Singer/songwriter and Waverly, N.Y. resident, Andy G. Fagan has a new CD entitled, “Something Right.” Available for purchase at cdbaby.com and various local businesses, proceeds from several songs on the CD support non-profit and other organizations. Released in December 2015, “Something Right” is a culmination of songs inspired from Fagan’s personal life as well as his professional career as Director of the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Tioga and Chemung Counties in New York. For more information, find Andy G. Fagan on Facebook. (Contributed photo by Jill Smith Teeter)
Singer/songwriter and Waverly, N.Y. resident, Andy G. Fagan, best known for his song, “Rising” on his first CD of the same name, has a new CD available entitled, “Something Right.”
Released in December 2015, “Something Right” is a culmination of songs inspired from Fagan’s personal life as well as his professional career as Director of the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Tioga and Chemung Counties in New York.
Fagan’s second CD follows the success of “Rising,” which was released in 2013 and dedicated to the people of the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania impacted by Tropical Storms Lee and Irene, and has since touched people who have experienced the impacts of flooding around the globe. Fagan explained that he is pleased that his songs have been heard worldwide, such as fans following him in the Philippines, an example of how the power of the Internet and changes in recording and sharing music has expanded the reach of independent artists.
With “Something Right,” Fagan gives back to the community, something he genuinely enjoys. Proceeds from the sale of individual songs from the CD will benefit multiple non-profits and other organizations.
Recorded at M&N Studio in Athens, Pa. and produced by Mark Thurston, who also worked with Fagan to record “Rising,” “Something Right” showcases Fagan’s acoustic guitar talent, songwriting, vocals and melodies.
Composing and singing since he was about 14 years old, Fagan estimates he has penned about 250 songs to date. Now performing his music at fundraisers and other events, Fagan joked that some of his early audience were actually the heifers from his family’s dairy farm. Back in the day, focus on farm chores was challenged by also making time to listen to the top 40 countdown on the radio and performing music. Fagan’s varied music interest included the likes of Joan Baez, John Denver, Journey, Olivia Newton-John and Helen Reddy, among others.
Regarding his second full-length album, “Something Right,” Fagan shared, “It reminds us of a time when AM radios played in everyone’s kitchen in the 70’s; when country, folk, pop, and even dance were all played on the same station.”
Several songs have individual organizations identified where proceeds will be given. For example, “Lady Liberty,” was written by Fagan in memory of his sister, Kate, who died from a heart attack in 2001. In Kate’s memory, proceeds from the song help the Martha’s Vineyard Pink Squid Yacht Club Student Scholarships. Proceeds from the song, “Something Right” will be donated to the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention program. Another example, proceeds from the song, “Our Dairy Princess,” will help the American Dairy Association education programs.
A total of 12 songs are included on “Something Right,” including the piece “31 Club,” in memory of Fagan’s sister, Mary, who was murdered in 1991. Fagan’s daughter, Erin, provides background vocals and flute on the CD, which primarily falls into the genres of adult contemporary and alternative folk.
“Something Right” is available at several local merchants including Riverow Bookshop, Broad Street Records, the Valley Flower Shoppe, Susquehanna River Archaeological Center, The Jolly Farmer, Yale’s Music Shop, Mad Hatters Café and Co-Op and The Christmas House, as well as McNeil Music of Ithaca, among others, and is available on-line at cdbaby.com and iTunes.
A concert featuring Andy G. Fagan is scheduled on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Waverly Storefront Theater. For more information, find him on Facebook or email to andy_fagan@hotmail.com.
