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Hearing In The Bardo

by Deborah C Smith

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Deborah's second full-length release is a soulful and poetic collection of acoustic songs which delves deeply into the emotional landscape of letting go of the past, moving boldly through the emotional storms of change and embracing a peace within. Eco-friendly cardboard sleeve with artwork and design by Shawn DosSantos.

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1.
HOME 03:48
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well I'm floating through the city like a ghost ship in the night surveying all the damage the last decade's worth of fights and the buildings are looming like the bones of the skeleton of a giant that was slain there then fell dead on the pavement and i'm carrying my bag made of leather and inside my leather bag are rocks and stones and feathers i'm walking alone by my feet are on the earth so I am home now I'm one of many millions who would sacrifice their happiness their comfort and their safety because we had a dream but I painted on my warpaint thick tonight before I headed out into the night because my tribe is still alive and we are hungry so I'm walking in boots made of leather and I'm gliding over all the precious rocks and stones and metals I'm walking alone by my feet are on the earth so I am home I am nothing more then a witness to these times are a-changin' there are leaders who understand the limitations of the human race there are healers who understand we are nothing more then a trace a trace of the energy flowing through this place no, not a sold "hot commodity" we are just souls wearing bodies just souls wearing bodies so now I'm walking down on Wall Street I see so many people I recognize I see so many people I sympathize with and I'm just as hungry as the next guy is to see something finally changing and revolution is in my nature yeah revolution is in my nature yeah revolution is in my nature but Change don't come from screaming louder it don't even come from making signs change comes when we finally, siliently, close our eyes take a deep breath and then go inside and I I realize the Goddess I am and I am creating everything I see yes I am creating everything around me So i begin behaving differently begin behaving differently I Begin Behaving Differently I begin behaving DIFFERENTLY Begin BEhaving differently begin behaving differently I begin behaving peacefully so I'm walking in boots made of leather and inside my bag I'm carrying these rocks and stones and feathers I'm not walking alone cuz my feet are on the earth so I am home
2.
REAL BAD HABIT 02:51
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3.
FREE RIDE 04:20
4.
SAY GOODBYE 03:45
5.
CHRYSALIS 04:18
6.
SHAME 03:48
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Roses are where red velvet comes from there's nothin wrong with that Laughter is where pain is erased from nothin wrong with that Shame, shame, shame I'll have to change my name I'll have to run away shame, shame, shame 40 days and 40 nights you were the only one sleeping beneath the sun you waited until that feeling was gone but your shame, it never left I never could get free oh what a waste of time Oh, what a waste Oh, what a waste A waste of time... I thought you'd know by now I thought you knew my game I can see you've been suffering too baby I bet you feel the same Shame, shame, Shame I'd have to change my name I'd have to run away Shame, Shame Shame
7.
OCCUPY 04:24
8.
AUGUST LOVE 03:57
9.
GRAVITY 03:55
10.
REJOICE 06:12

about

Hearing in the Bardo was recorded at IsoKon Studios in Woodstock, NY. The vocals and additional instruments were recorded at Galaxy Smith Studio in Brooklyn, NY, co-produced by Colin Brown, engineered and mixed by Jim Bertini and mastered by Kevin Blackler.

All of the artists involved are friends and musical inspirations to me and I am grateful to have each and every sound recorded here to share with the world.

“Bardo” is a Tibetan word that literally means “intermediate state”, and is also translated as transitional or liminal state. It is the realm of the afterlife when a soul has left a body and is in-between two different phases of incarnation, but can still see, feel hear and communicate things.

The songs collected here were written in the bardo of my father, William H Smith, RIP. I dedicate this work to him and thank him for teaching me to listen.

credits

released October 6, 2016

Deborah C Smith - Vocals, Guitar /
Colin Brown - Piano, Organ, Rhodes /
Brian Kesley - Bass /
Chauncey Yearwood - Drums /
Liz Hanley - Fiddle, Vocals /
Lucas Papaelias - Electric Guitar/
Domenica Fossati - Flute/
Scott Metzger - Electric Guitar/
Morgan Price - Bari Sax/
Shammarr Allen - Trumpet/
Vocals on Rejoice/ Matt Whyte, Mayteana Morales, Elenna Canlas, Udi Barlev, Chauncey Yearwood, Colin Brown, Deborah, Sierra Carrere

Special Thanks:
Colin Brown, Dan James Goodwin, Jim Bertini, Mike & Sharon Graff, Bob & Jessica Basil, Stacy Grisinger, Matthew Hepinstall, David Willis, Now Hear This, The Cosmic Womb.

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Deborah C. Smith is an American singer-songwriter from Brooklyn NY whose acoustic guitar playing and storytelling have roots in country and folk music. She has performed throughout the U.S. as a solo folk artist and with the female roots ensemble Medicine Woman. Hearing In The Bardo, explores the depths of personal loss and letting go, and illustrates her study of jazz, soul and lyrical poetry. ... more

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