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A Swing South
Coughlan cut his teeth on the streets of Vancouver
’ve lived a life in music since my early teens when I first began busking on the streets of Vancouver, Canada.
For the past 40+ years, I have earned my living entirely as a performer. I’ve toured coffee houses, concert halls & festivals throughout North America & the United Kingdom. I’ve played every kind of gig in-between.
I’m a recording/performing artist (vocalist, musician, front-man, story teller & compere) and a songsmith (composer, arranger, lyricist & adapter). In my career, I’ve literally performed thousands of songs in dozens of styles for millions of people.
With the upcoming release of my new solo recording Waiting for Rain, I will be emerging as an Acoustic Soul Music artist.
STEP INTO MY KITCHEN: This co-write was the result of a visit to Hog Heaven, a BBQ joint in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina. Josh Daniel and his pal Lefty had driven 2 ½ hrs over from Charlotte for the express purpose of writing a song. We found inspiration in the hospitality we encountered at Hog Heaven.
Sometimes life just hands you nuggets. Josh also recorded this song on his 2016 CD Beat Up Radio. Josh & I had written the song Beat Up Radio (his title track) the previous day. There’s no telling what might come of our next encounter.
WAITING FOR RAIN: The title track for this musical collection is a classic R&B jam featuring Gospel Music soulsters The Sojourners on support vocals.
In writing the lyrics for Waiting for Rain, I used the word rain as a metaphor for all things nurturing. Whether spiritually, inspirationally or via interaction, we all experience droughts in our lives now and again. I wanted to express those feelings of detachment, isolation & loneliness with a glimmer of hope & optimism.
YESTERDAY'S NEWS: I wrote this song when I was 14 years old and I recorded a demo of it at my very first recording session (the following year). It seemed a bit pretentious to be singing the Blues at such a tender age, so I shelved the song...for 41 years!
Listen to song samples here and on Soundcloud here.
• Produced by Joby Baker
• Bruce Coughlan: lead vocals & classical guitar
• Simon Kendall: Wurlitzer, Hammond, Clavinet/Pianet, Steinway & thumbtack piano
• Joby Baker: kit, congas & shaker
• Rob Becker: upright bass (except Back of My Mind - Laurence Knight: upright bass)
• Paul Pigat: Gretsch guitar on Take Me Back to Memphis and Yesterday’s News
• The Sojourners (Marcus Mosley, Will Sanders & Khari McClelland): support vocals on Lean Times, Waiting for Rain and Peace, Love & Unders
• Recorded, mixed & mastered by Joby Baker at Baker Studios, Victoria, BC
• Additional direction & recording by Simon Kendall at Hammond St Studio
chilliwack-music-news waiting-for-the-rain-bruce-coughlan-cd
A Swing South
Coughlan cut his teeth on the streets of Vancouver
’ve lived a life in music since my early teens when I first began busking on the streets of Vancouver, Canada.
For the past 40+ years, I have earned my living entirely as a performer. I’ve toured coffee houses, concert halls & festivals throughout North America & the United Kingdom. I’ve played every kind of gig in-between.
I’m a recording/performing artist (vocalist, musician, front-man, story teller & compere) and a songsmith (composer, arranger, lyricist & adapter). In my career, I’ve literally performed thousands of songs in dozens of styles for millions of people.
With the upcoming release of my new solo recording Waiting for Rain, I will be emerging as an Acoustic Soul Music artist.
STEP INTO MY KITCHEN: This co-write was the result of a visit to Hog Heaven, a BBQ joint in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina. Josh Daniel and his pal Lefty had driven 2 ½ hrs over from Charlotte for the express purpose of writing a song. We found inspiration in the hospitality we encountered at Hog Heaven.
Sometimes life just hands you nuggets. Josh also recorded this song on his 2016 CD Beat Up Radio. Josh & I had written the song Beat Up Radio (his title track) the previous day. There’s no telling what might come of our next encounter.
WAITING FOR RAIN: The title
 track for this musical collection is a classic R&B jam featuring Gospel Music soulsters The Sojourners on support vocals.
In writing the lyrics for Waiting for Rain, I used the word rain as a metaphor for all things nurturing. Whether spiritually, inspirationally or via interaction, we all experience droughts in our lives now and again. I wanted to express those feelings of detachment, isolation & loneliness with a glimmer of hope & optimism.
YESTERDAY'S NEWS: I wrote this song when I was 14 years old and I recorded a demo of it at my very first recording session (the following year). It seemed a bit pretentious to be singing the Blues at such a tender age, so I shelved the song...for 41 years!
Listen to song samples here and on Soundcloud here.
• Produced by Joby Baker
• Bruce Coughlan: lead vocals & classical guitar
• Simon Kendall: Wurlitzer, Hammond, Clavinet/Pianet, Steinway & thumbtack piano
• Joby Baker: kit, congas & shaker
• Rob Becker: upright bass (except Back of My Mind - Laurence Knight: upright bass)
• Paul Pigat: Gretsch guitar on Take Me Back to Memphis and Yesterday’s News
• The Sojourners (Marcus Mosley, Will Sanders & Khari McClelland): support vocals on Lean Times, Waiting for Rain and Peace, Love & Unders
• Recorded, mixed & mastered by Joby Baker at Baker Studios, Victoria, BC
• Additional direction & recording by Simon Kendall at Hammond St Studio