This is the conclusion of the interview with Maria Daines. Be sure to
go by her website there is a lot of good information, photos, music
and ways for you to help save our world also. Don’t just sit on the
side lines, get involved in the fight for animals rights. You really
can make a difference in the lives of many animals, you have the power.
Check the different organizations at the website they would be very
grateful for any thing you could do.

Question: Could you tell the listeners something about these songs we heard?
Rollin
Maria: Rollin’ is a song that came to us in the middle of working on
another song, just one of those moments where you start singing or
playing something in your head and you instantly know that it must be
recorded. It’s the only song that Paul plays slide on & it’s probably
our most popular track to date.
Business Ain’t Music
Maria: Well this is a sideways swipe at the corporate music business
which has not been kind to us or to many other struggling musicians.
The ‘business’ is not what we like about music. That side of our
career has always been problematic and we prefer to concentrate on the
creative aspect of songwriting. If you devote your time to making
music that you believe in I think it speaks to people on a level that
you could say is felt instinctively, people know a phony when they
hear it so you just let yourself go with your gut feeling. These days
you can be whatever you want to be and build your own fan base, sell
your own music, even set up your own gigs, it’s all there if you want
to go out and find it. This song kind of puts a sound to the many
shark stories of the 60’s and 70’s when a lot of musicians were stuck
in bad deals.
Save Our World
Maria: Yes we’ve just finished a song called ‘Save Our World’ which we
hope will enlighten people to the plight of endangered species. All
download proceeds are for Wildlife Direct and we hope the song is a
reminder that the planet is in danger of losing some of the most
vibrant creatures and their habitats.
“Save Our World” – to download the song

Maria: We’d like to thank everyone for supporting our music and for
keeping rock n’ roll alive and kicking, it’s a pleasure to be included
on the A1 Artist Spotlight .Com, cheers!

For those of you lucky enough to be in the U.K. check out her live shows I
know you will not be disappointed.

Thank you very much for all your help in putting this together Maria.

Like I said at the beginning she is the Queen of the Blues with the
Heart of a Saint

Cornwall’s Voice for Animals
Member: ( OIPA ) International Organisation for Animal Protection.
NGO affiliated to the UN Department of Public Information
Wag NY (Welfare For Animals Global)

Check out their website, and MySpace page.

Pick up their cd Wisdom’s Tooth at CD Baby’s Website.

If you haven’t had enough of Maria Daines, check out “Blues in the Night“. James played “House of the Rising Sun” as well as several others (some I’ve never heard) by Maria. Show # 176 “Ladies Night”.

This is the first part of the Maria Daines interview.

Question: What got you into music?

Maria: I think it was inside me from an early age. Music was playing
constantly in our house and as I grew up I wrote poetry but never
thought of singing it. Something seems to trigger an outpouring and
the first time I sung in front of an audience I was hooked for life.
Question: What were some of the early records you liked or bought?
I like good strong voices and I heard a lot of country music, Willie
Nelson, Diana Trask, and also blues, rock and gospel. When I reached
teen age the first record I was hooked on was Kate Bush ‘The Kick
Inside’ and I remember playing it to death, such a beautiful voice and
music, it was poetic and mysterious. I was impressed big time.
Question: In your BBC Radio Cambridge Interview you said you and Paul
are going to do a blues cd. How is that coming along?
Maria: The recording was finished a while ago but we haven’t been able
to concentrate on getting the cd out there due to lack of time. We may
write a bonus track because the blues collection has been a favorite
of our fans and we can’t wait to package it. It’s always exciting to
come to the end of a journey. The title track is ‘Your Time Will
Come’.
Question: Could you give us some back ground and information about
Paul Killington?
Maria: Yes of course. Paul is the dark horse of the two of us I guess!
He originates from Harold Hill in Essex and he’s played with many
bands over the years as guitarist and often sung lead and backing
vocal. He prefers to stay out of the limelight and I respect his
wishes but I’m immensely proud to work with a musician of Paul’s
caliber. Many people believe the band is playing live on our tracks
but the music is created by Paul playing guitar, bass, occasionally
keys and he programs the drums. Many drummers have complimented Paul
on his real drum sound, it’s a skill that he plays down but I think
he’s pretty unique as a producer of so many genres and styles. It’s
been helpful to play finished songs to our band members to give them a
good idea of what we’re aiming at in rehearsal for live work.
Question: Very happy to see you are interested in animal rights. How
did you get interested in this?
Maria: Through a friend of mine, Mary Alice Pollard, Cornwall’s Voice
For Animals. We met online just before Christmas 2005 and through Mary
I learned a lot about animal cruelty. It was a real eye opener and I
think I was in shock for some time. I didn’t know how to get rid of my
sadness or how to help. Then we wrote a song for Mary’s anti-fur
campaign, the title ‘I am the owner of this coat’. It made quite an
impact around the world and helped animal rights & welfare groups to
share their message. Since then we have become involved in other
campaigns to end cruelty and in a lot of cases we’ve written a song to
speak up for the animals.

Maria Daines cd “Music United For Animals”
Question: What would you like to tell the listeners about animal rights.
Maria: I’d like to say it isn’t something we can ignore. We should all
be involved in ending cruelty wherever it may occur or for whatever
reason. If we can turn our backs on animal suffering we can also turn
our backs to human suffering. Sentient beings have a right to live
without pain and I would urge everyone to make a difference in any way
they can. Taking blankets to the local dog shelter or writing a poem,
a song, any talent you can offer or simply giving your time is a
tremendous boost for rescuer’s and groups campaigning for a better
life for the voiceless. There’s many links on our website where you
can find educational information and I hope we can all help to create
a more peaceful and understanding world for future generations.
We’ve just finished a song called ‘Save Our World’ which we hope will
enlighten people to the plight of endangered species. All download
proceeds are for Wildlife Direct and we hope the song is a reminder
that the planet is in danger of losing some of the most vibrant creatures
and their habitats.
Please support: Save our World this is less than you would spend on
a candy bar or beer, please help.

Cornwall’s Voice for Animals
Member: ( OIPA ) International Organisation for Animal Protection.
NGO affiliated to the UN Department of Public Information
Wag NY (Welfare For Animals Global)
Tomorrow I’ll have the conclusion of the interview with Maria Daines
and she talks about some of the songs she and Paul have recorded.
Till then check out their website, and MySpace page.

Don’t forget to pick their great cd “Music United For Animals” at CD Baby

Listen to the five songs played on this podcast and you will understand “Queen of the Blues” or should I have said Queen of Rock or both. With all the work she has done for animal rights, she must have the Heart of a Saint.Maria Daines and Paul Killington are the musical wonders that create all the great music. Paul even plays almost every instrument on their cd’s. The awards they have won are almost as staggering as the amount of music they have recorded.

International Online Music Awards gave them Artist of the Year 2006, 2007 and Best Female Vocalist 2006. Then there are all the Golden Kayak Awards and many other awards we don’t have time to go into. Listen to any blues podcast and they won’t go more than two to three shows without playing one of their songs. Then there are the rock, country, and love songs that get played on other podcast.

The songs played on the podcast are:
Intro: Save Our World
1. Rollin’
2. Business Ain’t Music
3. Save Our World
4. I Would If I Could But I Can’t
5. PowerTomorrow

Texas Humane Legislation Network Humane-itarian Award 2006

I’ll have the interview with Maria Daines and she talks about her soon to be released blues cd. Yes I read that twice too, we have a blues cd on the way from Maria and Paul.

Till then check out their website, and MySpace page.

Don’t forget to get their CD “Brothers of the Road” at CD Baby’s Website.

After you check out Maria Daines Website, MySpace page and buy some of her great cds it will be time for you to get another podcast.
Check out my friend James McGee at the website “Blues in the Night”. One hour of blues, some rock, jazz, and whatever else he finds that is outstanding. James doesn’t waste your time with a lot of talking because he wants to cram as much music into one hour as he can. You may even hear Maria Daines singing “House of the Rising Sun”. Remember “Blues in the Night”

 

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