Lettying You Blow Away

Marc Douglas Berardo

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The Buddhists consider the conscious act of letting go an essential part of a journey. It is the beginning of learning to live with yourself again — despite what happened, despite what was, despite everything. Our bags are packed with experiences both good and bad. Loss and grief, pain and hurt, happiness, and regret. Sometimes the greatest

The Buddhists consider the conscious act of letting go an essential part of a journey. It is the beginning of learning to live with yourself again — despite what happened, despite what was, despite everything. Our bags are packed with experiences both good and bad. Loss and grief, pain and hurt, happiness, and regret. Sometimes the greatest strength is in knowing when to let go and move on. There is beauty in the cycle of death and birth. Beginnings and endings. There is beauty in letting what is not working blow away. The song was written in room 214 of the Sugarloaf Key Lodge in the Lower Keys Florida. It took about 10 minutes to write but I had been living with the feeling that sparked the song for a long time. On my way to perform at the very end of the highway in Key West, Florida, I was on the run from a few years filled with heartbreak and change. In my rearview, were a lot of miles of hard road. Long drives have a way of romanticizing one’s world. I felt the cosmic nudge that I needed to get something down. I checked into the room, believing I would wrestle with a song for a whole night. I walked out to the Gulf of Mexico and felt a profound feeling that it was time to let go of the past. The wind was blowing. There were metaphors everywhere. The song wrote itself. It just fell out. By sunset, I was in Key West feeling a lot lighter and ready to proceed.

The video for the song was created on the February 2023 “Vagabonds By Choice Tour” with dobroist Abbie Gardner that traveled through Florida. It was intended to tell the song’s story using the locations and overall feel of where Letting You Blow Away was written. It also acts as a travelogue of the trip itself as Abbie and I made our way from shows in Key West to stops in Key Largo, Sarasota, St Augustine, Tampa Bay, and Ft Myers. The video was edited by Marc Douglas Berardo and Susie Markland of SHC Music Tribe in Pemberton, NJ in March of 2023.

Letting You Blow Away ©2023 Overhead Map Music/ASCAP

Produced by MDB and Chris Berardo Recorded at Mark Dann Recording Inc., Woodstock, NY.
Mastered by The SoundLab, Charlotte, NC, Jan 2023
Marc Douglas Berardo - vocals and acoustic guitar
Abbie Gardner - (Red Molly) Dobro
Eric Parker - (Orleans, Ian Hunter, Joe Cocker) drums
Mark Dan - (Richard Shindell, John Gorka) bass
Dr. Westchesterson- organ and piano
Chris Berardo - background vocals

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Waiting on a Brand New Day

Marc Douglas Berardo

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I wrote the song a few years back at the tail end of a period of personal upheaval. The Lyric endeavors to capture two singular moments in time for the characters of the song as they sit on the roof of an apartment building looking off into the night in which the “lights looked like Paris.” The second happens on a summer night on an island with a

I wrote the song a few years back at the tail end of a period of personal upheaval. The Lyric endeavors to capture two singular moments in time for the characters of the song as they sit on the roof of an apartment building looking off into the night in which the “lights looked like Paris.” The second happens on a summer night on an island with a view of the mainland as “the fire on the beach kept us warm.” In those moments the narrator does not want to break the spell of their newfound connection. He simply finds comfort in the metaphor that there is nowhere else that he’d rather be as they wait on a brand new day. The music is meant to have the galloping feeling of new love and the excitement of changing times. The whole thing just about wrote itself.

The track was recorded in Woodstock, New York at the world-famous Mark Dann Studios. Produced by the brother team of Chris and Marc Douglas Berardo, the musicians include Eric Parker- Drums (Joe Cocker, Orleans), Dr. Westchesterson - piano, organ) Mark Dann – Bass.

Marc Douglas Berardo © 2021 Overhead Map Music/ASCAP

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The Hard Part

Marc Douglas Berardo

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"The song "The Hard Part", a single from my upcoming record "Temporary Things", was written while recuperating from losing my singing voice for a little over two months. The impermanence of my ability to sing, something that I’ve been able to do without much thought my whole life, became the lesson before me. The song was a bit of self-advice and

"The song "The Hard Part", a single from my upcoming record "Temporary Things", was written while recuperating from losing my singing voice for a little over two months. The impermanence of my ability to sing, something that I’ve been able to do without much thought my whole life, became the lesson before me. The song was a bit of self-advice and a reminder to carry-on above all things. I wrote it to guide myself through the problem. The song concludes with a dollop of hope."

Recorded at Mark Dann Recording Inc. in Woodstock, NY, performers on the record include Marc Douglas Berardo on vocals and acoustic guitar, Eric Parker drums (Joe Cocker, Orleans) Mark Dann bass (Richard Shindell, John Gorka), Dr. Westchesterson on organ and piano and Chris Berardo (Chris Berardo and the DesBerardos) contributes background vocals.

The Hard Part (c) 2021 Overhead Map Music/ASCAP

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Whalebone-Milo Music 2013

Marc Douglas Berardo

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Supremely crafted collection of songs about change, reemergence, strength and survival with goose bump inducing lyrics and melodies, rich Beach Boy harmonies and masterful musicianship in the great American songwriting style. Produced by Brother Chris Berardo (Chris Berardo and The DesBerardos) guests include Jon Pousette Dart (Pousette-Dart

Supremely crafted collection of songs about change, reemergence, strength and survival with goose bump inducing lyrics and melodies, rich Beach Boy harmonies and masterful musicianship in the great American songwriting style. Produced by Brother Chris Berardo (Chris Berardo and The DesBerardos) guests include Jon Pousette Dart (Pousette-Dart Band), Abbie Gardner (RED MOLLY), Lincoln Schleifer (Donald Fagen, Rosanne Cash, Richard Shindell) among a stunning cast of others. Download here. Hardcopy CD available in the store.

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    Hotel On The Bay 4:22
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Bob Sima and Marc Douglas Berardo Live at Rams Head Onstage 2013

Marc Douglas Berardo/ Bob Sima

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A live snapshot of the Bob Sima/ Marc Douglas Berardo show at The Legendary Rams Head Onstage in Annapolis, MD in January 2013. This was the show that was voted "Show of The Year" in the annual Rammie Awards beating out such greats as Blood Sweat and Tears, Kris Kristofferson, Los Lobos and others. Featuring John Juxo on Keyboards and Accordian

A live snapshot of the Bob Sima/ Marc Douglas Berardo show at The Legendary Rams Head Onstage in Annapolis, MD in January 2013. This was the show that was voted "Show of The Year" in the annual Rammie Awards beating out such greats as Blood Sweat and Tears, Kris Kristofferson, Los Lobos and others. Featuring John Juxo on Keyboards and Accordian and David Glaser on Electric Guitars and Mandolin. No overdubs, no fixes, just live. Very limited edition. MDB tracks available for download here only. Hardcopy CD available in the store.

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Downhauler-Horizon Music Group 2011

Marc Douglas Berardo

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The Horizon Music Group is proud to announce the February 2011 release of Downhauler, the new album from songwriter and keen observer Marc Douglas Berardo. This new collection of songs continues Marc’s collaboration with long time producer Prof. Dick Neal (Hoe,The Mockingbirds). The CD features performances from among others: Nashville multi

The Horizon Music Group is proud to announce the February 2011 release of Downhauler, the new album from songwriter and keen observer Marc Douglas Berardo. This new collection of songs continues Marc’s collaboration with long time producer Prof. Dick Neal (Hoe,The Mockingbirds). The CD features performances from among others: Nashville multi instrumentalist Liam Bailey (Bill Frisell, Rodney Atkins), the signature harmonies of Brother Chris Berardo (Chris Berardo and The DesBerardos), Violinist Larry Deming (Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, James Taylor) and Americana Music sensations RED MOLLY on the soulful ballad “Quiet Places.”

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Harbor

Marc Douglas Berardo

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The Harbor CD. A highly regarded fan favorite. Produced by Prof. Dick Neal. Award winning songs surrounded by moving string arrangements, fine grooves and masterful playing that will float you across the secret blue and deep. "A few listens to Harbor might have you wondering if all the praise is high enough."-Frank Gutch Jr, Folk and Music

The Harbor CD. A highly regarded fan favorite. Produced by Prof. Dick Neal. Award winning songs surrounded by moving string arrangements, fine grooves and masterful playing that will float you across the secret blue and deep. "A few listens to Harbor might have you wondering if all the praise is high enough."-Frank Gutch Jr, Folk and Music Exchange Online.

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    Take It Along 2:35
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    Abuse 3:45
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As You Make Your Way Hayloft Records 2003

Marc Douglas Berardo

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"His lonesome, clear voice easily carries an aching beauty through introspective songs such as "Untethered" and "The Rum Diary. The Story (Life After Hemingway)" is a lyrical stand-out, a kind of anti-"Starry Starry Night" for serious students of the heart." - Steve Klingaman- Minor 7th Magazine. Recorded at the legendary Hayloft Studio in CT.

"His lonesome, clear voice easily carries an aching beauty through introspective songs such as "Untethered" and "The Rum Diary. The Story (Life After Hemingway)" is a lyrical stand-out, a kind of anti-"Starry Starry Night" for serious students of the heart." - Steve Klingaman- Minor 7th Magazine. Recorded at the legendary Hayloft Studio in CT. Produced by Prof. Dick Neal.

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Second Chance 2000

Marc Douglas Berardo

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Produced by Michael Branden at the legendary Hayloft Studio, CT.

"Another indie gem. This is why I write these reviews. I feel like I've made a special discovery. Imagine Bruce Springsteen stories as Glen Frey of The Eagles would tell them. Jackson Browne would kill to cover some of these songs. This is beautiful work. Second Chance is a gorgeous

Produced by Michael Branden at the legendary Hayloft Studio, CT.

"Another indie gem. This is why I write these reviews. I feel like I've made a special discovery. Imagine Bruce Springsteen stories as Glen Frey of The Eagles would tell them. Jackson Browne would kill to cover some of these songs. This is beautiful work. Second Chance is a gorgeous CD. A perfect soundtrack for the upcoming summer months." Jennifer Layton-Indie-Music.com. AVAILABLE AS DOWNLOAD ONLY. CD OUT OF PRINT.

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