Clementine Violet-Paul McClelland (video) (Nov. 2012)

An original song for our Granddaughter, with pictures supplied by the parents.

Robin Meade-Paul McClelland (video)-Fall, 2012

"In No Hurry"-Paul McClelland. 2012

Selected cuts from the 3rd annual VNA Labor Day Wine & Music Festival, Macon, GA Sept, 2nd, 2012

Paul McClelland-Poke the Bear (spring, 2012)

It is a cruel trick of fate that Mad Apple, a musical band with so much talent and potential, only created one CD that remains largely unpurchased, unheard and unnoticed by the general public. The short lived ensembles first and only studio collection can be heard here.
http://mcclellandmusic.blogspot.com/2008/03/madapple-spring-2004-madapple-are-mike.html

In an effort to capture the vibe and spirit of his former band, Paul McClelland has put together a collection of songs called "Poke the Bear", available for listening and/or free download. This 12 song collection was written by Paul (unless otherwise noted), with all instruments and vocals overdubbed by Paul McClelland using the 24 track technology in his home studio in Macon, GA. Paul also handled the arrangements, mixing and final mastering for all songs, as well. The sessions started in winter, 2011 and continued into the spring of 2012, with final recordings taking place May 18th, 2012.
Individual selections can be listened to on your computer by simply clicking on the song you wish to hear on the jukebox. I understand that there may also be a desire to burn a hard copy of this music to CD. Simply go to the jukebox, click on 'share', then 'download'. A song list will appear below. Just highlight the song you want downloaded, and click 'download' to save each song individually to your desktop or designated folder. Once all the selections have been downloaded, you can burn a CD and enjoy the music on the playback unit of your choice.


1) Poke the Bear (P. McClelland)
2) It Ain't All Bad (T. Henry-P. McClelland)
3) I Put My Foot in My Mouth (P. McClelland)
4) The Special One (P. McClelland)
5) Acquired Taste (P. McClelland)
6) Cry Street (P. McClelland)
7) Your Loving Ways (P. McClelland)
8) Hop a Fast Train (P. McClelland)
9) A Strange Sense of Home (P. McClelland)
10) Forever Will Never Be the Same (P. McClelland)
11) Don't Discourage Me (P. McClelland)
12) A Lonely Man Walks (P. McClelland)

Paul McClelland-I Put My Foot in My Mouth (video)-(Spring, 2012)

Poke The Bear-Paul McClelland (spring 2012)

Ambient Edge-Paul McClelland (spring, 2012)

Paul McClelland-Random Minutes (spring, 2012)

These songs were recorded between 2001-2006 using a Tascam 8 track digital workstation, with one song (My Ass) recorded in the late 90's with 4 track cassette technology. For one reason or another, these 'random minutes' were never included on any collection on this blog. Finally, all of these 'orphans' have been gathered together to create their own collection. Listen often and enjoy. PMcC.

1) Feel it Slippin' (P. McClelland)

2) Khandahar (N. Woodall-P. McClelland)

3) Waiting for a Better Day (P. McClelland)

4) Black River Bottom (P. McClelland)

5) Will I (P. McClelland)

6) Happy She Makes Me (P. McClelland)

7) Wired & Tired (P. McClelland)

8) Never Left Behind (P. McClelland)

9) My Ass (P. McClelland)

10) End of my Rope (P. McClelland)

11) Cuttin' Out on You (P. McClelland)

12) Baby, Please Come Home (P. McClelland)

Paul McClelland-Bonny at Morn (celtic sessions-1996)-Winter. 2011

After my divorce in 1996, I found myself living in a one bedroom penthouse apt on the 10th floor of Ashley Towers in downtown Macon, with a nice balcony view of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and all of west and southwest Macon. This transition also coincided with a newly discovered love for old Irish and Scottish folk songs, and in those days before the internet, if one heard a song, but could not understand parts of a lyric, one had to make special trips to the main branch of the library downtown, and pore over pages of forgotten rhyme to get to the piece of lyric being searched for.

In one corner of the bedroom was a 4 track cassette multitrack recorder, a Peavey mixer, a mic, an acoustic guitar, and a very small Yamaha synth with those tiny keys that were almost too small for my fingers. That was how these songs were made, and preserved on cassette tapes until re-mastering took place in the winter of 2011. The songs are:

1) Going to Sligo

2) Do You Love an Apple

3) Kelvingrove

4) Will Ye Go, Love

5) Bonny at Morn

6) The Fair Flower of Northumberland

7) The Banks of Claudy

8) The Curragh of Kildare

9) The Rocks of Bawn

10) Farewell, Indiana

11) The Parting Glass