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By: Catherine Elizabeth Swift
Gramme’s Gift For You: Songs from my heart
(2022, independent)
Released March, 2022
This album, by Ember Swift’s mother, Catherine Swift, is a collection of original songs for kids. “Gramme’s Gift for You; Songs from My Heart,” presents 11 delightfully catchy tunes that will undoubtedly capture the imagination of little ones everywhere. They include lullabies, activity songs and some just clever singalongs for the sheer fun of it, as well as the occasional kind of life lesson you might expect from a retired teacher who spent decades using music as an important tool to educate kids, not just entertain them. But these songs are entertaining indeed, and clearly the key word here when listening to the album is ‘fun.’
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Mid March Meltdown
(2021, independent)
Released March 27, 2021
The latest album “Mid-March Meltdown” (2021) is Ember Swift’s most melodically memorable collection yet. It’s comprised of 13 songs filled with hooks and grooves that’ll have you humming the choruses long after the songs have ended. With her band of top-caliber musicians assembled in Beijing, the high energy, muscular musicianship and sheer diversity of her material make it the kind of album you listen to until the final track. Produced, in part, by fellow Canadians Gabriel Beaudoin and Tim Abraham, this latest collection was formally released on March 27th, 2021.
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Sticks and Stones
(2017, independent)
Ember Swift’s 12th career release “Sticks & Stones” is a cohesive collection of 16 tracks in three categories: “Songs for Adults” (8 tracks); “Songs for Kids” (5 tracks); and “Songs for Adults with Kids” (3 tracks). It is her first album in 5 years and presents a collection of music that range in style from folk to country, pop to jazz, calypso to reggae, electronic to rock.
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11:11 – 2011 (Chinese Edition)
“11：11” 是加拿大歌手和音乐家子玉的11张唱片。因为她现在住在北京也经常在中国演 出，她新的专辑包括一张中文版。
“11:11” is Canadian signer and musician Ember Swift’s 11th album. Because she is currently residing in Beijing and often performs in China, her new album includes a Mandarin Chinese edition.
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11:11 – 2011 (English Edition)
“The English language version of “11:11” begins with a cover/co-write of Jolie Rickman’s “Out of Air,” a spirited gypsy-infused number. (Being a popular piece in the live show, it is also included in the Chinese version as the token English song!
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11:11 – 2011 Box Set
“The box set version of “11:11” is the full-scale project featuring an English language edition CD as well as a Chinese (Mandarin) language edition. These two collections each feature 11 songs, but the Chinese side features one of the English songs and the English side features two of the Chinese songs.
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A Folktronica Collection – Lentic – 2009
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“I know.”
Thus begins the immensely talented Ms. Swift’s latest and arguably most intimate project. Lentic finds Ember permeated with her discovery (or is it rediscovery?) of China and newly found love and sense of self.
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A Folktronica Collection – Lentic – 2009 Limited Edition
LENTIC is available with a limited-edition traditional Chinese silk-covered book. This is complete with album lyrics translated into both languages (English and Chinese), Ember’s personal photos of China, and each copy is signed and numbered.
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The Dirty Pulse – 2006
The Dirty Pulse, recorded at Monumental Sound in Toronto and produced by Graham Stairs, was the tenth release (including the DVD) by Ember Swift and is a body of work that Ember described as “the most accessible to date.”
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Witness: Live in Australia – 2005 DVD
The first live DVD by Ember Swift, the Witness DVD project features Ember Swift on guitar/voice, Lyndell Montgomery on bass/violin, and Adam Bowman on drums.
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Disarming – 2004
Disarming is a trio collection of songs that were more politically outspoken than any others that Ember Swift had previous released.
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Stiltwalking – 2002
“Stiltwalking was born partly from Australian influence, particularly Australia’s circus culture. The band started touring in Australia in 2001 and had been back to that country four times by the time Stiltwalking was released.
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Snapshots – 2000
This full band *Live* album, “The Wage is the Stage” featured live songs recorded by the band across the country. There wasn’t enough room on that record for all of the songs they wanted to release.
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The Wage is the Stage – 2000
This full band *Live* album features Ember Swift on guitar, vocals, and piano; Lyndell Montgomery on violin, bowed guitar, and backing vocals; and Cheryl Reid on drums, percussion, and backing vocals.
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Permanent Marker – 1999
This full band album features Ember Swift on guitar, vocals, and piano; Lyndell Montgomery on violin, bowed guitar, and backing vocals; and Cheryl Reid (the newest member at that time) on drums, percussion, and backing vocals.
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Can’t Corner Me – 1998
Officially the first band project by Ember Swift, this album is a 50/50 collection of some full band songs and some solo tracks. Ember Swift had been performing with Lyndell Montgomery in a more official way since December 1997.
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Insectinside – 1997
This is the first CD project by Ember Swift, but it was actually her second album release. (The first self-titled album was only released on cassette.)
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Ember Swift – 1996
This is the first album that Ember Swift ever made. Released in August 1996, it was only available on cassette and was never made into a CD.
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