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Great review of Hymn to Her in Ulster Publishing’s ALMANAC 2/23/12 by John Burdick
by Sparrow July 26, 2011
http://www.groundreport.com/Business/Woodstock-Rosendale-Last-Weekend/2940413
My friend Charlie comes up from New Jersey to visit me every summer, and we go on a music tour of Ulster County. Last Friday we saw Paul McMahon play at the Rosendale Café. His tickling puns, leaps of faith, double entendres, visionary cries, self-deprecating asides, avowals of love — plus fine fingerpicking — spun the late-night crowd.
CD Release: HYMN TO HER
FIRST TRACK FOR NEW ALBUM
Thanks to Caecilie DiaZolena………………… Photography: Simon Lewis
HYMN TO HER is an album of all new songs, previously unreleased, with Paul’s original brand of metaphorical/metaphysical acoustic songwriting. These tracks were recorded in Woodstock in an extensive project on one inch 4 track tape engineered by Dave Cook, some songs improvised while recording.
Working on it but it’s still not easy to use the store on this site. To buy HYMN TO HER more simply click here
Paul McMahon is a brilliant example of listening to an inner voice and having the courage to express it.
Haunted by clarity, his voice carries the seed sound.
Joseph Rael; Beautiful Painted Arrow
Paul’s musical wizardry combines insights worthy of Dylan with the vocal charm of Willie Nelson and the eclecticism of the Beatles. Paul has written some of the most beautiful love songs of our times and he can sing them with tenderness, passion and humor. He is simply one of my favorite singers and songwriters and performers alive today. Without Paul McMahon’s songs in my life the world would really be a dark and difficult place.
Sharon Gannon co-founder Jivamukti Yoga School
More on HYMN TO HER
RECENT GIGS: THURSDAY JAN 19
AT THE EMERSON RESORT AND SPA
WITH DOUG YOEL and SHANA FALANA
A GREAT SHOW! WONDERFUL FANS CAME OUT IN A BLIZZARD -FROM ALBANY!!!
AWESOME GIGS AT COSM DECEMBER 18 AND MARCH 11
I’ve known Alex and Allyson most of my life and COSM is just mindboggling. There was a powerful and at times mischievous spirit in the room. I liked it, will do it again March 11. I am so happy when I get a chance to sing for you.
The ROCK’N'ROLL THERAPIST at the Kitchen’s Block Party 9/17/11
The ROCK’N'ROLL THERAPIST makes up songs about problems audience members are having. So far they have all been successfully treated, so don’t give him a problem you don’t want to lose.
Press: http://www.observer.com/2011/09/hey-kids-solve-your-problems-with-rock-roll/
Paul McMahon recordings can be found at CDBaby, Myspace,
with Julia Nichols (NAKED) in 2009 at Woodstock’s ephemeral Alchemy Cafe and at LA’s Echo Country Outpost,2010
Three videos of songs of mine by the dynamic Amanda Jo Williams A.K.A. B.F.F. Babymom
and one from the old days….
DAILY LIFE (1977-78); Christine Hahn, Paul McMahon, Glenn Branca, Barbara Ess photo:Daile Kaplan
135 GRAND ST; dvd/cd release on Soul Jazz Records including tracks by A BAND with Wharton Tiers, David McMahon, Peter Moser and Joe Gone filmed by Ericka Beckman at the loft I shared with Nancy Chunn. Also on the disc is THE STATIC made up of the other members of Daily Life after I left.
COVER magazine 1979
Paul McMahon is a veteran of the NY No Wave art punk scene; DAILY LIFE with GLENN BRANCA and later his own bands, A BAND and PAUL McMAHON AND THE BLUEBIRDS.
Before that he took guitar lessons from ELVIN BISHOP and played blues, believing himself to be black until age 20. Quit music, started conceptual art. In 1977 he heard JONATHAN RICHMAN and has been writing songs and performing ever since through thick and thin and mostly in Woodstock for the past twenty years. His voice is improving with age. HYMN TO HER is his 10th album.
Here is a batch of songs from a batch of albums:
MAYBE PAUL McMAHON NEUTRAL 1986
MY LIFE! THE RAIN…and other stuff AKASHIC RECORDS AND TAPES 1992
BANDAID ADULT CHILD AKASHIC RECORDS AND TAPES 1989
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO CRY WALKING IN THE DAYS OF THE PROPHECIES SIX FANS/AKASHIC RECORDS AND TAPES 1994
YOU’RE MY GUTS CHANGING TIMES SAMPLER WOODSTOCK MUSIC WORKS 2008
