Michael Cloud Duguay's album captures Newfoundland church organs
Michael Cloud Duguay's new album 'Kingdom Come, Kingdom Go' is a sonic documentary of Newfoundland's church organs, recorded during a solar-powered tour in July 2024. The album features recordings of organs from remote churches, including a rediscovered electronic organ in Aguathuna that hadn't been used since the 1990s. Duguay, a non-trained organist, layered seven E flat notes from different organs on the track 'Damnable Island.' The album also includes interviews with church members about the future of their instruments. It will be released on July 10.
Key facts
- Michael Cloud Duguay recorded church organs in Newfoundland in July 2024.
- The album 'Kingdom Come, Kingdom Go' includes recordings from multiple organs.
- In Aguathuna, a forgotten electronic organ was found and recorded.
- Duguay is not a trained organist and had never touched one before this project.
- The track 'Damnable Island' layers E flat notes from seven organs.
- The album features interviews with church members about the organs' future.
- The recordings were made using a solar-powered mobile studio.
- The album will be released on July 10.
Entities
Artists
- Michael Cloud Duguay
- Jake Nicoll
- Dave Grenon
- Andrew MacKelvie
- Noah Bender
Institutions
- St Andrew's Anglican Church
- Our Lady of Mercy Heritage Church
- Cupids United Church
- St Stephens Anglican Church
- Memorial United Church
Locations
- Fogo Island
- Newfoundland
- Canada
- Aguathuna
- Cupids
- Greenspond Island
- Bonavista
- Peterborough
- Ontario