{"id":51,"date":"2018-05-17T20:54:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T20:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2025-06-20T15:36:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T19:36:02","slug":"recordings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/recordings\/","title":{"rendered":"Recordings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"697\" data-attachment-id=\"308\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/recordings\/old-enough-to-know-better-cn\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/old-enough-to-know-better-cn.webp\" data-orig-size=\"768,697\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"old-enough-to-know-better-cn\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/old-enough-to-know-better-cn.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/old-enough-to-know-better-cn.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/old-enough-to-know-better-cn.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/old-enough-to-know-better-cn-300x272.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old Enough to Know Better<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NEW ALBUM Released October&nbsp;2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I started songwriting in 2017.&nbsp; All of these songs exist in one person versions, with me playing guitar and singing, but I was curious to find out what other people heard in my music.&nbsp; I tell my friends that \u2018my songs told me they wanted to see other people\u2019.&nbsp; Many thanks to Jessica Stuart and Ryan Granville-Martin, both of whom heard possibilities that I had never considered in these songs.&nbsp; Recording with both of them was an indescribable joy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you\u2019ll appreciate this album like a fine whisky \u2013 a smooth maple taste with traces of Joni Mitchell, Stephen Fearing, Radiohead, and King Crimson, and with a strong finish!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/about-the-album\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/singles\/\">Watch &amp; Listen<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guitarias-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"970\" data-attachment-id=\"301\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/recordings\/guitarias-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guitarias-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,970\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"guitarias-cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guitarias-cover.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guitarias-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-301\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:540px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guitarias-cover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guitarias-cover-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guitarias-cover-768x745.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading fancy\">Guitarias | Doug MacNaughton<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Released &#8211; February 2014<br><span class=\"nowrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guitarias-nopoetry.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Liner notes &#8211; PDF<\/a><\/span><br>Order CD via PayPal ($15 + shipping):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<form target=\"paypal\" action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" style=\"width: 200px; display:inline!important;\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cmd\" value=\"_s-xclick\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"hosted_button_id\" value=\"6QHGKK52NQVSL\">\n<input type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_cart_LG.gif\" border=\"0\" name=\"submit\" alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\">\n<\/form>\n\n\n\n<p>Also available from: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/guitarias\/844542767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musiccentre.ca\/node\/81932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CMC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Samples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1178\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beckett-Songs-2-Thither.mp3'>Beckett Songs #2 - Thither<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Shadows-1-Shadows.mp3'>Shadows #1 - Shadows<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Shadows-4-The-epicure.mp3'>Shadows #4 - The epicure<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Flower-Arranger-clip.mp3'>Flower Arranger clip<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/The-Truth-of-Matter-3-The-Two-Winds.mp3'>The Truth of Matter #3 - The Two Winds<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":false,\"artists\":false,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Beckett-Songs-2-Thither.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Beckett Songs #2 - Thither\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Beckett Songs #2 - Thither\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:29\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Shadows-1-Shadows.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Shadows #1 - Shadows\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Shadows #1 - Shadows\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:39\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Shadows-4-The-epicure.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Shadows #4 - The epicure\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Shadows #4 - The epicure\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:43\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Flower-Arranger-clip.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Flower Arranger clip\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Flower Arranger clip\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:32\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/The-Truth-of-Matter-3-The-Two-Winds.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"The Truth of Matter #3 - The Two Winds\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"The Truth of Matter #3 - The Two Winds\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:32\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>MacNaughton\u2019s first self-produced album is an intimate, poetic journey. Guitarias includes compositions for voice and guitar (hence the name: guitar\/arias) all performed by the singer accompanying himself: John Beckwith&#8217;s Beckett Songs (three songs to poems of Samuel Beckett), Leslie Uyeda&#8217;s Flower Arranger (a single song to a poem of Joy Kogawa), and William Beauvais&#8217; The Truth of Matter (four songs to poems of Linda Hogan), which were all commissioned by Doug MacNaughton. Guitarias also features John Rutter&#8217;s Shadows (eight songs to various poets of the 16th and 17th centuries), which were published in 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is MacNaughton\u2019s fourth recording as a singer, but marks his debut recording as a guitarist. \u201cI am fascinated by the artistic effect of playing and singing at the same time\u201d, explains MacNaughton. \u201cThe guitar\u2019s portability makes it possible to perform in intimate and unusual acoustics. There&#8217;s a deeper connection between the voice part and the accompaniment, because the singer is the accompanist.\u201d For this recording project, Doug teamed up with sound engineer Paul Hodge and producer Sung Chung. \u201cWe considered recording the voice and guitar separately\u201d, he adds, \u201cbut in the end, we decided to record both together at the same time in the welcoming, resonant acoustic of St. George the Martyr Church.&#8221;<br>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Guitarias-Press-Release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Press Release<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wordsmusicmeet-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"298\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/recordings\/wordsmusicmeet-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wordsmusicmeet-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wordsmusicmeet\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wordsmusicmeet-1.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wordsmusicmeet-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-298\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wordsmusicmeet-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wordsmusicmeet-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wordsmusicmeet-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading fancybr\">Where Words and Music Meet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Talisker Players at Massey College<br>Released 2010<br>Available from <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musiccentre.ca\/node\/40348\" target=\"_blank\">CMC<\/a> | <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/where-words-and-music-meet\/id568508545\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a><br>Samples:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1178\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Chicago-Portraits-1-Jack..mp3'>Chicago Portraits #1 - Jack.<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Chicago-Portraits-2-Ice-Handler.mp3'>Chicago Portraits #2 - Ice Handler<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":false,\"artists\":false,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Chicago-Portraits-1-Jack..mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Chicago Portraits #1 - Jack.\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Chicago Portraits #1 - Jack.\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:29\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Chicago-Portraits-2-Ice-Handler.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Chicago Portraits #2 - Ice Handler\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Chicago Portraits #2 - Ice Handler\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"0:33\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/avowals.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"637\" data-attachment-id=\"297\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/recordings\/avowals\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/avowals.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"638,637\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"avowals\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/avowals.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/avowals.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-297\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/avowals.jpg 638w, https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/avowals-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/avowals-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading fancybr\">Avowals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Released 2007<br>Available from <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musiccentre.ca\/node\/40837\" target=\"_blank\">CMC<\/a> | <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/beckwith-j.-avowals\/id523249862\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a><br>Samples:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1178\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/o-purple-finch.mp3'>o purple finch<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Jimmies-got-a-goil.mp3'>Jimmie's got a goil<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":false,\"artists\":false,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/o-purple-finch.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"o purple finch\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"o purple finch\\\" from 21st Century Troubadour - The Album by MacNaughton, Doug. Released: 2013.\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"MacNaughton, Doug\",\"album\":\"21st Century Troubadour - The Album\",\"year\":\"2013\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:39\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}},{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Jimmies-got-a-goil.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Jimmie's got a goil\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Jimmie's got a goil\\\" from 21st Century Troubadour - The Album by MacNaughton, Doug. Released: 2013.\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"MacNaughton, Doug\",\"album\":\"21st Century Troubadour - The Album\",\"year\":\"2013\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:37\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/serinette.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"639\" data-attachment-id=\"299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/recordings\/serinette\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/serinette.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"639,639\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"serinette\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/serinette.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/serinette.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-299\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/serinette.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/serinette-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/serinette-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading fancybr\">Serinette | Harry Somers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Performed by SoundStreams<br>Released 2001<br>Available from <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musiccentre.ca\/node\/40889\" target=\"_blank\">CMC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/album\/somers-h.-serinette\/id523378498\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a><br>Sample:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1178\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/o-purple-finch.mp3'>o purple finch<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":false,\"artists\":false,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/o-purple-finch.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"o purple finch\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"o purple finch\\\" from 21st Century Troubadour - The Album by MacNaughton, Doug. Released: 2013.\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"MacNaughton, Doug\",\"album\":\"21st Century Troubadour - The Album\",\"year\":\"2013\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:39\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\\\/site\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center fancybr\">More Audio Samples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oratorio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Why do the Nations?<\/strong><\/em><br>from MESSIAH; music by George Frederick Handel, libretto by Charles Jennens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/mp3s\/WhydotheNations.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>The People that Walked in Darkness<\/strong><\/em><br>from MESSIAH; music by George Frederick Handel, libretto by Charles Jennens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/mp3s\/ThePeopleThatWalkedinDarkness.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Betrachte, meine Seel&#8217;<\/strong><br><\/em>from Saint John Passion; music by Johann Sebastian Bach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/mp3s\/BetrachtemeineSeel.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder<\/strong><\/em><br>from Saint Matthew Passion; music by Johann Sebastian Bach, libretto by Christian Friedrich Henrici<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/mp3s\/GebtmirmeinenJesumwieder.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guitar and Voice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>A Nightingale Sang in Berkely Square<\/em><\/strong><br>music by Manning Sherwin, lyrics by Eric Maschwitz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/mp3s\/BerkeleySquare.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Love is Here to Stay<\/strong><\/em><br>music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/mp3s\/LoveisHeretoStay.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Five O&#8217;Clock Bells<\/strong><\/em><br>music and lyrics by Lenny Breau<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/mp3s\/FiveOClockBells.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Old Enough to Know Better NEW ALBUM Released October&nbsp;2023 I started songwriting in 2017.&nbsp; All of these songs exist in one person versions, with me playing guitar and singing, but I was curious to find out what other people heard in my music.&nbsp; I tell my friends that \u2018my songs told me they wanted to&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/recordings\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Recordings<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":317,"href":"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions\/317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dougmacnaughton.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}