"...mightily impressed by a new talent." ~ MENSA FeedBack Magazine

He was going on five when Liam began learning songs. These were mostly the Scottish folk tunes and Irish rebel songs he would hear at neighborhood parties. When he was in his mid teens and living in Canada, Liam started performing in bands at dance clubs, concert halls and festivals.

Verge is Liam Macdonald's first, solo CD. It was produced by celebrated performer Tim Carbone (Railroad Earth, The Contribution, Blue Sparks) and has won numerous awards from Billboard as well as the "Record of the Year" award from Radio Six International in Scotland. The following quotes are from the reviews:

"an aural treat by any standards - should be all over the radio - captivating - fascinating - multi-dimensional - mightily impressed by a new talent - an absolute gem, which you really need to hear - Liam's guitar work is stunning, his singing superb - a great sense of rhythm - his rich, deep voice brings out another dimension from the songs - jangle-tastic - tumultuous and satisfying - VERY cool - richly creative - these songs are anything but dull"

(For a list of some of the broadcast and internet radio stations that playlist Liam's music go to our schedule page .)

Reviewers have also noted that the songs on Verge are quite different from one another. (E.g. Compare "Smiling Faces" or "Please Tell Me" with "Man Woman Child" or "nemOmen.") Chris Tighe, in a critique for the British Independent Record Dealers' Magazine, put it this way: "Verge really ought to be incoherent, incomprehensible and unapproachable. It is, of course, none of the above. A triumph of instinct over logic, then."

Liam is currently recording a series of singles in Copenhagen with Alain Nkossi Konda, the renowned Producer and multi-talented Founder of Afrikool Records. So far, these "Copenhagen Singles" have received awards: "City of Trees," "In an Open Space," "You Can Never Tell" and "Black and You" (a.k.a. on iTunes as "Black&You" and in retail stores and websites in Asia as both "Black Y You" and "Balck & You")

Black and You is included on the Afrikool Records' benefit CD, "For Africa Vol. 1." Proceeds from For Africa Vol. 1 are being donated to the following charities: The Water Foundation; IFAM; Sens Afrique; The Shaken Baby Alliance; Amnesty International. Other artists who contributed to this CD along with Alain Nkossi Konda and Liam Macdonald are: Gilberto Gil; Lou Bega; Kanda Bongo Man; Selasee Atiase; Zani; Zifa; Manu Di Bango; K.I.F.; Jim Savitt; Muna Mingole; Micko Leao; Bless; Mr. Reo. (Click here to download iTunes of Africa Vol. 1.)

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