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Lee
Murdock has uncovered a boundless body of music and
stories in the Great Lakes. There is an amazing timelessness
in this music. Great Lakes songs are made of hard word,
hard living, ships that go down and ships that come
in.
The music is grounded in the work song tradition, from
the rugged days of lumberjacks and wooden sailing schooners.
Murdock comes alongside with ballads of contemporary
commerce and revelry in the grand folk style. Lee's
fans have discovered a sweetwater treasure in his songs
about the Great Lakes, finding drama and inspiration
in the lives of sailors and fishermen, lighthouse keepers,
ghosts, shipwrecks, outlaws and everyday heroes. [MORE] |
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Free
Song Download (only until July 16, 2009)
Use the link below to download the
first song, Remember the Night of the Phoenix,
from my new CD. (This link only available until July
16). After listening, I hope you'll want to buy
the CD or go to CDBaby.com
to hear short 30-second samples of all the songs
on The View From the Harbor
(you can order from CDBaby.com or directly from me).
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The
View From the Harbor-New
CD
It has been five years since my last CD of Great
Lakes music. We think you'll agree that
this one was worth the wait! More
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Remember the Night of the Phoenix
by Lee Murdock
mp3 file 5.84 MB 5:03 minutes
(Click on link above; if download
does not begin automatically, right-click and save the
file to your computer when prompted).
About the song, Remember the
Night of the Phoenix ...
From the liner notes: It seems like every
generation has a yearning to find their collective
roots. Genealogy has become a passion for the Baby
Boomers. The Internet has made the researching easier
than before, which leads me to this story. Early Sunday
morning, November 21st, 1847, the propeller steamship
Phoenix was making its way up Lake
Michigan when she caught fire just north of Sheboygan,
Wisconsin. In those days, fire was a major hazard
on the water as steam technology was fairly new and
much of the material used to build and outfit these
vessels was flammable. There were over 160 immigrants
from Holland on this trip, making their way to the
new settlements around Sheboygan, Wisconsin and Holland,
Michigan. John Textor, born in the Netherlands, became
very interested in this story when he was researching
Dutch immigration to North America. His book, Phoenix,
the Fateful Journey, provided much background
for this song. Shortly after it was written, I was
privileged to debut the song in 2007 at a special
concert in Sheboygan, for over 100 people on the 160th
anniversary. Many of those present that evening were
direct descendants of the 46 survivors of that tragic
night. There are, also, over eight thousand people
that trace their ancestry back to those aboard the
Phoenix. That is why I do this, I
guess.
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