New Release "Leaves from the Family Tree EP"

Available Everywhere July 21, 2023

Cover art by the brilliant Jay Thompson

NOVEMBER 2022 "ROOTS" Released!

"Roots" is a love song that I wrote for the land where I have lived, loved, prospered and lost for  the past 50+ years.  

Nearly every memory I have plays out on a backdrop of the Rocky Mountains and the landscapes  that surround them.  

Although I've strayed, for years at a time, I will always look forward to the untamed and powerful greeting of Canada's West,  and the certainty of its silent message, “Welcome Home”. 

 

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Neil is a bit like a road worn guitar. Not the kind you might find on the wall of a suburban music store, with artfully placed scuffs and an inflated price tag, but something undeniably authentic. He’s the real deal, and he’s earned every buckle mark, frayed edge, and ding. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, Neil has been a sought-after sideman and session musician (Boom Chucka Boys, Mike Plume) for over 20 years. His two critically acclaimed solo albums—the eponymous Neil Mac (2011), and his 2006 debut, Picture of Someone You Need, produced by Lawrence Currie (Sloan, Gandarvas, Wintersleep)—are emotionally literate, characterized by Neil’s powerful and direct voice. At times, soaring, it can also find a ragged, tender edge. There’s a sparkle of power-pop here, a gravelly tinge of heartland rock there. Never imitative, MacDonald draws from his wide palette of melodic references, to paint new pictures from familiar colours.

Roots

Neil Mac

"Roots" is a love song that I wrote for the land where I have lived, loved, prospered and lost for the past 50+ years.

Nearly every memory I have plays out on a backdrop of the Rocky Mountains and the landscapes that surround them.

Although I've strayed, for years at a time, I will always look forward to the untamed and powerful greeting of
"Roots" is a love song that I wrote for the land where I have lived, loved, prospered and lost for  the past 50+ years.  

Nearly every memory I have plays out on a backdrop of the Rocky Mountains and the landscapes  that surround them.  

Although I've strayed, for years at a time, I will always look forward to the untamed and powerful greeting of Canada's West,  and the certainty of its silent message, “Welcome Home”. 
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