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We Are One by MacClain & Cole.  FREE DOWNLOAD!

1. We Are One
2. New Year’s Letter

Produced by MacClain & Cole
Mastered by George Daly

We Are One- Recorded, engineered, and mixed by Ben Leinbach at Old Bull Studios, San Anselmo, CA

New Year’s Letter- Recorded, engineered, and mixed by Gabriel Shepard at 25th Street Recording and Revere Recording in Oakland, CA

Amy MacClain- Vocals, percussion
Jason Cole- Guitars, bass, drums

Lyrics by Amy MacClain
Music by MacClain & Cole
© 2012  Meg Dog Music - ASCAP

Special thanks to Dave Marquette and everyone at Mercury Recording Equipment Co.

Contact:
macclainandcole@gmail.com
(925) 209 8318
www.macclainandcole.com

We Are One

From my first album. This one showed up on NPR's "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" this weekend.


Bucking Bronco (from Thunkadelicate)

Here's a quick-n-dirty medley of some rough mixes of the tunes from my new album

Sampler from CAN'T NOT

27 candles aglow today... "Caskets That Small" is a reflection on the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School and on guns in the USA. It is dedicated to the community of Newtown, CT... and to a world where all kids are safe.

Caskets That Small [For Sandy Hook & Newtown]

The White Barn (rough mix v1.1 - Oct 6 2012)

Just wait till you get to know me better
You’ll be so amazed what we can do
When you take the time to know me better
When you let me show myself to you.

I know your days are filled with so many things
You can’t even keep track of all the songs you sing
But I got nothing but time
I’m going to hang around
I’m going to help you build your castle 
back on the ground

There was  time when you trusted me like a friend
You never doubted but now you wonder if you can depend
Listen: We’ve got the same destination—to love and be free
And I know that you’re going to get there
You’re going to get there 
With me.




Intuition (from CAN'T NOT)--download at noisetrade! link at bttm left

This piece was composed for my dear uncle, Ken Hatt, the husband of my father's sister, Susan.  Ken passed away in December, 2012.  He glowed.  He was deeply kind and curious, and I remember him with a big smile on his face.  Satie's Gymnopédie #1 was one of his favorite pieces, and I wrote this fantasy for him a few weeks before he passed.  I wanted to write music *from inside* the beautifully simple sound world that the original piece creates.  I played the piece today at a memorial service for him in Victoria, B.C.

To download this track (for free), please visit:
http://eomusic.bandcamp.com/track/fantasy-on-gymnop-die-1-satie-eo

Fantasy on Gymnopédie #1 (Satie/eO)

Partially recorded live at Bazaar Cafe with Robin Yukiko and Alan Monasch, and overdubs in the studio with Jay Trainer.

Lighthouse Underneath (Demo)

Dara Ackerman~ Skyland  (Earthville Music)
Now available at http://earthville.org/projects/arts/music/skyland-dara-ackerman/
Refreshingly surprising, with an ever changing sound all her own, Dara Ackerman is an eclectic, indie singer-songwriter with a voice that opens the heart and touches the sky. Her songs are filled with unexpected turns, groove, depth and light.

Dara’s first album, Skyland, casts a net across her life-- from her departure from California, to seven years in the Himalayas and back again. Moving from longing and fear to insight and joy, she captures moments that have transformed her, and sends them flying. 

Dara works with Bay Area bands Scarth Locke, MacClain & Cole, Felsen, Jonah Matranga, Wa Ama Ni Um (Iamani I. Ameni), and artists Eric Oberthaler, Andrew Griffin, Peter Canton, Alexis Blaire, and Joanne de Mars. She has also worked closely with Los Angeles musicians Tommy Jordan, Danny Moynahan, Richard Fultineer, Austin Nicholson, The Happy Mediums, Superbroke Superheroes Brass Tin and Strings Marching Ensemble, and Santa Barbara artists Tom Lackner, Joe Woodard, James Connolly, Ellen Turner, Rob Taylor, and Glen Phillips. With the exception of a few, all of the above musicians, and more, appear on her album. Her chief collaborator and producer, Mark Moore of guruzero Productions, is based in Colorado and Northern India. 

Photos, news, and more can be found at facebook.com/daraackermanmusic. 
She loves her artist-run, nonprofit record label, Earthville Music (earthvillemusic.com).

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Skyland-- by Dara Ackerman   
“A mesmerizing debut from versatile and visionary singer-songwriter Dara Ackerman, supported by performances from a cast of astoundingly talented musicians spanning a world of styles, all united by the sublime thread of Dara’s unique and profound musical and emotional sensibilities." 
-- Earthville Music
