THE SONGS OF BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE (coming soon)

Canada’s eclectic choir boy Reid Jamieson is committed to amplifying women’s voices, and along with his musical partner/producer/wife Carolyn Victoria Mill (CVM) he has been working for over a year now on what appears to be the very first full tribute album to Buffy Sainte-Marie. Longtime fans, and those who admire the icon and activist but are not as familiar with her diverse musical catalog, will find this contemporary snapshot of her incredible body of work something deliciously new to explore. Independent artists working full time while doing everything themselves, makes this very much a labour of love in a dark time. Every artist needs a purpose, and they have found that, and more here. In a world where our heroes regularly let us down, Buffy remains an inspiration, with no signs of stopping.

BUFFY SINGLES

Various Buffy songs released as singles or videos. Full album coming Sept 2023.
Performed, recorded and mixed by Reid Jamieson. Produced by Carolyn Victoria Mill.
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Single released Feb 2023

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Celebrating Buffy’s 82nd bday on Feb 20 with this upbeat single from her 1992 comeback album Coincidence and Likely Stories. FALLEN ANGELS was a radio hit that spookily sums up where things stand in the world then and today, taking on corruption with her trademark blend of biting assessments and bottomless compassion…this time around with a delightfully danceable beat!

FALLEN ANGELS – Lyrics

Fallen Angels, Fallen Angels
I know a man in the business line, He power hungry, he’s a money mine
Smooth as satin he’s a big time shark -Fallen Angel

I know a brother, oooh he’s mean as sin, He’s got a brother who’s just like him
Livin’ over in Moscow, 2 of a kind.
How come the great power got the junkie mind

Fallen Angels, They never get enough
Fallen Angels oo oo, They got the addictions
Fallen Angels, They litter the skies
Fallen Angels, Don’t you wanna turn ’em around, Turn ’em around?

I know a man in the USA, He runnin’ guns with the CIA
He’s the best that being bad can be, Who’d think he do it all for me?
What’s it matter if you’re green or red, The Yankee dollar or the commie threat
When the real power in the real world, Gonna deny it all anyway

Fallen Angels. They never get enough
Fallen Angels oo oo, They got the addictions
Fallen Angels, They litter the skies
Fallen Angels, Don’t you wanna turn ’em around, Turn ’em around

You believe in the system from the top on down, Potential is a beautiful thing
It’s hard to keep believing in the big time, Now you’re sinking in the wind
Star light, star bright, Somebody going down tonight
Stayed true when it was time to lie, ya got it right

Fallen Angels. Never get enough
Fallen Angels hoo hoo, They got the addictions
Fallen Angels, They litter the skies
Fallen Angels, Don’t you wanna turn ’em around, Turn ’em around

SUMMER BOY

Single released Sept 2022

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SUMMER BOY written by Buffy Sainte-Marie (from her 1967 release Fire & Fleet & Candlelight), is the first single from Reid Jamieson’s upcoming tribute to Buffy Sainte-Marie. Originally a love song when Buffy sang it, here we find Reid looking back at his younger self with all the longing of summers end. Huge vocals with dark instrumentation fit for a Bond theme, and a fine example of BSM’s incredible catalog.

Naturally, Reid cannot sing her many potent indigenous protest songs. He can, however, sing her praises as a singer songwriter. Many are familiar with the activist and icon, but if you are anything like us, you may not be as familiar with the diverse body of music this living legend has released over the last half century. Such creativity with song structures and adventurous melodies, Reid says he has never felt so inspired to create and be intentional with his art. Lending his voice to amplify hers in hopes of reaching new audiences on both sides, this may very well be the first tribute album of its kind.

A new documentary about BSM ‘Carry It On‘ based on Andrea Warner’s fantastic authorized biography (we read it twice!) just premiered at TIFF, don’t miss it this fall!

Be sure to join the mailing list to find out when the full album comes out!

CREDITS: All vocals and instruments by Reid Jamieson. Recorded at home by Reid. Produced by Carolyn Victoria Mill. Mastered by Michael Holland.

SUMMER BOY – LYRICS

Face of joy, covering all your fears
Summer boy, give me your tears
Hands of gold, playing a prayer
Heart and soul, praying a song

Clowns can smile, and gardeners grow their flowers
Summer boy, give me your hours
Give me your glance, like the wing of a dove
Summer boy, give me your love

Suns can set, and willows can weep their tears
Summer boy, give me your years
Give me your hand, before autumn starts
Summer boy, give me your heart

LOVE CHARMS

CVM’s bday on March 14 with another sneak peek from the Buffy record. LOVE CHARMS is a tune that caught CVM’s ear and heart from Buffy Sainte-Marie’s spectacular 2015 album Power In The Blood …so much so that birthday girl be singing it! Pairs well with getting on a plane – something that terrifies us still. As always, just glad we are doing it together. All CVM wants for her bday is for y’all to share the tunes and/or come to a show k? (only available streaming on youtube/our site for now)

CREDITS: Written by Buffy Sainte-Marie /Featuring CVM on vocals / performed, mixed and recorded by Reid Jamieson / produced by Carolyn Victoria Mill.

Talk about luck of the Irish! We scored double sync placement – two tunes in the same series. CLEAN SWEEP is an Irish/Canadian coproduction shot in Ireland (where they discovered our music). A detective from the west of Ireland is looking for a murderer, not suspecting that his wife may be the culprit. This limited series will premiere on RTÉ in Ireland and SundanceNow in the United States. More on when and where you can stream it soon.

They chose our recording of Don’t Go Down (written by Glen Hansard/Fergus O’Farrell), featuring the late great Fergus O’Farrel on posthumouos bgs, and Perfect Storm, a song we wrote that is very dear to us. Both songs are from Me Daza, the album we recorded in West Cork, Ireland, with producer Kieran Kennedy.

Thanks to the fine folks at Arpix we scored a sync placement in an upcoming TV series! Placements in Film & TV are our best way of reaching new audiences, so we are pretty fecking delighted. This one is kinda unique in that a couple of the actors ( Jake Foy as Tuff, Alexandra Beaton as Janine) will be singing our song themselves! – to our backing track – how cool is that? The new series RIDE follows a rodeo dynasty and premieres on Sunday, March 26 at 9pm ET on Hallmark Channel. Our tune ‘This Could Be The Year’ will end Episode 7. Woot! https://www.imdb.com/news/ni63946026

This Could Be The Year (written by Reid Jamieson and Carolyn Victoria Mill) is from our winter-themed holiday record Songs for a Winter’s Night. What started as a holiday/Christmas song ended up also being a tongue-in-cheek homage to the Stanley Cup! This twang-filled tune tells the tale of long standing wishes granted, and/or grace in defeat. Featuring the tasty talents of Steve Dawson on Banjo and slide guitar.

A tribute to that legendary lady Yoko Ono on her 90th birthday. Yoko achieves 90 this Feb 18, 2023 and Canada’s Reid Jamieson is keen to celebrate with two covers, ‘Remember Love’ written by Yoko herself and ‘Oh Yoko’ written by her late mate John Winston Ono Lennon . Thank you for your service, Ms Ono, your commitment to creativity and LOVE has changed our world.

DOWNLOAD Remember Love & Oh Yoko  https://s.disco.ac/sbekimvlljsc

REMEMBER LOVE

REMEMBER LOVE written by Yoko Ono / performed, mixed and recorded by Reid Jamieson /produced by Carolyn Mill. https://reidjamieson.com/trouble-sleeping   

The B-side of 1969’s ‘Give Peace a Chance’ is Yoko’s beautifully delicate acoustic song ‘Remember Love‘, and likely the first proper song that she had ever written and recorded. Reimagined here on Reid Jamieson’s Trouble Sleeping (Lullabies for all ages) we are reminded of what she has been saying for decades.

OH YOKO

OH YOKO

“Oh Yoko!” is a 1971 song written by her late mate John Lennon. It was first released on his album Imagine, and was later included in the greatest hits compilation Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon.

Written by John Lennon / performed, mixed and recorded by Reid Jamieson / produced by Carolyn Mill. From the Reid’s John Lennon tribute album JOHN 20:20.

OH YOKO live from the tubby! https://youtu.be/t1O5gS2da88

DOWNLOAD Remember Love & Oh Yoko  https://s.disco.ac/sbekimvlljsc

from Songs For A Winter’s Night  by Reid Jamieson
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Celebrating 30 years since Tori Amos released Little Earthquakes, Canada’s eclectic choir boy takes her seasonal gem ‘Winter’ and makes it his own, on nylon string guitar with an epic build of intense emotion and enchanted vocals. This remaster marks the 10 year anniversary from his fan fave winter collection ‘Songs for a Winter’s Night‘. A reminder that there is magic in us all, if only we could believe. Reid continues to amplify womens voices, watch for his upcoming tribute album to Buffy Sainte-Marie.

Amos explained this song concerning thoughts about her father and failed aspirations to Rolling Stone: Said Amos: “The ‘White Horses’ are your dreams. That doesn’t really say it. Opportunities? Roads that you thought you would go down and haven’t experienced, and all these potential experiences are gone now. Those doors are closed. And imagination – the belief that your imagination can take you to places. The magical world having gone from your world, which to me there’s nothing more painful than that – when you can’t access your magical world. There was a moment when I thought I was too young to not be able to access that anymore. But I’ve noticed over the years that a lot of teenagers feel locked out of that world. They don’t know how to get back anymore because in trying to become an adult you feel like you have to circumcise the magical world.”

LYRICS

Snow can wait, I forgot my mittens
Wipe my nose, get my new boots on
I get a little warm in my heart when I think of winter
I put my hand in my father's glove
I run off where the drifts get deeper
Sleeping Beauty trips me with a frown
I hear a voice, "You must learn to stand up
For yourself 'cause I can't always be around"
He says, when you gonna make up your mind?
When you gonna love you as much as I do?
When you gonna make up your mind?
'Cause things are gonna change so fast
All the white horses are still in bed
I tell you that I'll always want you near
You say that things change, my dear
Girls get discovered as winter melts
Flowers competing for the sun
Years go by and I'm here still waiting
Withering where some snowman was
Mirror, mirror, where's the crystal palace?
But I only can see myself
Skating around the truth who I am
But I know, Dad, the ice is getting thin
When you gonna make up your mind?
When you gonna love you as much as I do?
When you gonna make up your mind?
'Cause things are gonna change so fast
All the white horses are still in bed
I tell you that I'll always want you near
You say that things change, my dear
Hair is grey and the fires are burning
So many dreams on the shelf
You say I wanted you to be proud
I always wanted that myself
When you gonna make up your mind?
When you gonna love you as much as I do?
When you gonna make up your mind?
'Cause things are gonna change so fast
All the white horses have gone ahead
I tell you that I'll always want you near
You say that things change, my dear
Never change
All the white horses aah-aah
Mmm-mmm


Songwriters: Tori Amos / Tori Ellen Amos
Winter lyrics © Sword And Stone Publishing

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SUMMER BOY written by Buffy Sainte-Marie (from her 1967 release Fire & Fleet & Candlelight), is the first single from Reid Jamieson’s upcoming tribute to Buffy Sainte-Marie. Originally a love song when Buffy sang it, here we find Reid looking back at his younger self with all the longing of summers end. Huge vocals with dark instrumentation fit for a Bond theme, and a fine example of BSM’s incredible catalog.

Naturally, Reid cannot sing her many potent indigenous protest songs. He can, however, sing her praises as a singer songwriter. Many are familiar with the activist and icon, but if you are anything like us, you may not be as familiar with the diverse body of music this living legend has released over the last half century. Such creativity with song structures and adventurous melodies, Reid says he has never felt so inspired to create and be intentional with his art. Lending his voice to amplify hers in hopes of reaching new audiences on both sides, this may very well be the first tribute album of its kind.

A new documentary about BSM ‘Carry It On‘ based on Andrea Warner’s fantastic authorized biography (we read it twice!) just premiered at TIFF, don’t miss it this fall!

Be sure to join the mailing list to find out when the full album comes out!

CREDITS: All vocals and instruments by Reid Jamieson. Recorded at home by Reid. Produced by Carolyn Victoria Mill. Mastered by Michael Holland.

SUMMER BOY – LYRICS

Face of joy,
covering all your fears
Summer boy
give me your tears
Hands of gold
playing a prayer
Heart and soul,
praying a song

Clowns can smile,
and gardeners grow their flowers
Summer boy,
give me your hours
Give me your glance
like the wing of a dove
Summer boy,
give me your love

Suns can set
and willows can weep their tears
Summer boy,
give me your years
Give me your hand,
before autumn starts
Summer boy
give me your heart

Be sure to join the mailing list to find out when the full album comes out!

ISRC: ushm82284605 barcode: 198003856387

LISTEN Summer Boy  02:45  https://youtu.be/UJ9SIMMDf4w

DOWNLOAD Summer Boy WAV https://app.box.com/s/yvlmlvucd86hrvm21ntax6a6lpp1sg6d

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A special request by commission to celebrate the life and love of Deborah Lynn Gardiner (Feb 17, 1953 – Apr 11, 2021), with love from her husband Jim and son John. Written by Richard Marx and Linda Thompson. Made popular by Josh Groban. Performed and recorded by Reid Jamieson. Produced by Carolyn Mill. Artwork by CVM. You’re still an inspiration Deb, thank you. Please share with someone you know who has lost a loved one. They live on in our hearts.

Who can say for certain
Maybe you're still here
I feel you all around me
Your memories so clear
Deep in the stillness
I can hear you speak
You're still an inspiration
Can it be
That you are my
Forever love
And you are watching over me
From up above.
Fly me up to where you are
Beyond the distant star
I wish upon tonight
To see you smile
If only for a while
To know you're there
A breath away's not far to where you are.
Are you gently sleeping
Here inside my dream?
And isn't faith believing
All power can't be seen
As my heart holds you
Just one beat away
I cherish all you gave me
Everyday
Cause you are my
Forever love
Watching me
From up above
And I believe
That angels breathe
And that love will live on
And never leave
Fly me up to where you are
Beyond the distant star
I wish upon tonight
To see you smile
If only for a while
To know you're there
A breath away's not far to where you are.
I know you're there
A breath away's not far to where you are

Reido’s Holiday Ho-ho-ho-down…

What a year!! the Pandy is kicking our butts and we just dont know what to do….except what we know how to do…which is to sing for you! And so Reido and the missus will be crooning Songs for a Winter’s Night and your festive faves from our new release LIVE for the Holidays. We would love to see your sweet faces…. xocvm+reido

LIONS BAY Lions Bay Villlage Hall – Sat Dec 11 – 7pm 2 sets (INDOORS, limited seating) – tickets

WEST VANCOUVER Dundarave Festival of Lights – Sat Dec 18 – 6pm 1 hr set (OUTDOORS with a bonfire even!) FREE fb event for sharing

YOUR LIVING ROOM Reido’s Holiday Lovestream – Sun Dec 19 – 4pm est / 7pm est FREE register/requests limited spaces on Zoom (better quality than fb) so sign up soon!

Sunday December 19, 2021
Great Canadian Flood Relief concert live stream to benefit the Canadian Red Cross BC Flood Relief Fund Your Living Room 2-7pm pst / 6-11 Atlantic https://www.floodrelief.ca

POSTPONED TO 2022

What better way to honour his legacy than with a Leonard Cohen themed Lovestream on the anniversary of his passing. We will be singing tunes from our Dear Leonard collection, plus more choice tunes from the master of song’s catalog. Better call yer mom and book the date now. Sunday Nov 7th, 2021. 3pm pst / 6pm est.

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