Title: Michael - a single release
By: Hot Tamale (Adrian Fogelin & Craig Reeder) with Mickey Abraham Running Time: 4:12 Release Date: Jan.22, 2024 Genre: Folk/Acoustic Adrian's Introduction: For me, new songs sit in the dusty dark of an attic overhead, just waiting to be brought into the light. The day I wrote Micheal, the door to that attic was unlocked by a B minor chord. B minor is a melancholy and lonely chord, and so the song began: Row the boat ashore Michael, you know the light is getting dim… I have sung Michael Row the Boat Ashore since I was in high school and have always thought of it as a song of triumph and homecoming. The connection to that song was unconscious, but genuine--what if, instead of rowing toward salvation, Michael is rowing away from human warmth and comfort? And what if the singer of the song is someone who loves Michael and is begging him to come home? The song was written in a few minutes—but then it was already there, just waiting for a B minor chord to unlock the attic door. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/0Bo6sNcfvyNqiiywj3qRQa?uid=770bfbec8bc0e353d8b4&uri=spotify%3Atrack%3A5vBfV5bEe2hmFwS6Fap7gy Listen on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/hot-tamale-tallahassee/michael-by-hot-tamale Worldwide Radio Premier: Feb. 27, 2024, on "Folk'n'Stuff" hosted by Hugh Taylor on Celtic Music Radio broadcasting from Glasgow, Scotland. youtu.be/rgrfu72ikwc?si=CrYm_uQ1-BhdIYp2 Visit Hot Tamale's Facebook page: lhttps://www.facebook.com/hottamalemusic Contact: Craig Reeder , email: [email protected] this page updated: Jan 22, 2024 |
Adrian Fogelin
Craig Reeder
Mickey Abraham
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