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| In response to recent bombings of UN and Red Cross headquarters in Iraq, this song honors and remembers UN, Red Cross and NGO staff members everywhere who risk their lives to assist victims of war. |
CD: unreleased demo
Credits: written, arranged, performed and recorded by Paul Meredith |
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| Blends guitar strums with voices of people I met in Serbia and Macedonia. "Ove Balkan" means "This is Balkans," a phrase that I heard endlessly when I did relief work there. |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Production assistance in HK from Simon Hui |
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| A peace song for the Balkans. "Kaze" is a Serbian / Macedonian word for "speak." |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions
Credits: written, arranged and performed by Paul Meredith. Peter Suart: guitar slaps (w/pm). Production help from Simon Hui in Hong Kong |
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| Describes conditions in war-torn Serbia a few months after the NATO airstrikes. |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade
Label: Self-released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Djembe: Peter Suart / Les Fong. Production assistance in HK from Simon Hui |
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| About mothers teaching their children about peace. Best source to learn it, I think. |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions).
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Mastering assistance in HK from Simon Hui |
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| Describes a state of loneliness in the city, and the desire to escape. |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade
Label: self released (pm productions) in Hong Kong
Credits: written, arranged, performed and recorded by Paul Meredith. Guitar slaps and Djembe: Peter Suart. Production assistance in HK from Simon Hui. |
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| Touches on the frustrations that can occur in "the field" of humanitarian relief. Anyone who has worked in an organization should be able to relate. |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade
Label: self released (pm productions) in Hong Kong
Credits: written, arranged, performed and recorded by Paul Meredith. Djembe by Peter Suart. Production assistance in HK from Simon Hui |
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| Turns a humorous account of disastrous soccer match between Yugoslavia and Macedonia into a metaphor for peace and reconciliation. |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade
Label: self released (pm productions) in Hong Kong
Credits: written, arranged, performed and recorded by Paul Meredith. Production assistance in HK from Simon Hui. |
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| Describes a part of the journey of refugees in the Balkans, and by extension, everywhere. |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade
Label: self released (pm productions) in Hong Kong
Credits: written, arranged, performed and recorded by Paul Meredith. Production help in HK from Simon Hui |
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| Recalls the songs of folk/rock heroes of old to ask anew why we must resign ourselves to a world of conflict. |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Mastering assistance in HK from Simon Hui |
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| Dad misses his little girl, and feels bad that he's been away. |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade
Label: self released (pm productions) in Hong Kong
Credits: written, arranged, performed and recorded by Paul Meredith. Production assistance in HK from Simon Hui. |
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| People in the Balkans have an amazing, fantastic and often darkly fatalistic sense of humor, which I noticed all the time when I was there. This song is inspired by all that. |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Mastering assistance in HK from Simon Hui. |
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| A lonely song about missing home, wrapped up in a letter to the maid. |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Mastering assistance in Hong Kong from Simon Hui. |
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| Breaks down the loss of national, social and personal identity due to war. |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Djembe: Peter Suart. Production assistance in HK from Simon Hui |
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| Speaks about the spiritual, inner healing required in order for true peace and reconciliation to take place, and urges the process forward. |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Mastering help in HK from Simon Hui |
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| Looks at post handover Hong Kong, and wonders if anything has really changed. |
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CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, performed and recorded by Paul Meredith. Djembes: Peter Suart, Les Fong. Production assistance in HK from Simon Hui |
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| A whirling, spinning song about crazy ole Hong Kong. |
MP3.com CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... - buy it!
CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Djembe: Peter Suart. Production assistance in HK from Simon Hui |
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| The eagle soaring above the high rises of Hong Kong is a metaphor for watchfulness after the handover to Chinese sovereignty. |
MP3.com CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... - buy it!
CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, performed and recorded by Paul Meredith. Drums: Peter Suart. Production assistance in HK from Simon Hui |
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| About a girl from Hong Kong's outlying islands chasin' her dream to go to America. Um... she never quite makes it. |
MP3.com CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... - buy it!
CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Djembe: Peter Suart. Production help in HK from Simon Hui |
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| Mixes English and Cantonese words with a latin / ska rhythm to tell a humorous story about the challenges of living in Hong Kong and trying to learn Cantonese. Made worse when your own bilingual son is teasing you about it! |
MP3.com CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... - buy it!
CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Mastering assistance in HK from Simon Hui. |
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| Thoughts about Hong Kong soon after the handover to Chinese soverienty. |
MP3.com CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... - buy it!
CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Mastering assistance in HK from Simon Hui. |
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| A portrait of an "astronaut family" in Hong Kong, where (usually) dad spends much of the year at the business in HK while mom and the kids are tucked away somewhere in the US or Canada. The song's references to the old Kai Tak airport will be recognized by HK's residents and visitors before 1999. |
MP3.com CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... - buy it!
CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Double Bass solo: Simon Hui. Djembe: Peter Suart / Les Fong. Production help from Simon Hui in HK |
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| Daddy loves his little girl, but works hard and comes home late, precious little girl already sleeping. So what to do? Wake her up and play!!! |
MP3.com CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... - buy it!
CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Djembe: Peter Suart. Mastering assistance in HK from Simon Hui |
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| Describes the quasi-residential status of minorities in Hong Kong, and by extention minorities everywhere. |
MP3.com CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... - buy it!
CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Production assistance in HK from Simon Hui |
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| Images and thoughts about post handover Hong Kong, with a little rock n roll. |
MP3.com CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... - buy it!
CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Drums: Peter Suart. Production help in HK from Simon Hui |
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| More images and thoughts from the World's Most Stressful City (HK) and what HK people are feeling and experiencing post handover (hangover). More of a ballad than other songs I've done about HK. |
MP3.com CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... - buy it!
CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Drums: Peter Suart. Production help from Simon Hui in HK |
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| A folk song about sharing and reaching out to China and Chinese people. It's a great adventure! |
MP3.com CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... - buy it!
CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine
Label: self-released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Mastering help in HK from Simon Hui |
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| A peace song, about rising up and seeing the possiblities of service in the world. |
MP3.com CD: Spiritual Springtime - buy it!
CD: Spiritual Springtime
Label: self released (pm producations) in Hong Kong
Credits: written, arranged and performed by Paul Meredith. Recorded with Bob Simms at R.Pebbles studio in Scottville, MI |
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| Enouragement to not get too set in our ways as we grow a bit older, but rather to keep searching, ever searching, for deeper meaning and insights in our lives. |
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CD: Spiritual Springtime
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, and performed by Paul Meredith. Recorded with Bob Simms at R.Pebbles studio in Scottville, MI |
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| Dreaming about love while drivin' down the road on a long trip -- with the object of your longings sitting right next to you! Does she know? Will our friendship be ruined? (Odds in favor.) Hopeless! Helpless! Well, that's love for ya. |
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CD: Spiritual Springtime
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, and performed by Paul Meredith. recorded with Bob Simms at R.Pebbles studio in Scottville, MI |
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| Experiencing the land, culture, friendliness, and beauty of travelling to Mexico for the first time. Pretty exciting! The song has lyrics in Spanish and English. |
MP3.com CD: Spiritual Springtime - buy it!
CD: Spiritual Springtime
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged and performed by Paul Meredith. recorded with Bob Simms at R.Pebbles studio in Scottville, MI |
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| A blues song about what else, unhappy endings... |
MP3.com CD: Spiritual Springtime - buy it!
CD: Spiritual Springtime
Label: self released (pm productions) in Hong Kong
Credits: written, arranged and performed by Paul Meredith, recorded with Bob Simms at R.Pebbles studio in Scottville, MI |
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| Story of a Filipina domestic helper in Hong Kong who arrives with hopes and dreams... that don't quite come true. |
MP3.com CD: Spiritual Springtime - buy it!
CD: Spiritual Springtime
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged and performed by Paul Meredith. recorded with Bob Simms at R.Pebbles studio in Scottville, MI |
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| The song "Rhose" on piano with bass. |
MP3.com CD: Spiritual Springtime - buy it!
CD: Spiritual Springtime
Label: self released (pm productions) in Hong Kong
Credits: written, arranged and recorded by Paul Meredith. Recorded with Bob Simms at R. Pebbles studio, Scottville, MI. |
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| About the struggle for independence within relationships, and how things change. Love stinks, as a wise man once said... |
MP3.com CD: Spiritual Springtime - buy it!
CD: Spiritual Springtime
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged and performed by Paul Meredith. Recorded with Bob Simms at R.Pebbles studio in Scottville, MI |
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| A happy bird in its cage is used as a metaphor for our own satisfaction with the cages around and within us. |
MP3.com CD: Spiritual Springtime - buy it!
CD: Spiritual Springtime
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged and performed by Paul Meredith. Recorded with Bob Simms at R.Pebbles studio in Scottville, MI, reedited by pm, 03. |
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| A song about being in love! It's so nice! Don't worry about it! Well, ok, worry about it, be careful, just don't feel guilty. |
MP3.com CD: Spiritual Springtime - buy it!
CD: Spiritual Springtime
Label: self released (pm productions) in Hong Kong
Credits: written, arranged and recorded by Paul Meredith. Recorded with Bob Simms at R.Pebbles studio in Scottville, MI |
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| Describes a long walk on the beach, and all there is to see and think about. |
MP3.com CD: Spiritual Springtime - buy it!
CD: Spiritual Springtime
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: Written, arranged and performed by Paul Meredith. Recorded with Bob Simms, R Pebbles studio, Scottville MI, 1994; mix re-edited by PM, 2003 |
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| Contrasts the violence of war with the enduring peace and beauty found in shrines of the Holy Land. |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade (not available on mp3 disk)
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, performed and recorded by Paul Meredith. Djembe: Peter Suart. Mastering assistance in HK from Simon Hui. |
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| Love song adapted from a poem by Canadian poet Philip Read. |
CD: unreleased demo
Label: unreleased (pm productions, Hong Kong)
Credits: music by Paul Meredith, lyric by Phil Read, arranged, performed and recorded by Paul Meredith |
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| Written in response to the Iraq war in March, 2003, recorded in Shanghai. |
CD: unreleased demo
Label: unreleased
Credits: Written, arranged and recorded by Paul Meredith. |
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| An existentially tinged journey of imagery and angst, with a nice little guitar riff. |
CD: unreleased demo
Label: unreleased
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith |
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| A love song based on a poem by Philip Read. |
CD: unreleased demo
Label: unreleased (pm productions)
Credits: music by Paul Meredith, lyric by Philip Read. Arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith |
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| Why do smart kids struggle in school? A song about the joys and frustrations of having an ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) child. |
CD: unreleased demo
Label: unreleased
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith |
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| An allegorical journey through the "valley of love," viewed as one part of the soul's journey, leading to another "valley" of understanding and knowledge.
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CD: unreleased demo
Label: unreleased
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith |
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| A short instrumental finger-style piece with a catchy little melody. |
CD: Shadows of Belgrade (not available on mp3 cd)
Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions)
Credits: Written, performed and recorded by Paul Meredith. Mastering assistance in HK from Simon Hui. |
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| Asks what is there to believe in, and why. More question than answers here. Guitar style influenced by Nick Drake. |
CD: unreleased demo
Label: unreleased (pm productions)
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith |
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| Encouragement for students of Chinese! You can do it! Hang in there! Ni hau! |
CD: unreleased demo
Label: unreleased
Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Thanks for voice over from Christy, my Chinese teacher in HK! |
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| A beautiful melody from a famous Chinese movie, put to acoustic guitar. |
CD: unreleased demo
Credits: performed and recorded by Paul Meredith |
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| A place, a space, in nature and in your heart, to feel peaceful, warm, safe and happy; to discover... and to share: a garden. |
CD: unreleased demo
Credits: written, arranged, performed and recorded by Paul Meredith |
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