2008: Blanche - The bittersweet life of a wild prairie dame.
An original poetic song cycle
BLANCHE will have its Off Broadway premiere at the 47th Street Theatre as a special event of the New York Musical Theatre Festival Oct 6,7 2011.
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- 01-Interlude-Memory Escaping
- 02-Nocturne
- 03-Interlude-Ronnie Days
- 04-Sheikie Goes to Hollywood
- 05-Interlude-I Just Can't Remember
- 06-Isn't It Scandalous
- 07-Interlude-Out of This World
- 08-The Ballad of Bill
- 09-Interlude-The First Major Thing
- 10-Interlude-Woody's Theme
- 11-Great Uncle Lloyd
- 12-Dear Blanche
- 13-Another Night Fall
- 14-Interlude-Interlude to Lost Letters
- 15-After the War
- 16-Interlude-The Runination of Men
- 17-Scorched Earth
- 18-Interlude-The Oilfields
- 19-Weekend Parties
- 20-Interlude-Class Clown
- 21-Getting Old Doesn't Pay
- 22-Interlude-Where My Children Are
- 23-Blondie
- 24-The Last Football Game
- 25-Seed of Memory
Music Credits
Conceived and written By Onalea Gilbertson
Music By Onalea Gilbertson, Morag Northey, Jonathan Lewis
Onalea Gilbertson: Vocals/Piano/Guitar
Jonathan Lewis: Violin/Clarinet/Soundscape
Morag Northey: Cello/Voice
Recorded/Mixed/Mastered by Leif Gilberson
CD Tracks:
- Interlude: Memory Escaping
- NOCTURNE
- Interlude: Ronnie Days
- SHEIKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
- Interlude: I just Can't Remember
- ISN'T IT SCANDALOUS
- Interlude: Out Of This world
- The Ballad of Bill
- Interlude: The First Major Thing
- Interlude: Woody's Theme
- GREAT UNCLE LLOYD
- DEAR BLANCHE
- ANOTHER NIGHTFALL
- Interlude: Ode To Lost Letters
- AFTER THE WAR
- Interlude: The Ruination Of Men
- SCORCHED EARTH
- Interlude: The Oilfields
- WEEKEND PARTIES
- Interlude: Class Clown
- GETTING OLD DOESN'T PAY
- Interlude: Where My Children Are
- BLONDIE
- THE LAST FOOTBALL GAME
- SEED OF A MEMORY
2005: Spider and the Fly
A wide-ranging collection of original and contemporary songs, drawn from songwriters like Sinead O’Connor, Tom Waits, Radiohead, Leon Russell and Everything but the Girl.
Recorded/Mixed/Mastered by Leif Gilberson with the Dandi Trio: Jeff Drummond on guitar, John Hyde on bass and Brent Van Dusen on percussion.
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CD Tracks:
- Jealous - Sinead O’Connor/Dave Stewart
- All Mine - Portishead
- Space Oddity - David Bowie
- Spider and the Fly - Dave Clarke
- The Road - Ben Watt (Everything but the girl)
- This Masquerade - Leon Russell
- Rhythm Divine - B. Blank/Billy Mackenzie
- Never, Never, Never - Renis/Testa/Newell
- After Time - McKeag/ Foster/ Gilbertson
- Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
- Strange Weather - Tom Waits/Kathleen Brennan
2003: In Space
6 ORIGINAL songs by Onalea, Doug McKeag and Edmonton’s Dave Clarke. Recorded/Mixed/Mastered by Leif Gilberson.
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CD Tracks:
- Most of it’s Gone (Clarke/McKeag/Onalea)
- Space Song (Clarke/McKeag/Onalea)
- Pale in the Night - "Live" (Dave Clarke)
- Ectomorph (Clarke/McKeag/Onalea)
- Surrounded by Chrome (Brooker/Rhymer) Arranged by Jonathan Lewis
- Spider and the Fly – Nosferatu Mix (Dave Clarke)
2000: Dick & Sandi - Two Nights at the Grotto
Doug McKeag (Dick) and Onalea Gilbertson (Sandi) in a tribute to 1960's Las Vegas Big Band. Recorded "live off the floor" with a 25 piece Big Band Orchestra. Produced by Emmy award winning Music Director Dave Pierce.
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CD Tracks:
- More - Ciorciolini/Oliviero/Ortolani
- Dansero - Daniels/Parker/Hayman
- Big Time -Bart
- I like the Likes of you - Harburg/Duke
- What is this thing called love - Porter
- It's a lonesome old town - Tobias/Kisco
- If I could be with you - Creamer/Johnson
- Me and my big ideas - Gladstone/Spece
- I've got a right to sing the blues - Koehler/Arlen
- Until the real thing comes along -Holiner/Chaplin/Nichols/Cahn/Freeman
- When your lover has gone - Swan
- My Romance - Rodgers/Hart
- Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen - Secunda/Jacobs