Rising Sea (2008)
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I wanted Rising Sea to be darker, bluesier, jazzier than Mercy Train. While acoustic piano
is still very much at the core of the music, this is a more produced sound with each track trying to
distill something important from each genre. Some great jazz and blues musicians have contributed
to the final product, but for me this album is really about the song, not just the music. Although the
title track is topical at the moment, it was written well before climate change was mainstream.
And Rising Sea just happened to be the strongest track on the album. I hope you enjoy it.
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Track listing
- Rising Sea 3:22
- Home In Your Pocket 3:17
- Love Has To Find A Way 4:17
- In My House 4:56
- Just A Closer Walk With Thee 4:49
- Move On Up A Little Higher 4:45
- Killing Fields 6:25
- What A Fool Am I 4:39
- Lead Me On 5:01
- Kicking 4:01
- Cruel World For Love 4:47
- Armchair Blues 3:49
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All music and lyrics by Paul Gioia except Just A Closer Walk With Thee (trad),
and Move On Up A Little Higher (E.H. Brewster) - arr. Paul Gioia.
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Mercy Train (2005)
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I only discovered ‘folk’ festivals in recent years and they’ve been a real shot in the
arm for me, musically. But as a pianist I’ve felt strangely alone. Where are the pianos? Wasn’t there so much of
the people’s music pumped out on a broken down piano in halls and pubs across America, the UK
and Australia. Once, maybe. I had an idea to put together a repertoire of piano-based music drawing
from blues, gospel and even Celtic traditions. This is it.
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Price: $A25
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Also available at: 78 Records, 914 Hay St, Perth, WA
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Track Listing
- jump for joy 2:44
- what the doctor ordered 3:23
- postcard blues 4:11
- no turning back 3:43
- mercy train 5:10
- pg boogie 2:30
- how great thou art 5:51
- prince of peace 4:43
- goddamn the guitar 4:12
- fairbridge rag 2:01
- calum sgaire 2:32
- this country 5:18
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All music and lyrics by Paul Gioia except Calum Sgaire (MacLeod/MacAulay), How Great Thou Art
(Swedish folk melody, Boberg/Hine) and No Turning Back (composer unknown) - arr. Paul Gioia.
Supported by a 2005 ArtsWA grant.
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