Folkyo is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Dayna Manning, released on her own LeParc Records on December 19, 2006.[1] Folkyo received positive reviews, praising the album's musical intricacy and Manning's voice and writing,[2] as well as its complex tones and clever lyrics.[3]
| Folkyo | ||||
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| Studio album by Dayna Manning | ||||
| Released | December 19, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2006 | |||
| Genre | folk, singer-songwriter | |||
| Label | LeParc Records | |||
| Producer | Dayna Manning, Ashton Price, Siegfried Meier | |||
| Dayna Manning chronology | ||||
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Overview
editProduction
editAfter eight years Manning parted ways with EMI. Her third album, Folkyo, was released on December 19, 2006, and saw Manning write, co-produce, engineer and perform. She released the album on her own label, LeParc Records,[1] and even raised funds to finish production by working at a construction camp in Northern British Columbia for the Winter of 2006. Collaborators included Ian Brown from Matthew Good Band and Christian Thor-Valdson from Copyright.
Reception
editFolkyo received positive reviews, praising the album's musical intricacy and Manning's voice and writing,[2] as well as its complex tones and clever lyrics.[3]
According to a Toronto Quarterly article in 2012, "[Manning's] songwriting is sincere and superbly crafted, her finger-picking skills are unmatched and her voice is truly unmistakable with a timbre that reminds one of Roy Forbes, Joni Mitchell and Dolly Parton all at once."[4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Always Want to Be With You" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Gloria" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "In the Meantime" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Better Than" | 2:55 |
| 5. | "If Your Mind Changes" | 3:29 |
| 6. | "What's So Great About Her?" | 3:17 |
| 7. | "Pale Moon" | 5:24 |
| 8. | "Tears" | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Peek Thru" | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Anytown" | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Robot Eyes" | 5:01 |
| 12. | "I'll Go" | 4:36 |
Personnel
edit- Dayna Manning – write, co-produce, engineer and perform
- Gavin Bradley – Engineer, Keyboards, Piano, producer, Programming
- Ashton Price – Engineer, Guitar, producer
- Siegfried Meier – Producer, engineer, mastering, mixing
References
edit- ^ a b Folkyo at Allmusic
- ^ a b Witzig, J (October 11, 2006). "Dayna Manning – Folkyo". theflagship.net. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2008.
- ^ a b Bode, C. "Reviews – Folkyo". partykingston.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2008.
- ^ "Trent Severn Interview". The Toronto Quarterly. December 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2014.