What better and more glorious way to give vocal tribute to the animals we so love and wish to honor. It is my pleasure to introduce you all to my friend Maria Daines and Paul Killington and to the sheer magic of their music.
Their compositions are soulful, melodic and the lyrics thought provoking! Maria and Paul offer the world a glimpse into their compassion and conviction to promote animal welfare and activism through a very powerful and influential medium.
Music is an international language that “speaks” to all of us with truth and kindness.
"Music for the voiceless"
Maria Daines fronts a hard rockin' band playing original material written by Maria & guitarist Paul Killington.
Hailing from Cambridgeshire, UK, they formed in 1996 becoming a fixture of the live music scene & making several TV appearances, garnering fans in over 20 countries and recently winning awards including best artist in the International Online Music Awards 2006 & 2007. Frequently aired on BBC radio and FM stations, the band supported US artist Pink at Cardiff International Arena for the Party For Animals World Wide in August 2007.
Maria & Paul continue to work ceaselessly on the many facets of their songwriting with project pieces finding placement in TV/film production. Daines/Killington songs are published by NorthStar Music UK & available for artist consideration.
'Music United For Animals' is a collection of songs written to speak up for animals in distress and each song supports the end of cruelty.
Many animal welfare/rights subjects are explored in the 13 track cd, which includes the ballad 'I am the owner of this coat' written to make people aware of the horror of the fur trade. 'They Wanna Kill (Have mercy on the ice) reminds listeners of seal extermination annually, while the true story of Fozzie Bear, a puppy that died in his rescuers arms at only 17 weeks old, tells the tale of puppy mills. Factory farming is exposed in the rock song 'Your meat is our murder' and other topics of animal cruelty include fighting with dogs, vivisection, veal trade, bear bile farming and the International anthem 'Rise Up - Make this moment Last' is a call for everyone to try to make a difference.
'Music United For Animals' is a collection of songs written to speak up for animals in distress and each song supports the end of cruelty.
*REVIEW*
By: Gary Frederick Edwards
Music United For Animals is a collection of music that focuses on the plight of animals in the modern world, and one can only hope that this pioneering work inspires other artists to take up the theme. Meanwhile, the voiceless victims of human cruelty could not have wished for a more effective advocate than Maria Daines, accompanied by musician/producer Paul Killington. The language of poetics speaks of the "pathetic fallacy": the ascription of human qualities to inanimate nature. A far more significant--and deeply tragic--fallacy is the failure to ascribe human qualities to creatures in the animal kingdom. Maria Daines offers a powerful antidote, assuming the person of abused, exploited animals and singing their desperation and pain with a depth of authentic emotion that can't fail to touch any but the most calcified spirit. Maria communicates her profound sympathy for the very real and deeply feeling awareness of animals with undeniable, irresistible conviction. And those who share Maria and Paul's concern for animals will be able to identify with the emotional range of the album; for, while some songs, like "I Am The Owner of This Coat," are poignant laments, others explode in angry outrage at the crimes perpetrated against helpless animals by human beings. If you feel anger at the greedy exploitation of puppy mills, at the slaughter of wild horses and whales for profit, at the vicious obscenity of the fur industry, you'll hear your own feelings pouring out in the remarkably powerful voice of Maria Daines and the passionate guitar work of Paul Killington. Maria's voice is a rare instrument, a haunting sound that cuts deep and true, combining exquisite beauty with raw emotion. Hers is a very special talent and one you will be thrilled to have discovered once you make her acquaintance. There are many ancient fables of champions sent by Heaven to fight for the oppressed. Thankfully, such fables sometimes describe a present reality. I'm very, very glad and grateful that Heaven has sent Maria Daines to fight for voiceless animals with a flaming sword of a voice that might cleave through even the ugly armor of human cynicism. If you want an album of richly satisfying music coupled with a message that's moving, meaningful and long overdue, you will love this record. The first song alone is worth more--much more--than the price of the entire outstanding collection. You can't go wrong.
Sponsors of the first 1000 copies of this cd project -
Sky McDougal - www.paintedspurranch.com
Dave Crawford - www.shineboxni.net
In memory of Elaine McQuaide -
Care (Cape Animal Rescue Establishment) Cape Town, South Africa
Deborah Andries
David Parkyn
Sue Marchant - www.suemarchant.co.uk
Sandi Fullerton - www.serenitytraining.com/blogs
http://serenitytraining.camstreams.com/
Zest Radio Show - http://paulrichmond.ca/
Whiteraven
Vicki Albers
The Parkyn Family
DJ EV
Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue - http://www.wildhorserescue.org/
Jérôme Lescure
Paola Ghidotti - http://www.oipa.org
View the complete Maria Daines tour schedule
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