release date: 2/12//2009

the new cd from rod macdonald is a sixteen song collection of old and new favorites

performed with a superb band of musicians and vocalists

musicians and vocalists

rod macdonald, guitar, vocals, harmonica

mark dann, bass, electric 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, octave mandolin

jp bowersock, electric and nylon string guitar, additional bass (stop the war)

gary burke, drums

pete levin, organ and piano

george goehring, piano (half heaven half heartache, white buffalo)

jay ungar, violin (for the people, after the singing)

pete clark, violin (i’ll walk in the highlands)

penny nichols (stop the war, days of rain, after the singing, white buffalo, every living thing)

ruth ungar merenda (stop the war, days of rain, white buffalo)

bernie shanahan (ballerina)

tracy grammer (american jerusalem)

ellen bukstel (half heaven half heartache)

david roth (every living thing)

all words & music by rod macdonald (blue flute music/ascap) except: after the war ©1980 fred pohlman (blue flute music/ascap); american jerusalem by rod macdonald ©1978 polygram international (ascap); for the people by rod macdonald ©1993 shanachie musicworks (ascap); and half heaven half heartache (words & music by schroeder/goehring/gold, ©1962 a schroeder international llc). click for lyrics

rod macdonald is represented by laurie mccormack, lj mccormack agency, 49 stiles court sw, cartersville, ga 30120 (770) 607-8189 www.ljmccormackagency.com laurie@ljmccormackagency.com

this is an enhanced cd playable in a computer, with a printable lyric booklet and a special features section with musician bios and background info on the making of “after the war.”

with thanks to nicole, ella and alena macdonald, my mom joan macdonald, laurie and jim mccormack, paul rostetter, and artie and happy traum, for your love, support and friendship