Journeyman

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Cat No: ARRCD002

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Release Date: 03 October 2011

Label: Alter Road

Packaging Type: Digipak

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 5051078921129

Genres: Folk

Description
In the week of the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, Scottish-American singer-songwriter and folk musician, David Ferrard, releases an album of finely-crafted original songs marked by a strong social conscience. In his most autobiographical album to date, Edinburgh-based Ferrard takes the listener on a musical journey, from the elliptical opening song of reconciliation and hope (Bridges) to the haunting closing number (The War Carries On - Turn, Turn Turn), in which he interweaves the legendary Pete Seeger’s 1960s anthem with his own contemporary lyric. With a fine sense of melody and feel for a chorus ‘hook’, Ferrard explores personal issues of identity, childhood, relationship & family break-ups, with those which transport him and the listener far from his native shore: genocide in Bosnia (Wildflowers), AIDS-ravaged Africa (The Father Says), and the legacy of war both at home and abroad (The War Carries On – Turn, Turn, Turn).

Raised in Scotland to an English-Italian father and an American mother, Ferrard gives an insight into the album’s most autobiographical song, I Am An Immigrant (I’m From Here): ‘I’ve spent my whole life explaining to people that despite my accent and my last name I am in fact Scottish. This song deals with three stories: my Italian grandfather who was interned in Scotland during World War Two and afterwards changed his name from Ferrari to Ferrard to be more accepted; my American mother who did her ‘junior year abroad’ in Glasgow and then settled in Scotland a few years later to be with my father; and myself – a Scot of mixed origins who embraces open borders and who feels more at home in a diverse, multicultural Britain.’

Ferrard recorded Journeyman in a small studio in the Scottish Borders with producer Mattie Foulds (LAU, Karine Polwart, Kris Drever). A handful of Scotland’s finest folk musicians (Kevin McGuire, Steven Polwart, Kim Edgar, Adam Sutherland, and Su-a Lee from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra) have contributed to the album’s warm, acoustic sound.

David’s previous album of 2009, Across The Troubled Wave, received critical acclaim with 5 and 4 star reviews throughout the UK press. His debut album of 2008, Broken Sky, was named Album Of The Week by The Sunday Herald, BBC Radio Scotland’s Iain Anderson Show, and Celtic Music Radio.

Also avaialble ARRCD001 'Across The Troubled Wave'
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