Lost In The Colonies, by Luke Wilson and Maggie McKaig

Lost In The Colonies

by Luke Wilson and Maggie McKaig

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1.	Just Like The Rain 02:22		buy track
2.	Shadow Dancer's Waltz 03:36		buy track
3.	Bodie's Break 03:22		buy track
4.	Waxing And Waning 03:54		buy track
5.	The Cuckoo 03:07		buy track
6.	South African Wine 05:06		buy track
7.	China Bay 04:04		buy track
8.	Old Fox 02:51		buy track
9.	Lion's Eyes 03:49		buy track
10.	Nuclear Generation 03:21		buy track
11.	Lost In The Colonies 04:43		buy track
12.	Prairie Wind 05:15		buy track
13.	Gray Whales 04:11	lyrics	buy track
Grey Whales I watched the storm clouds blowing over the bay Nature will take her course, and catch us anyway In a thunder rush Lightning strikes all around In gold and lavender Haven’t I known you before this? Wasn’t it in Monterey, Out on Asilomar Watching the Grey Whales as they Swam south Followed by the Orcas I dreamt I swam along Through waters warm and blue What matters time to me? It’s all relative As the waves turn the rocks to sand And in a thousand years Who will walk this beach A distant different shoreline I talk about eternity It all comes back to me As the sun sets And the wind blows This could be anytime While whales still swim the seas

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Lost in the Colonies was started by 5-string banjo wizard Luke Wilson, centered on his avant-garde approach to music. With the addition of Maggie, the band was soon combining folk rock and Newgrass.
A somewhat loose confederation of Calgary musicians were considered fellow bandmates, flowing in and out of gigs as needed. These included keyboardist Ron Casat, bassists Bill Eaglesham and Phil Hall, drummer percussionists Ray McAndrew and Jack Hiles, guitarist/flutist Peter Marley, guitarist Gary Bird, mandolinist Rodney Brent, dobro player Byron Olsen, and violinist Michael Heiden. Being imaginative, light on your feet, agile with your fingers, and ready to play should you be thrown a break were the only skills required.

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released June 1, 1984

Lost in the Colonies, with:
Luke Wilson, 5-string banjo, steel guitar, mandolin, mandola, lead and harmony vocals
Maggie McKaig, acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vocals
Ron Casat, grand piano, harmony vocals
Phil Hall, electric bass, harmony vocals
Ray McAndrew, percussion, Yamaha DX7
Jack Hiles, percussion
Peter Marley, flute
Rodney Brent, mandolin.
Recorded in 1984 at CBC Studios in Calgary, Alberta, by Don Pennington. Mixed by Don Pennington, Maggie McKaig, and Luke Wilson. All (CAPAC) songs written by Maggie McKaig except where noted by Luke Wilson. Thanks to Les Siemieniuk, Rick Fenton, and all others who helped make this project possible: Carole and Stan Phelps-Bondaroff, Rae and Glenn Sherret, Chris Cuddy, Maddie Gillespie, and our families. Special thanks to the Alberta Arts Council for financial support. This recording is dedicated to the memory of William Eugene Renard--the Old Fox.

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Maggie McKaig Nevada City, California

I'm a singer-songwriter, guitarist, accordionist, composer, poet, essayist, playwright. Since 2009 I've led World music quartet Beaucoup Chapeaux. With my partner of 45 years Luke Wilson we raised two sons, made seven albums, and grown veggie gardens and fruit trees on five acres of never ceded land once occupied by the Nisenan Tribe near Nevada City, CA.
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