Marc
Douglas Berardo Marc
Douglas Berardo
News Feb 2006
Marc
Douglas Berardo Artist of the week in New Zealand!
For
listeners in New Zealand: TOWN & COUNTRY RADIO SHOW,
New Zealand, every Mon at 9pm 783 KHz AM, Mon 09 Jan 9.00 pm start.
Dedications
PhoneLine: 04-38 58 783 * ARTIST of the Week: MARC DOUGLAS
BERARDO, Harbor [PrimeNumbersRecordings.com]
-----Also in Australia:
request MDB and Harbor: "Sidestream" Radio 99.7FM Brisbane,
Australia.
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CD REVIEW: Marc Douglas Berardo - Harbor By Jane Eamon - 01/27/06 - 11:08 AM EST
I love this. Every once in awhile, a great CD falls into my lap and I love it. This is why I review CDs. To discover someone I’ve never heard of and in the normal course of life, probably never would. Marc Douglas Berardo is one such writer. His new CD, Harbor is lovely and well worth the listen. Let me say right from the beginning, this man can write. I wasn’t sure with the first cut, Blue Wave, but he had me from the second cut on. Shake Out The Dust, the 2nd track on the CD, is a beautifully written story of the impact cancer has on a family. It’s told in simple straightforward images – written like a conversation and so effective. I was there.
Take It Along is simple, that’s how good Berardo is. He writes simply with careful images and great tunes. I want to sing his songs. His voice is similar to John Prine and others like him, and maybe that’s where the success lies. It is so difficult to write simply and well. Berardo does both. It also helps that he can certainly play his guitar. He tells stories about his life – Where The Road Turns to Shell and Sand and the beautiful title track, Harbor. Life in a port town dependant on the fishing industry and his love of the sea. These are real life stories and in the hands of a good writer all that more believable.
It’s not surprising that folks are paying attention to Berardo. He’s been a winner and finalist in a lot of songwriting contests. He deserves it. Most of the CD is acoustic but there are a few rootsy songs as well. The similarity between Berardo and Prine comes through on these. I must say that I wasn’t as drawn to these, I’m more partial to the softer side. The writing impressed me. He’s good. There is a song called Abuse which starts with….go down Moses, go down Abraham/save the child from the wretched men….I love it. I did have one little beef…there are some clanging non-rhymes in Berardo’s lyrics. As a writer, I noticed. I don’t know where the CD is available but there is a website – www.marcdouglas.com and you can contact Hudson Harding Music at hudsonhardingmusic@yahoo.com. It is a good CD and worth a listen, if only to read Berardo’s words.
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Harbor
reaches #50 on Folk DJ CHart!
#50 on the top 70 after one month. (Jan 20006)
Others include Jackson Browne, Rodney Crowell, Darden Smith and Pete Seeger.
Harbor
Top 70 Folk DJ List Tied with Jackson Browne/ Pete Seeger
TOP ALBUMS AND SONGS OF JANUARY 2006
Compiled by Richard
Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
full list here:http://www.folkradio.org/
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50: "Field Of Crows," Darden Smith [Dualtone, new] (15) "Field Of Crows" "Talk Me Down"
50: "Garden Of Days," Jamie Byrd [Rooster Dog, 12/05] (15) "Gonna Build Me A Barn" "String Of Pearls"
50: "Harbor," Marc Douglas Berardo [Prime, new] (15) "Blue Wave" "Shake Out The Dust"
50: "The Outsider," Rodney Crowell [Columbia, 8/05] (15) "Don't Get Me Started" "Shelter From The Storm"
50: "Seeds: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 3," Pete Seeger & Friends [Appleseed, 2003] (15) "Dr. King On Violence; Take It From Dr. King" "Take It From Dr. King"
50: "Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1," Jackson Browne [Inside Recordings, 10/05] (15) "Lives In The Balance" "For A Dancer"
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Harbor @ #33 on WVIA FM!
Station
information: WVIA-FM 89.9 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton PA. 50,000-Watts WVYA,
3000-Watts 89.7, Williamsport, PA
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