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Nicky Brodie
I first met Nicky in Ottawa upon returning from a winter
in Florida. I wanted to put a musical group together that resembled no other band, and with Nicky as the lead vocalist
we managed to achieve a new recipe for a group. We used Digeridoo, Synth Chapman stick, guitar, tabla
and drums. Everyone who was lucky enough to hear Rhoizamatta in it’s short life span, knew they
were hearing something totally unique. Nicky’s performance is full of theatrical stage presents as she draws on
her experience as an singer, songwriter, actress and model. Nicky comes to Canada from London
England where she performed with Billy Bragg. Just Passing Through
Just Passing Through
lyrics Joanne John music Stephen Groves
arranged by S. Groves Produced & Mixed by S. Groves Vocals Nicky Brodie Tenor Sax Tim Roberts Piano Mark Ferguson Guitar Steve Groves Bass Norman Glaude Drums Denis Clement My good friend, writer Joanne John, asked me to put music to a lyric that she wrote a few years back. When I was working on this project, Joanne reminded me of this unfinished song and so I set it to the music that you hear here. Tim’s sax intro and solo sets the mood for this sultry song that nicky, another quick study, delivers with her unique style. Dream A Dream Of You
Dream A Dream Of You words and music by Steve Groves Arranger by Steve Groves Produced and mixed by S. Groves Vocals/B.G. Vocals Nicky Brodie Guitar Steve Groves Bass Norman Glaude Flute Hugh O’Connor Piano Mark Ferguson Drums Eduardo Flores I wrote this song when Nicky and I had a band in ‘96 called Rhoizamatta, an unavoidable rush of sound. Back in those days we didn’t have a keyboard so Nicky was quite surprised to hear Mark’s piano accompaniment. This arrangement is just the way I wanted to hear it and when Nicky came up with her background siren song it transformed the piece into something even more beautiful. Hugh O’Connor plays a thoughtful and soulful, moving flute solo followed by my guitar solo played on my 1972 Pat Lister classical guitar. This is a sweet sounding ax and is still a favorite. |