Updated 22-Apr-98
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Long time Keaggy friend and outstanding musician Phil Madeira
has released his new solo CD, "Off Kilter". At
present the only way to order the CD is from Phil himself. Phil
does everything on this one, folks, not just the B3 :)
In Phil's own words:
- "I would call the album Contemporary Folk, a la
Bruce Cockburn, Dylan, Emmy Lou Harris... Some of it
rocks, so don't get me wrong... There's NO B-3 on the
record! Can you believe it?!"
Here's a review:
As gentle and
honest an album as you'll hear this year, Phil Madeira has
crafted a work of tender beauty. Off Kilter tingles your ears
with it's lazy guitar playing but is far from easy listening in
any kind of Neil Diamond way. It is so saturated with musical
delights that you will never be allowed to drift into sleep. It
will grab your attention and never let it go. Madeira of course
is Mr. Session Musician in the Nashville CCM scene, I challenge
you to find five albums in your collection where the omnipresent
one hasn't played on, and so quality was inevitable. Still I was
not ready for how good a, rare, solo album from Phil would be.
Beginning with the Lanoisesque mood of Jagged Heart and moving
through Dylan, Cockburn and John Prine as reference points
Madeira takes us on a songwriting ride through his spiritual
journey. As the man himself says: "I've been carving,
stripping back the bark, rounding off the edges of a jagged heart."
Gorgeous. An album of the year. A career work.
by Steve Stockman,
Rhythms of Redemption magazine, Ireland
All from the man who brought you great songs like Struck By
the Love and Everywhere I Look!!
Just in case you're not familiar with Phil, he's worked for
many years with Phil Keaggy and other well known types.
THE NEWS (22 April 1998)
Phil just returned from Scotland, where
he has been producing a Celtic Christian band called "The
Electrics", a great group of guys. He had a good time
tracking the usual rock stuff and then bagpipes, etc! It'll be
released this summer on 5 Minute Walk.
No news on the re-release of Emerging.
Phil played in January on the new Neville
Brothers record. Had a ball, didn't do much B-3, as Art Neville
handled most of it. He did 2 songs. The rest of the work was a
blast- Lap steel, Accordian, dobro, guitar... kitchen sink.
Derri and Phil are still working on their
project. Phil also mixed his new record "Three Horseshoes",
and is about to master it, then shop a deal for it.
Recently worked on a surf record for
Terry Taylor with various artists. Keaggy played on that as well.
(He also did a scortching solo on the Electrics' record).
Check it out:
Cover and Song List - Who Helped and the Gear Used
- Phil's Comments on the
Songs
- More about Phil
- ORDERING
"OFF KILTER"
Who Helped and the Gear Used
Primary guitar: Telecaster Thinline, usually
bridge pickup. Also, Epiphone Emporer, Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
with P-90 pickups, Fender Stratocaster, Regent Atchtop electric,
National resonator (1930s), Gibson L-1 acoustic, Italian
accordians, Fender bass with Jazz pickups.
Dave Perkins from Chagall Guevara and Kenny
Meeks (a longtime member of my band) sang some harmonies, and
drums were done interactively with Charlie Morgan, Keith
LeBlanc, and Christer Jansson; Phil helped...
Recorded with almost 1 mic, an Audio Technica
4033-- fantastic mic, and although its got 24 tracks of Adat,
it's mostly on 16... very spacious, and uncluttered.
Phil's own comments:
- JAGGED HEART-
- "I've been carving, stripping
back the bark rounding off the edges of a jagged heart"
A reflection of my personal can of
worms- good and bad. You should never apologise for who
you ARE; of course, if you're anything like me, you find
yourself apologising frequently for the things you DO.
Recorded to a simple drum loop;
Telecaster with a tremolo pedal.
- DIESEL-
- "I am on a train this morning
rocking in and out of sleep, shaking, waking without
warning; miles to go before I weep. And the only thing
that's real is the motion of the wheel rushing passengers
like me to uncertain destiny"
This is about innocence lost, and the
passing of time.
Double-tracked Gibson L-1 acoustic,
Fender bass with a felt pick, and accordian. The one pure
folk tune on the record.
- FRANCINE-
- "The closer we got, the more your
eyes shut Francine, you're as dead as they come."
Definitely in Bob Dylan's
footsteps, the topic is adultery and the residual
payments incurred. I wrote it about a close friend's
affair, but I thought writing in the first person would
bring it all the way home. Thankfully, I've got a great
marriage, and have not gone the way my heart would
sometimes like to go. Third Chapter of Solomon's Proverbs...
L-1, Telecaster, and Les Paul (slide),
accordian, BS & drums. Kenny Meeks, harmony.
- WICKED JOB-
- "dream big dreams, keep them in
your heart til they burst their seams like the will of
God"
I must've written
this for my kids, or maybe for anyone who's ever held a
job they hated. True story.
L-1, National (slide), Telecaster,
bass, drums.
- OFF KILTER-
- "She's a little off kilter,
'cause her world's turned her upside down"
You never know what kind of personal history
you're looking at when you encounter a down-and-outer.
This is my obligatory blues number.
3 piece- Tele, bass and drums.
- A GIRL NAMED HOPE-
- "Nothing's carved in stone 'til
the paint is dry"
If Paul
Gaugin had grown up in Texas...
L-1, National (slide), Strat, Tele,
bass & drums
- NAKED EYE-
- "I will freefall into your mercy
backlit by this winter sky Like an unforgiving camera is
the naked eye"
Life is
pretty stark if you can see no further than what your
eyes allow. Faith... on the other hand.
Telecasters, bass, drums, accordian.
- FOOL THAT I AM-
- "I will want you and long for you
long as I can I will love you, my captor, fool that I am"
Love is relentlessly optimistic,
even when it might be unrequited. If the Byrds hadn't
used a 12 string, maybe they'd have sounded like this.
Telecaster, Epiphone thru a Tremolo,
bass & drums, accordian.
- THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE-
- "I long to hear you speak tonight
Whisper healing to my life pull me far beyond the noise
let me hear the sound of your voice"
'nuff said.
Telecasters, bass, drums.
- MEANT TO BE-
- "Lambs to the slaughter too
stupid to know but somehow we wound up safe in the fold
we were meant to be"
It's
amazing what a relationship can endure, and once in
awhile, you gotta figure that if you're still married,
you probably had nothing to do with that kind of success...
Thanks Keith Richards for teaching the
world to play rythmn guitar! Telecaster, Regent (leads),
percussion, bass & drums. Dave Perkins, Kenny Meeks
and PM on BGVs.
- JUST A WORD FROM YOU-
- "The hinges are rusty and the
gate wants to swing Just a word from you, and I will do
anything"
yeah, you know
what I mean.
L-1, Tele, accordian, Bass & drums.
- WASTELAND-
- "I was a snail when you taught me
to feel... I'm remembering this and I thank God I am only
visiting this wasteland"
A
remembrance of the ongoing journey. Written on tour in
Texas with Jimmy A, Rick Elias, and Rich Mullins 7/94...
Strat (leads), Tele, L-1, bass, drums.
Phil's influences and people he likes to
work with:
Influences:
Los Lobos, Bob Dylan, the Byrds, the Beatles, Taj Mahal, Jimmy
Vaughan, Phil Keaggy, Shawn Colvin, John Prine, the Band, Elmore
James, Ry Cooder, everybody...
People with whom I most enjoy working:
Buddy Miller, Julie Miller, Phil Keaggy, Jimmy A, the Choir, Lost
Dogs, Little Kings (w/ D Perkins, K Meeks, and Jim Foster), Lynn
Nichols, a host of session players in Nashville, Phil & John,
Ashley Cleveland (a smokin' band!), Vigilantes of Love, Ceili
Rain, it's a long list!
Recently played a writer's night at the
famous Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, in the round, with Amy Grant,
Wayne Kirkpatrick, and Ashley Cleveland. (Ashely & Wayne are
2 fantastic artists in the Christian music scene.)
Some recognisable session players I've
had the pleasure of working with include:
Lee Sklar, Michael Omartian, Russ Kunkel, Al Perkins, Tommy Sims,
Gary Tallent, Kenny Aronoff, Phil Keaggy, Michael Rhodes, Chad
Cromwell, Kenny Greenburg, Larrie Londin, Dan Dugmore, and Stuart
Duncan, Gordon Kennedy, Buddy Miller, again too long a list.
I'm presently performing with 2 bands,
besides my group, which is: Kenny Meeks- guitar or bass and
Vocals, Dennis Holt-Drums, and Danny O'Lannerghty-bass, PM-guitar
and Vocal.
Also- Ceili Rain- a Celtic Rock band with
Rick Cua, Bob Halligan, Cactus Moser, Chris Carmichael, Hunter
Lee, and myself (accordian). It's a blast, and we're close to a
deal.
Little Kings- with Dave, Kenny, Jim and me-
was formed almost by accident last year in Holland. We went over
as solo artists in support of each other, and came back a band.
We've cut 3 tunes, and who knows what'll happen. It's rockin'!
New albums I've played on:
Keaggy's latest instrumental; I play slide and organ.
Steven C. Chapman- Lap steel, organ, Wurlitzer piano, synth,
National slide... Amy Grant- we cut a lot of tunes, so I'm not
sure what I wound up on; it was a blast-- she's a queen-- and the
playing is great. I played B-3, unless they use a rough track
where I played slide acoustic guitar. Susan Ashton-still
unfinished. Tribute to Petra (?)-- Perkins and Lynn Nichols
produced this zany project... out soon. The Choir- Steve &
Derri are at it again. Great record; I played Chamberlin strings;
like a Mellotron.
More new albums Phil's played on:
Up and coming Amy Grant, Vanessa Williams (B-3 and Lap Steel),
Michael MacDonald (B3, National slide, accordian), Vigilantes of
Love (Electric Guitar, organ, piano, lap steel, tin whistle,
accordian).
To order your copy, send $15.00 (includes
shipping) (foreign orders $5.00 shipping) to:
Phil Madeira
P.O. Box 159296
Nashville, TN 37215
USA
US funds. Money order, certified check, or
personal check accepted. Allow 3-4 weeks delivery. Please be
aware that there will be a delay in shipping while personal
checks clear.
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