Rodeo

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Words and Music by Ingrid MacDonald
Produced and mixed by Gavin Gardiner at All Day Coconut
Mastered by Heather Kirby

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Rodeo

I got waterproof shoes, a big heavy overcoat,
A gown in the closet and a skeleton or two

An antique map from a pawn shop in Connecticut
Some learned etiquette, I learned shampoo

A three-point hat, a skirt made from a parachute,
Got a watch that will chime if my heart skips a beat or two

Travelling song for trumpet and a marching band
A late night train out of Kalamazoo

All that I really know how to do
Is spend the afternoon like it was rain

And I get to the rodeo
Just as they fold the show
Old friends from long ago
Still know how to show
Mercy, mercy, mercy

I got drenched by the rain when my umbrella remained
At the town laundromat after I left Duluth

Got to hope just the same for sunshine or for rain
All of my tickets take the roundabout route

All that I really know how to do
Is spend the afternoon like it was rain

And I get to the rodeo
Just as they fold the show
Old friends from long ago
Still know how to show
Mercy, mercy, mercy

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from Rodeo, released May 23, 2023
"Rodeo": Ingrid MacDonald: vocals; Gavin Gardiner: guitar, bass, Mellotron, vocals

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Ingrid MacDonald Toronto, Ontario

A fearless songwriter with a singular voice, Ingrid MacDonald's debut album, Rodeo, demonstrates just how good it is to hear songs with strong melodies and brilliant lyrics. Ingrid draws from the roots of bluegrass and is joined by top shelf musicians in this superb entry into the folk music scene.
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