recordings

what's on this page:

1. studio cds with song list, link to more information, including lyrics:

a. a tale of two americas
b. recognition
c. into the blue
d. and then he woke up
e. white buffalo
f. no commercial traffic
g. big brass bed "a few dylan songs"

2. dvds by title and description

a. walk in the highlands (Scotland 1998)
b. czech republic 1992 (documentary 60 min.)
c. house concert in tuscany (Italy 2007)

3. archival cds (cds unless otherwise noted)

a. house concert germany 1998
b. original rod macdonald band 1976-78
d. unreleased 1970s: solo studio & and live on WBAI
e. live at the main st cafe, homestead, FL 9/11/03
f. guilty pleasures-unreleased songs, studio recordings 1991-2000
g. live at the outpost in the burbs, montclair, NJ october 2003
h. live at the speakeasy, NYC, 1984-86
i. lee harvey, the microdots, & me: various recordings NYC 1991-96
j. highway to nowhere 1992 studio recording
k. live at the florida, tucson AZ folk festivals may 2004
l. rod macdonald & the hitchikers-italy 1989-9

	CDs
	after the war blue flute music 2009 (also released as "this one" by brambus records/switzerland 2008) --opening disclaimer, stop the war, for the people, days of rain, two americans, the coming of the snow, ballerina, after the war, american jerusalem, soldiers, half heaven half heartache, i'll walk in the highlands, after the singing, white buffalo, wings of light, every living thing-- sixteen new and old songs recorded with celebrated band and vocalists "as has been the hallmark of his writing career, Rod MacDonald pulls no punches regarding public and private life in current times......living and breathing entities that bear repeated hearing."....Folkwax read the full review
	a tale of two americas wind river, brambus records 2005 ray and ron, terror, missing, the governator, my beloved enemy, smoke, treat you right, i'm your dad, the lucky ones, don't let your dim light die, sacrifice, peace, here i stand, true love, a tale of two americas, love is the common ground, i am bob dylan, with god on our side acoustic guitar, voice, bass, 2d guitar, mandolin, dobro Buy From cdbaby.com Download from iTunes
	Recognition (Brambus Records 2002, Wind River Records 2003) You Who Sleep Beside Me, (The Man Who Dropped The Bomb On) Hiroshima, Just One Kiss, My Neighbors In Delray, Doctor Gachet, Just A Video Game, When Angel Gets Blue, We Got it Good And That Ain't Bad, Mickey World, Dance By Lightning, Ireland, Ireland, 137 Executions (Not One Innocent Man), The Little Girls Love To Dance, Willie Jean, Now You're Talkin' Baby, For The Good Of America, Mojo & The St Luke's Flukes Rod MacDonald on guitar/vocal harmonica, Steve Eriksson on guitars, Mark Dann on bass, Steve Holly on drums, Bernie Shanahan on keyboards and organ, Susan McKeown & France Harper on harmonies
	Into The Blue Gadfly (US) /Brambus Records (Europe) 1999 Seven Days, No Problem, Best Defense, Days Of Rain, Here's A Song For You, Tough Life, 6 Strings & A Hole Big & Round, The Aucilla River Song, Deep Down In The Everglades, Lightning Over The Sea, Into The Blue, Fear, Sun Dancer, The Cure For Insomnia. "a bumper crop of mellow and up-tempo modern folk tunes, tunes with passion and insight...."Soundsations "a consistent and sensitive cd..." Dirty Linen
	And Then He Woke Up Gadfly (US) /Brambus Records (Europe) 1996 Happy All The Time, Black-Haired Man, Any Old Sunday, Then He Woke Up, The Death of Victor Jara, Me & Uncle Joe, I Can't Believe (How Good You've Been To Me), The Last Train To Pontiac, Love For All Seasons, Out In The Country, I'll Walk In The Highlands, Keeper of the Flame, Who Built The Bomb (That Blew Oklahoma City Down), Timothy. "A strong record that, in a way, ambushed my expectations with its fervor and drive. It really reaches out to the ears. And with Rod MacDonald's songwriting, it is potent stuff." Sing Out
	White Buffalo Gadfly (US) /Brambus Records (Europe) First released in 1986 as LP, remastered for cd Song of My Brothers, Cross Country Waltz, Sanctuary, Pretty Girls, Sand Castle, White Buffalo, Water, Blues For The River, Aliens in Business Suits, Stop The War. "His high, clear voice and clean, honest phrasing, his catchy melodies and relaxed, rolling rhythyms make for an album that is urgent in its poetry; yet always bopping, pretty music." Boston Globe
	no commercial traffic Solstice Records 2002 1983 LP remastered for cd the unearthly fire, it's goin' to take some time, butter my bread, something beautiful, on the road (in new york town), american jerusalem, dear grandfather, a sailor's prayer, what i wanted, every living thing "the nearly 20-year old recording sounds timeless on cd"....Palm Beach Post 8/2/02 *full review in Folkwax*

	dvds
	a walk in the the highlands A video of the Scotland trip (summer 1998), produced by Gary Ashorn of Digital Memories, Friendswood, TX.. includes 12 live performances of songs from The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, an intimate house concert, and a Scottish pub, set to video and still pictures of Scotland sites. With special guest Terry Clarke. See Rod's photos that are used in the video! This video was filmed as part of the House Concert tour, a group that travels with Rod to various locales for vacations.
	A Week In The Czech Republic June 1992, in Prague and at two festivals; live performances, interviews with Rod and Pavel Lohonka, leader of Zalman a Spol and a pivotal figure in the Czech democracy revolution. A one hour documentary filmed by Rod and other participants in the festival, professionally edited and duplicated, with live performances of For the People (Song For Czechoslovakia), A Sailor's Prayer, more.
	Tuscany House Concert A full-length, single fixed camera concert dvd, from the Villa Ferro in September 2007, with photographs and video of Pisa, Florence, Vinci and Montecatini, Italy, and the surrounding area and towns. Songs performed are Don't Let Your Dim Light Die, The Coming of the Snow, Terror, For the People, I Am Bob Dylan, You Who Sleep Beside Me, It's Going To Take Some Time, The Unearthly Fire, Blues For The River, Me & Uncle Joe, Up On The Mountain, Stop The War, On Any Old Sunday, After the Singing, For the Good Of America, The Ballad of Lee Harvey, and White Buffalo.

archival cds	these are live and/or restored studio recordings
House Concert live recording of Rod & Mark Dann Cadeberge, Germany spring 1998 Recorded by Wolfgang Hess I Can't Believe (How Good You've Good To Me), Keeper Of The Flame, Some Things I Like About America, Ballad Of A Black Haired Man, The Death Of Victor Jara, After The Singing, A Sailor's Prayer, Up On The Mountain, The Aliens Came In Business Suits, Dallas, The Man On The Ledge, I'll Walk In The Highlands.	Live At The Speakeasy 1984-86 recordings of live bands w/Howie Wyeth, John Kruth, Mark Dann, guests Meet Me Baby (After the Bombs Do Fall), Unearthly Fire, Ode To The Pretty Girls, Baby Glows In The Dark, Song of My Brothers, American Jerusalem, Rockabilly Wedding, Nothing, The Man With The Hired Face, Real Americans, Mojo & The St Lukes Flukes, (I Left My Heart On) MacDougal Street.
The Original Rod MacDonald Band studio recordings 1976-78 Recorded by Mike Lobel and Mark Dann remastered for cd 2002 w/Jeff Berman, Bernie Shanahan, Steve Miller, Mark Dann, David Ganelin The Night's Still On Our Side, Ballerina, Sleepless Nights, Island, Memories, Somebody Waiting, All Of The Same Ole Saviours, City Lights, Hard Times, Ernesto Miranda, (I Don't Believe) You Don't Want To Dance.	Lee Harvey & The Microdots various recordings 1991-96 You Swallowed The Lie, The Ballad of Lee Harvey, Some Things I Like About America, Hollywood Movie, Honorable Men, Here's A Pretty Girl,Letter From A Fool, Little Black Pearls, The Contract On America, The Aliens Came In Business Suits
Forgotten Tunes Of The 1970s: solo studio & and live on WBAI Fifty One Years Ago, Here Come The Clones, Three Russian Violinists, La Rue de la Fortune, Look Homeward Boy, Baby Blue, A Man Called Alias, Misery Walks The Streets Tonight, Miles The Frog,The Face of the Sun, Bury Me Deep, Children of Paradise, All Done In His Name.	Highway To Nowhere (Original release 1992 Shanachie Records) Norman, Now That The Rain Has Gone, The Coming Of the Snow, Moonlight and Fire, After The Singing, So Many Songs, Love At the Time, Distant Radios, Saving Grace, The Well, The Way To Calvary (computer copy of original recording, with printed booklet)
Live at the Main St Cafe 9/11/03	Festival: Live at the Florida, Tucson Folk Festivals May 2004
Live at the Main St Cafe 9/11/03
Guilty Pleasures Unreleased songs, studio recordings 1991-2000	Rod MacDonald & The Hitchikers Rod's band in Italy early 1990s Auschwitz, Always The Highway, The Death Of Victor Jara, What About The Angels, A Friend Like You, Dreaming With My Eyes Wide Open, Blue-Eyed Baby Girl, Medicine Girl, The Far Side of The Street, The Sun's Gonna Shine Today, The American Guerillas, Life Goes On, Simple Things, Body & Soul, The Gypsy Melody, South Africa
Live at the Outpost In The Burbs October 2003