Trinidad (unmastered, with steel drum).mp3

Leonard Cohen CBC 1993

'Open Season' - the debut LP from 'The Mad Dalton'.
All songs written by 'The Mad Dalton' (aka: Peter GW Sumadh).

Produced by 'The Mad Dalton' & James Lyttle
Recorded at Millbank Studios, Co.Antrim.

enquiries@themaddalton.com

05 The Devil Came To Derry

04 Walking Through The Woods (In Fathom Five)

03 Seafaring Man

02 Melancholy West

01 On The Lam

Written a longtime ago, recorded a good while after, though only being officially released now in these surreal times, somehow on scheduie.

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Lyrics by Peter GW Sumadh 
Music composed by Peter GW Sumadh & Ciaran "Scruffy" Gallagher
Recorded//produced by Michael Mormecha at Millbank Studios
Mixed/edited with further production by Jonny Woods
Artwork: Andrew Train (Giraffe Stairs Tattoos)

Peter GW Sumadh: vocals/acoustic & electric guitar: 
Michael Mormecha: drums/percussion
Stu Fletcher: bass
Ciaran "Scruffy" Gallagher: accordion
George McKinney: electric guitar
Michael "Wally" Walters: trombone


Skeleton Waltz (lyrics: Sumadh)

I was w/ you when the sun went down 
You were w/ me wearing its crown 
Up on the rooftop making it sound 
Like there’s no one around. 

Bullet seas were on their way 
We had come so far that day 
Hustling history’s tunes away 
That’s because you waltz that way 

Just when I thought that I’d seen the light 
To keep me warm, to keep me bright 
I thought “what did I do?”, “what did we do?” 
Something break through 

Soon the day turn into dust 
Finds me lying in the dust 
Centuries all filled with rust 
The greatest age, the biggest bust 

Look at the sky she said to me 
The stars are all in symmetry 
Jupiter Mars & Mercury 
It never made much sense to me 

Misty morning make my day 
Tell me how we got this way 
What did I do what did we do? 
Im so sick of screaming 

I was in bed when the church bells rang 
High as hell when the voices sang 
Heard the shots when the gun went bang 
And I thought I was dreaming 

Some they scream some they pray 
Armageddon on it’s way 
Whatever they do whatever they say 
It’s just because they waltz that way 

"Give thanks to the Green Muse, Buddha 
Give thanks, Herman Hesse, Hakim Bey 
Hare Krishna is on it’s way 
Zion Zion on it’s way 
Apocalypse - it’s on it’s way 
Armageddon - it’s on it’s way 
Whatever you do whatever you say 
That’s because you waltz that way…”

Skeleton Waltz

'The Mad Dalton' is the musical moniker of Belfast based independent musician/writer Peter GW Sumadh.

"A great & very significant song for the world we live in today. Great production - a very timely tune indeed." Ralph McLean BBC Radio Ulster

“Sumadh’s craft has evolved to a point where harmonic savvy and incisive turns-of-phrase effortlessly take centre-stage…” 
The Thin Air

"A beautiful debut"
Hot Press

“….an inspired full-band effort, evoking everything from early Pixies to mid-era Eels…” 
The Thin Air

“Uplifting and lion-hearted in equal measure, ‘Oh Marseille’ is a song of hope for the future. It speaks from the heart, an inspiring ballad which stands on it’s own as a unique composition full of passion..”
BBC ‘s ‘Across The Line’

“The SUBERB Mad Dalton is as mad as a box of frogs but there’s something woozily psychedelic with a BIG ending on it- I like it! Fair play to him!"

“…A ruminating, Americana-tinged, wonderfully-realised release bursting with carefully-crafted pathos and soul".
The Thin Air

"…uniquely captivating & emotive song-making...."
State.IE

“…loaded with passionate, heavily atmospheric tracks that take time to slow down and think about contemporary times…”
Chordblossom

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