Many Colored Kite is an album by American singer/songwriter Mark Olson, released in 2010.
Reception
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Mark Deming called the album; "a deeply introspective set of songs, with a keenly spiritual undertow running through these meditations on love, nature, and humanity. Not as cohesive as The Salvation Blues, Many Colored Kites is still a worthy and brave album that finds Mark Olson continuing to find new ways of sharing what life has taught him through his music."
Track listing All songs by Mark Olson except as noted.
"Little Bird of Freedom" (Mark Olson, Ingunn Ringvold) – 4:11 "Morning Dove" – 4:34 "Many Colored Kite" – 3:53 "Bluebell Song" – 3:38 "Beehive" – 3:42 "No Time to Live Without Her" – 3:49 "Your Life Beside Us" – 4:58 "Scholastica" – 3:22 "Kingsnake" – 3:05 "Wind & Rain" (Olson, Ringvold) – 3:41 "More Hours" – 3:50
Personnel Mark Olson – vocals, banjo, bass, dulcimer, guitar, piano, Melodica Danny Frankel – drums, percussion Phil Baker – bass, double bass Beau Raymond – glockenspiel, percussion, background vocals Vashti Bunyan – harmony vocals, background vocals Jolie Holland – harmony vocals, background vocals Ingunn Ringvold – djembe, percussion, piano, harmony vocals, background vocals Shay Scott – Hammond B3 organ Neal Casal – bass, guitar, slide guitar Michele Gazich – viola, violin Ashia Grzesik – cello
Production notes Beau Raymond – producer, engineer, mixing Joe Gastwirt – mastering Jeremy Sherrer – engineer David Gorman – design Michele Gazich – string arrangements
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