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Upstream

by Bruce Balmer

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1.
Subway 05:01
2.
If You Find What You're Looking For 04:50
3.
Daughters Of Eve 03:19
4.
Lovers Of The Moon 04:25
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5.
Couldn't Say No 02:27
6.
The Other Woman 03:46
7.
Love My Daughter, Love My Son 03:07
8.
So You Know 03:22
9.
Gold Band 04:12
10.
My Sister Told Me 03:15
11.
You Know Who You Are 03:17
12.
You Mean The World To Me 09:00

about

BRUCE'S first self-produced album, begun in 1996, released in 2000.
Bruce grew up near the Esopus and Sawkill Creeks in Ulster Co., NY.
"Upstream" is conceived from those origins, and represents something
of a respectful return. Track #12 includes a hidden recording of a
couple minutes of the sounds of the Sawkill in its bubbly glory.

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released January 1, 2000

All Songs Written and Produced by Bruce Balmer

Engineer and Co-Producer: Kevin Jasper, New York City, (+ percussion on "Gold Band")
Mastering Engineer: Alan Douches, West Westside Music
Production Consultants: Frank Pekoc and Bill Pierce
Developmental Contributions for "Subway," "If You Find What You're Looking For," and
"You Mean The World To Me": Tom Stier and Jace Rafter

Cover: Layout and Design, plus photograph on back, by Su Polo, Graphic Artist
Watercolors by Bruce Balmer; self-portrait from a photograph by Su Polo
Graphic Assistance: Bart Balmer and Sheila McCarthy

Web Design, Brainstormer and general Enthusiasm: Bill Pierce

Soul Support: Su Polo, Judith, Bill and Wendy, Frank and Jane, Tim and Una;
David and Jody; Yvonne, Glenn and Sheila; Jaye and Rob; Kevin and Kyoko;
John S.; Peter and Patricia; Tom and Winslow; Bob and Louise, Jace, John L-H.,
David and Ellen; Arthur and Isabel; Susan Th., Dave G., Dave at Umanov,
The Intrudors, Bob's Garage, Respected Associates who eat their lunch sitting on
joint compound buckets; Melissa and everyone in the Open-mike community

I thank my teachers: Paul Malek, Blanche Moyse, Marvin Goldschmidt, Judith Weber
and Laurece West

Thanks to Bart Balmer for the title to "Subway"
¿Que Paso? a mis amigos Guatemaltecos y Mexicanos
There are many friends not mentioned who have helped me on my path; Song #11 is for you.

More Love and Thanks than words can carry to all my Family.

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Bruce Balmer Woodstock, New York

Bruce is a solo singer-songwriter.
Bruce lives in Woodstock, NY, with his wife, Lisa Markley, known together as Markley & Balmer. Having met at and married at the Kerrville Folk Festival in 2008, while living in Dallas, Texas, he and Lisa hosted a songwriter's meeting based on the Greenwich Village Songwriter’s Collective hosted by the late Jack Hardy in NYC. Bruce is a busker. ... more

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