Cape Breton singer-songwriter Danny MacNeil has released the second single from his upcoming, work-in-progress album. “Trouble That I’m In” follows “Ten Hour Day”, which was released this past June while MacNeil works on recording an album at Hot Jupiter Sounds with Michael S. Ryan of the award-winning Cape Breton band The Town Heroes. This forthcoming album is highly-anticipated among MacNeil’s fans as it will be the first collection of new material since his 2010 recording Live At Governor’s.
[Read a review of “LIVE AT GOVERNOR’S”].
A confessional folk artist, with songs influenced by the continuous struggle for contentment and true peace of mind, MacNeil has spent the last number of years learning the skills of carpentry. During this time, music has remained a vital component of his life and despite a busy work and education schedule, he has begun a beautiful piece of musical craftsmanship with this new album.
“I was too scared to tell you then,” MacNeil sings as piano and acoustic guitar join in to set the mood for “Trouble That I’m In”. It’s a warm feeling, reminiscent of early love, that washes over you while some carefully-picked banjo adds just the right amount of playfulness.
“Trouble That I’m In” is the quintessential love song to accompany you through the remaining warm Autumn evenings. The song came to fruition on an evening visit with his parents after MacNeil met the love of his life, he says. His father looked at him and said, “You look like you’re in trouble, Dan.” “I feel like I’m in trouble,” MacNeil quickly replied.
The song was recorded, mixed and produced by Michael Ryan at his studio, Hot Jupiter Sounds. The song features Molly Babin on the piano, John Gill on the banjo, Dillan Tate on the guitar and Ryan on vocals.
In celebration of this latest release, MacNeil will be playing a songwriters circle with fellow Cape Breton singer-songwriters Molly Babin and Rudy Pace at the Frolic’n Folk Pub located in the Iona Heights Hotel on Friday November 20th. The show starts at 8pm.
