"McNevin is a singer-songwriter of the highest order..."
-Acoustic Guitar
"McNevin has a wonderful tenor voice. The songs are melodic and
artfully constructed... This is very classy stuff." - John McClure,
Victory Review
Six otherwise unavailable
Michael McNevin songs written for this
special project for The Learning Company. This 24-minute CD is
special priced at $10.
1. Up On a Hill
2. Man on the Levee
3. Harriet
4. Critter Stew
5. On the Banks of the Little Blue
6. Willie
Michael McNevin's second
CD features his trademark story songs,
flowing fingerpicking, and goofiness. The cover displays one of
Mike's Etch-A-Sketch drawings, and there's a related song called
"Etch-A-Sketch." "Bagger," "Rogue River Revisited," "Two Feet Ahead
Of The Train" and "Mr Mayes" mine McNevin's Niles, California
childhood for song material. There's a lovely instrumental,
"Cropduster," and the truly dreadful "The Ballad Of Big Daddy's."
Only McNevin would... More>>>
(Mudpuddle Music)The award-winning songs
on Secondhand Story are presented in varied
musical sections, featuring an inventive use of conversational
English ("aspirin" rhymes with "askin'!"). A high, breathy voice,
exquisite melodies, the supple, flowing guitar lines - even when the
subject matter is dark, the song goes way up in the air. McNevin's
complex artistry is grounded in great compassion.
"Jersey Jail" recounts the author's arrest for jumping over a subway
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