Playing With Shadows

by David Franklin

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1.
Living In Interesting Times 03:45
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2.
There Used To Be Songbirds 01:53
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3.
Giza (feat. Michael Manring) 04:38
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Shifting Landscapes-Dawn 01:22
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Shifting Landscapes-Dusk (feat. Rick Corrigan) 06:54
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6.
Song For The Dreaming (feat. Michael Manring) 04:47
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7.
Falling Slowly (feat. Michael Manring) 04:14
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8.
Falling Fast (feat. Michael Manring) 03:24
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9.
Sunlit Mornings (feat. Michael Manring) 06:03
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10.
Not Just A Walk In The Park (feat. Michael Manring) 05:35
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11.
The Rabbit Hole 01:31
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12.
Rolling (feat. Michael Manring) 05:22
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13.
First Day Of Autumn 01:42
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14.
Autumn Memories (feat. Michael Manring) 03:08
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15.
Forgotten Memory (feat. Michael Manring) 02:55
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16.
Goodbyes (feat. Michael Manring) 04:54
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17.
Playing With Shadows 02:32
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18.
A Final Song 03:11
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about

This originally was going to be an album of solo piano. The inspiration was partly the purchase of my full-sized grand, and the fact that after 40 years as a musician, I am finally starting to understand this instrument.

When Michael Manring agreed to record with me, however, I realized that my instrumental guitar pieces were what I wanted to explore with him. As time continued and my vision clarified, I realized there was a lot of overlap between my piano and guitar pieces, and that recording with Michael was the perfect glue to hold it together.

I've had many stages in my musical life: supporting myself as a drummer, being a keyboardist in a New York City rock band, touring as a singer-songwriter with a guitar which was never in standard tuning and even playing with and recording found-sounds (such as on Shadowlands). But even though this is my 8th full-length album, it's the one that has been the most natural for me because I’ve honored what naturally comes out of me musically.

The album is entitled Playing With Shadows because here, I'm playing with my own shadows: in the past I've had difficulty allowing my innermost musicial tendencies be heard. But by playing with these energies and doing my homework around these beliefs, I'm allowing my musical feelings to be heard. (Weird perhaps, but it makes sense to me somehow…)

My hope is that the sounds of this quiet piano, guitar and/bass, may inspire a few people become more grounded, so that they can feel a deeeper sense of connection with themselves and others. And I hope that in the most positive of ways, you yourself are inspired to play with your own shadows.

Thanks for listening!
David Franklin, 2015, Oakland, CA.

Thanks to Rick and Warren and for great ideas in this process and to Bob Timney for the encouragement.
Special thanks to Nico, Alex and Cecilia, for pressing buttons as I recorded, for great ideas in general and for your love and support.
Very special thanks to Michael Manring for agreeing to record with a mere mortal, such as myself.

credits

released March 15, 2015

Rick Corrigan, accordion on Shifting Landscapes-Dusk
Michael Manring, Fretless bass throughout the CD
Alex Franklin (Owl Licks): guitar on Goodbyes
Warren Dennis Kahn, mixing engineer
Cover image: Shadows Of The Past by Lyubomir Bukov: www.LyubomirBukov.com.
CD design: Cecilia Risquez, www.CeciliaRisquez.com.

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David Franklin Oakland, California

David is a multi-instrumentalist whose album Playing With Shadows, made the top 10 on the ZMR Chart in 2015; Songs of Potential Embrace made the top 10 in 2017.

Passings (2022) is his 10th album, featuring bassist Michael Manring and guitarist Owl Licks.

David is also a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in northern California; originally from New Jersey, he now resides in Oakland, CA. ... more

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