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Tuesday, 17 July 2007
 “Hearing Margaret MacDonald play the piano and sing her songs, I immediately feel transported to a place where every note is what I want it to be and where lyrics deliver the emotional impact the melodies deserve. This is exceptional talent combined with well honed craft.” Harriet Schock, Platinum songwriter and recording artist

“Margaret MacDonald has a big voice, good phrasing, and she accompanies herself wellno mean feat. Writing original material is tough, but again she scores. Lots of sturdy songs here. I think Glad You Do may be my fave. This is a very well recorded album.” Robert Baird, Stereophile

“I love that Margaret MacDonald has the ability to say what I’m thinking. She’s managed to reach into my over-35 brain and written lyrics that encapsulate how I feel many days. These songs are full of emotional impact and immediate appeal and I love Margaret’s style and delivery. Her beautiful, rich voice has hints of Sarah MacLachlan, Norah Jones and Carole King all rolled into one. These songs will long resonate within you.” Annette Conlon, DJ/Presenter of NetteRadio.com

“Still 21 In My Head” is the signature song on Margaret MacDonald’s new album Rain on the Roof just released in late 2006,one of many songs on the album that are sure to resonate with the music-loving public in their thirties and up. Margaret says, “I’m certainly in that category so I can’t help writing music that appeals to this audience. And according to Billboard, a huge percentage of record sales are to people over the age of 35, so I figure there’s room for some new, slightly older talent.”

Rain on the Roof is a collection of eleven of her original songs with Margaret performing vocals and piano, and features some amazing talent, including guitarist Basil Fung (played on Alanis Morrisette’s Jagged Little Pill) and Charles Waltz (fiddler for the Young Dubliners). Her collaboration with Los Angeles-based producer Randall Michael Tobin at Theta Sound in Burbank has resulted in an album with wide appeal to audiences who listen to the likes of Joni Mitchell, Sarah McLachlan, Carole King and Norah Jones.

Margaret grew up in San Francisco listening to everything from classical music to R&B to folk, then spent 15 years in the United Kingdom before returning to California, and her songwriting reflects all of these elements. Her songs sparkle both musically and lyrically, a rare feat these days. Margaret’s richly textured voice takes you from the amusing James Taylor-esque “Still 21 In My Head” to the aching “Cry For You” and the R&B-tinged ballad, “I Know You Love Me.”

Margaret is concentrating her promotion efforts through the Internet, in CD/digital distribution and the licensing of her songs for use in television, film and advertising. She has just written, performed and recorded the opening theme to an independent French film,“Sans Vie.”


Webpage: http://www.margaretmacdonald.com
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Description: Margaret's songs paint pictures and flow with richly textured melodies, chord changes and harmonies, beautifully delivered by her silky smooth voice
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 19 August 2009 )
 
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