From piano bars in Bellevelle, ON, to life as a full-time busker on the streets of Georgia and the Carolinas; from the Kingston cafe scene to Montreals bright lights; from Zen Monasteries to Toronto Goth clubs, Tracie Morgan has seen it all...and played it all
It is this rich blend of sound and backdrop that makes Morgans new release Naked On Main Street so diverse and unique.
Mirroring her own musical journey, the album moves through Rock, Folk, Blues, Celtic and Pop like a drive across country, with Morgans deep, versatile voice the highway that carries the listener along.
While songs like the lead single Orphans & Ghosts and Pretty Pollution pay tribute to acts like Live and Nirvana, others like the thought-provoking Fine Line and the reflective hymn The Only One harken back to the works of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Artists ranging from Peter Gabriel era Genesis to Irelands Hothouse Flowers to Coldplay also make their mark on Morgans music and lyrics.
Morgan shines as a virtual One-Woman-Band, performing nearly all the tracks. An accomplished Guitar and Keyboard player, she has recently added Drums, Bass, Fluits, Recorders and Whistles to her repertoire in instruments. Although some of the tracks are raw and informal, the overall feel of the disc is immediate and real. Each track feels like a leap of faith, hence the albums title.
Naked On Main Street is an album for all tastes, and a breath of fresh air in an age where anger is in style and everything must be categorized...
Enjoy the ride...
Tracie also performed on the 2006 release War & Love by Poem de Terre.
Tracie's new CD release Naked on Main Street is available at CD Baby. To check it out, just click the album cover below.
Tracie's latest endevour is an online, open source Charity album called How We See The World, which features music by the members of www.coldplaying.com, with all proceeds going to benefit Oxfam International. Find out more here:
If you like what you hear, and want to become an active participant in Tracie's next album, check out www.sellaband.com. If you like what you see, have a look at Tracie's artist page at www.sellaband.com/tmorgan, and become a believer! View my page on Big Light
A new collection of Comic/Nonsense Verse, For Children, called, ‘Please Do Not Encourage This Nonsense by Purchasing this Book: Poems By Paul H. Tubb’, is available for purchasing.
23 Poems Not about Football, 11 that are about Football and 5 limericks. Paul H. Tubb has put these together, with some illustrations, into a handy book form so that they can be read at anyone’s leisure. Funny Rhyming poems that will delight Children of all ages. Poems about subjects such as Strange Christmas’s, Tone Deaf Dentists and the worlds worst stuntman among others. To learn more, please click on the link below.
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Phil at 'From The Heart Of Hollywood' (Dean's co-presenter on the weekly podcast) likes my 'rockin' mood on my profile. So I told him why (radio int. and the XF CD project.) I also gave him the link to the site! ;-)
Penny xx
PS: Here's the FTHOW site (in case you're not on it already?)
Thanks for the myspace link to the Coldplaying CD you and others have created for charity. Sort of a 'Live Aid' for the Net. :-) Great work! I've also contibuted to a charity CD last xmas. It was local and we created it to raise money for Shelter (homeless people in the UK.)The song is on my profile, called 'Guess Who's Coming Here Today?'
Tracie, you are stunning! For a lifetime is beautiful. Remember us from a long time ago at an open stage in Kingston? We'd love if you would take a moment to have a listen to the clips now posted from our upcoming CD! Many thanks, & take care! ~Sweetgrass Amanda & Warren
'Older Idol' sounds a very good idea for the talented but older generation who normally don't get a look in? However they do have a catagory for older folk on our X Factor. I entered a fairly local talent show they called the Acton Factor. I was in the finals and the Acton Hotel took me on as a cabaret singer for them now and then. So you never know where things will lead. :-)
Thanks for adding me Tracie.:-) It's so nice when you do meet decent folk online (a rare find!) Oh and I understand about The X Factor being tough on people. I was never going to enter. It's only because friends kept saying I should. So, I thought what the heck! It'll be more experience, whatever happens. :-)
