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Brander McDonald

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"Life's been good to me so far! ya ya yah!" - Joe Walsh

Sounds Like:

Bruce Cockburn, Mark Knopfler, Carlos Santana,

Influences:

Larry Norman, Bob Dylan, Bruce Cockburn, Bob Marley, Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Putamayo, Johnny Cash, Sting, Mark Knopfler,

Favourite Singer/Songwriter:

bruce cockburn, larry norman, bob dylan, mark knopfler, johnny cash

Website:

http://www.brandermcdonald.blogspot.com

Contact Email:

branderbearmcdonald@gmail.com

Social Media:


Songs by Brander McDonald

Fight for you - Brander McDonald

I’ll fight for you when the wolves are at your door/ I’ll fight for you when you ‘detox’ on the floor/ I’ll fight for you when your love turns me away/ I’ll fight for you way past the jealous rage… I’ll fight for you

I’ll fight for you to look me in the eyes/ I’ll fight for you when you come to me disguised/ I’ll fight for you when you’re tearin’ at my heart/ I’ll fight for you when we’re torn apart…I’ll fight for you

I’ll fight for you as the days go by/ I’ll fight for you when you got no alibi/ I’ll fight for you though time may wear it down/ I’ll fight for you until I reach the ground… I’ll fight for you

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Freedom Day - Brander McDonald
When the judge he come i knew i was done/Done like dinner out in the sun/ My days of freedom were all but lost/ I played the game i knew the cost

The prosecution then told the man/ That i was guilty with no place to stand/ My life so void and a waste of time/ It was obvious he said, "The punishment fits the crime."

So i was prepared to walk down the hall/ Down death row and into my stall/ And live my life just waiting for the time/ The jail man to come down the line

Then the son of the judge he stood to say/ He had my pardon and the cash to pay/ To pay my sentence and to do my time/ And in my place he said; "The punishment fits the crime."

I said; "Wow! Ya sure i'll take your pardon/ You said that it's free to get me back to the garden!?" / And when the judge rang out his final line/ He said; "Welcome home this son of mine!"

And when i hear them read that verdict there/ Well i nearly fell all over my courtroom chair/ I said to the judge; "Man can this be true?" / He said; "Take it its free... that's all you gotta do."

But just then the prosecution cried; "Objection your honour he should be doing big time!" / But the judge He said; "The price has been paid, sealed by grace 'til the end of days."

So when the lawyers come with their paper gun/ And the fears of loss have now over come/ And i'm standing here feeling so out of place/ I remember the day i was saved by grace

And every time i hear temptation's door/ She opens wide and she comes to call/ I remember the price that the Son has paid and i turn to walk to my Father's grace.

Now i know there's nothing i can do to secure my pardon... hey i know its true/ That the grace that bought me my freedom day/ Is the only power that can help me give it away.

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Time of souls - Brander McDonald
Don’t you cry my baby child your mother holds you tight/ She sings for you this lullaby and keeps you warm at night/ With loving arms and tender hands she guides you through this land/ Across the golden fields of life growing to understand/ That the time of souls is now at hand…

Can hear the drum beat a heartbeat like your own/ It calls you to a better place it calls your way back home/ And with each beating rhythm it stirs the heart to sing/ Of the time you came to be a warrior for your country and your king/ That the time of souls must begin…To the time of souls

Do you see the people standing ghosts upon the land/The remnant still burning bright like fire in the wind/ And with each passing season the circle roll again/ It brings the hope of peace at last to everyone at hand/ That the time of souls is now at hand…To the time of souls

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Region:

Chilliwack, BC

Level of Experience:

ON MY WAY

Genre:

Blues | Christian | Country | Folk and Traditional | Jazz | R&B and Soul | Reggae | Other

I Write:

By myself | For myself

I prefer to write:

Lyrics | Chord Patterns

Songs Recorded:

www.cdbaby.com/brandermcdonald

I am interested in:

Web Cowriting | Face to face Cowriting | Networking | Pitching Songs To Tv/Film/Etc. | Signing with a Label | Getting a Publishing Deal

Biography:

I love song writing and being somewhat of a growing word-smith... never fancied myself as a proficient or technical musician but a writer... I do pride myself though in my First Nations culture as a strong Native American Indian artist who has a life full of experience to shake your consciousness... seems what I'm put here for... share the stories... its what our people do best. but thanks for stumbling across my debris... if you're listening beware... some set your imagination afire... then your pretty much a client for therapy! (laughs)... for 30 years I wrote songs... some personally prophetic... you know how that turns out... some narrative... then I moved to Hollyweird to work and live with one of the foremost innovators of the Gospel Rock genre... the late great Larry Norman... lived to see my own healing... in Lars I gained a brother and a family... damn I miss him... ya then I spit out some more songs... saved em to an old cassette then tried to forget 'em... LA kind of put me off... I saw what the entertainment machine did to artist integrity... I saw the pervasive force it wielded... how it pressured artists to play to itching ears... or whatever sells at the time... so I retreated to the majestic west coast of British Columbia - Canada... carrying the hesitation to share the music... my life then took a wonderful turn... all strife was torn away... her name Tapweh Mahigan... she is "Truthful Wolf" CREE named Tapweh Mahigan - my wife - my Mohawk princess... LIVER ALONE CHEESE MINE! (laughs)... she was there when the chord was cut and the free fall left me spinning... I owe her my life... now there is no hesitation"- Brander


MENTORS:
Creator Manitou- The One and Only One. My wife, my hero -Tapweh Mahigan "Truthful Wolf . Our spiritual Uncle Herman Dan. My brother in The Way - the late Larry Norman, the guardian Charles Normal, the late great Steve Mulkey, my amigo Jose Villalpando, Jah Man - Nick Chursinoff, Carolyn Arends, Ken Cormier, Clint Carlton, Sean Robinson, Steve Williams, Dr. Dan P Kelley.
INFLUENCES:"Of course Larry Norman. I am intrigued by artists like Bob Dylan, Putomayo-world music, Afro Cuban Allstars -,Ry Cooder, Chief Dan George- in movies, Robert Redford, John Trudell, in the movie - Incident at Oglala, Johnny Cash, Mark Knopfler, Bruce Cockburn, Slash, The Edge, Carlos Santana, Coldplay, Bob Marley, Niel Young, The Police, Jimi Hendrix, Hank Williams, Tom Petty, The Who, Nat King Cole, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Sade, Louis Armstrong, & my old school- Columbia Academy - Vancouver..." -Brander

REVIEW: "Brander started guitar at the age of 18 and very quickly developed to writing and performing his own songs a year later with a band. His vocal styles give impressions of Bob Dylan, Bruce Cockburn,Mark Knopfler, Sting, Santana and Bob Marley. His guitar work is blues, jazz, reggae and alternative styles. By the age of 30 he had amassed over 200 songs, recorded privately hundreds of ideas.
1993 he worked and lived with the late Larry Norman (the Gospel Rock innovator) as a producer’s assistant & opening act for Solid Rock records Studio City, California. The 1994 LA earthquake brought him back to Canada. In 2000 he played live with Larry at Creation Fest 2000 West at the gorge amphitheatre in central Washington.
Brander has quietly carved a wonderful body of music and is now eager to share it