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Poems

by McLeod

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Someone 02:37
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Deeds not words 04:01
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The Smile 03:31
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The Moon 03:13
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The Fly 02:36
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The Song 03:19
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Bed in Summer 03:11
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Colin James McLeod's debut EP ‘Poems’ is dedicated to his brother Norman and it finishes 3 pieces of music they had been working on together before he sadly died in 2016.
This EP explores poetry from 19th century - which provides the essence of the songs. Colin conceived the idea while out walking in the Highlands of Scotland, where he lives now. Robert Louis Stevenson visited there in 1882 and wrote a poem about the river that runs past his house. He then gathered other poems he liked from that same period, some by anonymous authors, and coupled them with music he felt befitted the words. The inspiration for his original penned songs was then foraged from the wild, the wind, the seasons, the hostile, both the reality and the realness of living in this wonderful remoteness. Colin continues to write original songs also which will be released in the near future

Colin is an experienced Producer and Sound Engineer as well as a recording and touring keyboard player, predominantly retro keyboards: Hammond Organ, Clavinet, Rhodes and Piano are his thing. Colin has appeared on records with I Am Kloot, Badly Drawn Boy, Cherry Ghost, Happy Mondays plus many more due to running Moolah Rouge and before that he enjoyed a brief rock career appearing on Top of The Pops with Skin in 1994! Colin and Norman also recorded 4 albums with Bigfinn, who toured from Moscow to Paris - taking in a Polish Prison tour along the way!

“My Influence’s are very wide ranging, but I can say that Dr. John, Little Feat, Kevin Ayres, Tom Waits and Lambchop have had a big effect on me. I sing low I think due to my Dad always playing Leonard Cohen in the car when I was a kid and it is ingrained in me. I love discovering new sounds and finding original songwriters as well as having a keen interest in film music”.

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released May 11, 2019

Che Beresford - Drums
Ollie Collins - Bass/guitar
Carolyn Forsyth - Vocals
Maili McLeod - Violin
Chris Worsey - Cello
Norman McLeod - Guitar/pedal steel
Colin McLeod -Vocals,Keys,Drums,Guitar
Howard Jacobs - Gong’s

Produced by Colin McLeod

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McLeod Scotland, UK

McLeod is solo project from Colin McLeod.
Debut Album ‘Brother’ is dedicated to the memory that is and the man that was Norman McLeod.
“..a record that sparkles with musical invention…a heartfelt eulogy soaked in melodic grandeur’ UNCUT Magazine
A producer and keyboard player. Colin has appeared and worked on records by I Am Kloot, Cherry Ghost, Badly Drawn Boy, Skin and others.
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