Rod Macdonald
Website:
http://www.rodmacdonald.net
Discography:
2005 - A Tale of Two Americas
2003 - Recognition
1999 - Into the Blue
1997 - And Then He Woke Up
1996 - White Buffalo
1994 - Highway to Nowhere
1989 - Bring On the Lions
1985 - Album 2>For Sale<
1983 - No Commercial Traffic
| Throughout an international music career of almost three decades, Rod MacDonald has remained a vital force in the folk music world. With his unique eclectic brand of music that transcends the typical folk genre, he has performed at many of the finest clubs, coffeehouses and major festivals in the U.S. and abroad. As distinctive an entertainer as he is a songwriter, his engaging delivery, musical versatility, timeless ballads and modern folk songs place him in the elite of singer-songwriters performing in North America today.
A major figure in the 80s folk renaissance of Greenwich Village, Rod is a prolific communicator well known for his passionate interest in the events that shape our world's societies. His signature song, "American Jerusalem", "a brilliant contrast of rich and poor, of the powerful and the powerless in Manhattan..." (Sing Out! ) remains an enduring classic. More than two dozen notable artists have covered his works, including "American Jerusalem", the enchanting love song, "Coming of the Snow", and the hymn-styled "Sailor's Prayer", to name a few.
Influenced by songwriters Phil Ochs, Richard Farina and Bob Dylan, and his own background in journalism and law, Rod is not afraid to get political, take chances and ask tough questions. Approaching the genre differently from most contemporary singer-songwriters, his "protest" songs are non-judgmental narratives that rather invite his audiences to draw their own conclusions. All Music Guide writes that Rod is "... one of the most politically and socially aware lyricists of our time."
In his trademark balladeer style, Rod weaves together a tapestry of journalistically insightful lyrics and poetic imagery offering up compelling, entertaining, thought-provoking - and often delicious satirical commentaries. And when his target is politics, he is at his wittiest...
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