July 2016


'Places: Songs of Toil and Peaceful Life' has now been released. Comments have been overwhelmingly favourable...

The words to the songs are good however it still is the arrangements of the music... ....that makes it great and wanting to listen to it again.

I wore out the CD!! I really do love Allan's voice and his songs have such meaning. Pulls at my heart strings. When I listen to every song I can picture it vividly in my mind...

'Got the CD... ...gave me a strange feeling of sadness and wistfulness about the moving panorama of our people's existence over the past 120 years or so, which you've covered well in your lyrics... and at the same time a kind of pride that a PhD academic could return to his roots in this touching way, with more than a modicum of musical talent, and come out so strongly in artistic manifestation of his heritage. A commendable endeavour by all concerned!

As a fan, I have heard many of Allan Markin's songs and seen  excellent performances. His new CD, Places: Songs of Toil and Peaceful Life , is his best work yet and highly recommended. He is in fine voice and treats varied themes of current and timeless interest with strength and sensitivity. For quality production values, topical variety and sheer enjoyment, you will be glad you bought and heard this album!

 

12 Tracks - over 46 minutes of self-penned songs of the heart, produced in ethnic tradition (English).

$20

Avaialable at:

USCC Office (Grand Forks, BC)
Hairworx (Downtown, Grand Forks, BC)
The Source (Downtown, Grand Forks, BC)
Doukhobor Discovery Centre (Castlegar, BC)
More locations soon to be announced


www.AllanMarkin.com