19 show w/Rob Szabo - We really are going to come this time!! I think I'm getting deja vu cause I've heard me say that before but this time definitely. Honest. Truly.
Ryan Cook





Jan 27 2009 1:22 AM

sounds great!!
cant wait to see you perform live again.
hopefully at the blacksheep inn, i'd drive up for that ;)
Casualty of Life





Jan 21 2009 11:41 PM

Congrats on the ECMA nomination.
Next time you come to Sessions I will buy both Cds for sure!
Kingsize Noidl





Jan 18 2009 10:20 AM

Hi Norma!
Thanks for your friendship!
Real good songwriting,you're doing!
Keep it on and take care of you!
Greetings from The Homebase/Austria.
KETCH HARBOUR WOLVES





Jan 5 2009 4:38 PM

Thanks for the add Norma, great songs!

All the best from Toronto.
-Jon/KHW
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