The Blue Black Waves
Reviews
The result, Baxter's third album, is a collection of 10 well-crafted songs including a thoughtful cover of Archie Roach's Watching over Me and, continuing the exploration of indigenous issues, story song The Ballad of Pemulwuy, which charts the life of the famous Aboriginal resistance fighter. Inevitably, the album is touched by an Irish melancholy that washes through songs such as The Liar's Tears and gives the title track, Blue Black Waves, a darkness and sadness.
Baxter is a gifted singer/songwriter who is attempting the near-impossible: to write songs about Australia while living in Ireland.The result is an interesting and provocative interplay between two different cultures”
Bruce Elder - Sydney Morning Herald
“A gorgeous album” Lillian Smith RTE 1
“.. a work of adept originality ” Sean Laffey - Irish Music Magazine
“.. highly melodic and thoughtfully arranged” Siobhan Long
“Gorgeous ! ” Cherrie McIIlwaine BBC ULSTER
Album Artwork by Oscar Garcia Lopez
Track Listing
The Blue Black Waves
Breathe
Through To You
Watching Over Me
Shook The Hand
The Liar’s Tears
Alonely
The Ballad Of Pemulwuy
The Best Man
The Leaving Song
Produced by Peter Baxter, Dónal Lunny and Dave McCune
Engineered by Peter & Dave
Mastered by Tim Martin
Recorded at Troy Horse Recording Studio & The Ventry Studio
(Both Balbriggan Co Dublin) 2007-10
Additional recording at Red Lab Studios Dublin
& engineering by John Joe Daly
Released via digital download April 2010 & CD October 2010
Musicians
Dónal Lunny, Keith Donald, Dave McCune, Sinead Madden, Dave Flynn, Liz Seaver, Chris Teusner, Colm Reilly, Joe Mc Kenna & John Joe Daly