Call It Freedom Mara & David

• 1 Early Morning 03:22
• 2 Cherry Tree 03:38
• 3 Call It Freedom 02:49
• 4 Seagull 02:28
• 5 Break Down 04:06
• 6 What Is There 03:21
• 7 Little Lies 03:49
• 8 Wanderlust 02:52
• 9 Glory Box 04:18
• 10 Happier Now 02:44
• 11 Winter Sky 01:10
• 12 Dreaming About 03:31
• 13 Like A Stranger 03:25
• Total Runtime 41:33

Info for Call It Freedom

With an organic finesse, German singer-songwriter duo Mara & David meld rock drive with classical technique. After a period of personal struggle—including an ongoing coming-to-terms with the duo’s visual impairments—the two musicians have found a new sense of urgency and joy on Call It Freedom (Songways/Ozella Music; release date: August 30 2013), the follow up to Sixteen Secrets and Once We Were Gods (both on Songways/Ozella).

Mara & David’s thoughtful songs—animated by von Ferne’s sometimes earthy, sometimes delicate voice and Sick’s stunning, percussive playing—move from childhood sanctuaries (“Cherry Tree”) to personal crises (“Like A Stranger”). They grapple with the difficulties of finding an ethical, compassionate place in an unjust world (“Call It Freedom”) and with turning the dark night of the soul into a burst of breathless light.

“It’s such hard work, sometimes,” reflects singer Mara von Ferne. “We lay down and we pace, we jam and drink cup after cup of coffee. Then there comes this magic moment from out of nowhere. It often takes a day or two, but then it all makes sense.

“Anyone in the room would notice this moment,” adds guitarist David Sick. “It’s in the air. There’s a moment when the whole thing collapses, and the idea comes. Then the song is the song.”

”The duo combines creativity, expression and passion in an intoxicating way.“ (Akustik Gitarre)

“Mara & David are the new acoustic dream team.“ (Melodie & Rhythmus)

Mara von Ferne, vocals
David Sick, acoustic guitar

Mara and David met a few years ago at the Academy of Music 'Carl Maria v. Weber' in Dresden. David studied Guitar/Worldmusic there, with Thomas Fellow as his teacher, while Mara is still studying jazz/rock/pop voice in the class of Céline Rudolph.

Since then they started writing songs and playing together, the work is constantly growing more intense. In early 2007 we recorded our debut album 'Sixteen Secrets' (Ozella Music/Songways), which we proudly presented to the world on August 30, the same year.

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