Painted Door opens with the beautiful Chilean folksong "Mi Caballo," also including a tender version of the Mexican standard "La Bamba" and "El Tigre," an original song in Portuguese. Corday's amazing vocal percussion shines on "Didjago" (skipping stones) and her signature piece, "Land of Sweetness." Playing flamenco and acoustic guitars and the 8-string jarana from Mexico, Erin is ably accompanied by Joel Litwin on vocals, briefcase, floor tom and frame drum. Special guest Pliny Keep contributes the mouth trumpet and vocal percussion on "Long Hair." "Who Says" boasts Erin's trademark hypnotic, flowing guitar style. "Wicked Road" enters a realm of incantation, startling to hear captured on tape.

"Lots of images - ships, sailing to a distant shore, the edge of the world. Except that the edge of this world is far more dangerous -- you really can slip right off into oblivion. I think crazy people are the "acceptable losses" of our culture -- the inevitable result when beauty and sensuality are buried beneath progress, success, money etc." - Erin Corday

"Painter's Eye," portrays the unyielding courage of imprisoned Vietnamese artist Dai Giang. "Only" sets a meditational mood, where simple words leave open meanings. "Street" and "Rock-a-bye" are rough snapshots of humanity threatened by violence. "Camel Walk" is an instrumental in 5/4 time; Sting's "Fragil" is sung in Portuguese. "On the Seven" renders a bus ride as a magical journey.

On Secret About the World Erin plays acoustic & classical guitars, keyboard, pennywhistles, and bamboo flute. Joel Litwin plays drum kit, percussion, and shares backing vocal credits with Brian Buller. Paul Benoit plays acoustic lead guitar, Cary Black and Scot VanderVelde play bass.

"Erin Corday plays with a rhythm that demands movement and sings with a voice that holds the secrets of the world." - Cheshire Press Alternative Best

"Corday's music is at once personal and political, powerful and fragile, fierce and tender... she treats the guitar at times like a drum, at other times like a koto, even a mbira." - Bob Redmond, KBCS, Bellevue, WA

Painted Door
CD $15.00 ON SALE AGAIN SEPTEMEBER 8, 2003

1. Mi Caballo
2. Land of Sweetness
3. Who Says
4. El Tigre
5. Long Hair
6. Didjago
7. Fragil
8. Still Life
9. Tunnel Vision
10. Bamba
11. Pi
12. Eclipse
13. Wicked Road

Secret about the World
CD $15.00 ON SALE AGAIN SEPTEMEBER 8, 2003

1. Was It You
2. Painter's Eye
3. Secret
4. Only
5. Fragil
6. On the Seven
7. Only New World
8. Kiss of Stone
9. Unshakable Faith
10. Camel Walk
11. Was It You (reprise)
12. Rockabye
13. As the Sun Goes
14. Walk On