week in week out

Day in day out through 2014 I’ll be posting pieces of my week-long process. I'll publish a new song each Monday. This is me looking for a full-time occupation, 8 days a week; fighting perfectionism by making my creative process visible (inc. its trials and errors); shaking forethought away, and making me do things that I would probably never do. A self-imposed project by Madalena Palmeirim.

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Store up & share away!

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This was the perfect way to wrap up this project. Number 52 of 52 songs: "The swan song" (live take - week 52). Thanks to Ana Luísa Valdeira (violin), Francisca Cortesão (voice, banjo), Ian Carlo Mendoza (percussion), Inês Jacques (voice, percussion), João Vidinha (transverse flute, bird whistle), Manuel Dordio (guitar), Mariana Ricardo (bass). Special thanks to Pedro Faro (Silver Donkey Studio), Pedro Magalhães and Inês Magalhães (MagaSessions). Thank you all for turning this end into a beautiful celebration.

That's all folks!

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Getting ready for later. You'll be hearing the last of Week in week out. See you soon!

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Found Randy Haddock’s music while wandering on soundcloud and challenged him to do a song with me. We spent these last months working at distance on the music and lyrics for this song: “The Albatross Song” (week 51) w/ Randy Haddock. Thank you so much for your beautiful ideas.

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Today I'll be posting song #51 with jet-lag. I'm working with Randy Haddock, who's in North Carolina. Meantime you can hear with brand new shining EP "Seven Miles". More fresh music in a while!

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Row, row, row your boat: "Viagem" (live take - week 50), a poem by Ana Luísa Valdeira. Thank you for sharing your words with me.

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We tried to shoot "Sonho suspenso" (live take - week 49) inside a cable car (twice...!), and ended on the summit of Lisbon's highest point. We walked a mile a minute, thank you Ana Luísa Valdeira (video) for keeping up with me!

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Beautiful day at the park! Tried to sing my heart out with a sore throat to perform Tiago Patrício's poem "Regresso a casa" (live take - week 48), fortunately with the help of Ana Luísa Valdeira (music box, and violin). Thank you both!

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Met João Teotónio a couple years ago, and we've been singing along ever since. This is one of his beautiful songs "The lake" (live take - week 47). Hopefully we'll be recording many more throughout 2015, so consider this a teaser.

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What a weekend! Many thanks to Ana Luísa Valdeira (violin) and Catarina Vasconcelos (violin) for joining in to record this song: "Estradas" (live take - week 46). Special thanks to Cláudia Varejão for a home with a view.

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"Cantiga d'inverno" (week 45)

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"Magathiopics" (week 44) w/ Pedro Magalhães. Thank you my dear for all your help!

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Plug and play: Autoharp w/ distortion pedal (week 44).

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"Ciúme" (live take - week 43) as in jealousy.

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Behind the scenes w/ Pedro Faro. Memorabilia (week 42), photo by Ana Luísa Valdeira.

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"Do what it takes" (live take - week 42) w/ Ana Luísa Valdeira (violin) and Fred NS (guitar). Thanks to you two and to Pedro Faro (Silver Donkey Studio) and Mariana Manta (assistant producer).

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Fall allover us: "Outono" (live take - week 41) w/ Ana Luísa Valdeira (violin). Thank you!