-   F  L  Y  I  N  G     H  O  M  E   - 1 Solitary Man 6 No More Waiting 2 Right Down The Middle 7 Home Sweet Home 3 Happy Birthday 8 A Little Too Late 4 Hold On Tight 9 How Long 5 Peg And Awl 0 Flying Home - A comprehensively self-made-at-home demo album, virtually just Doug - (compositions, arrangements, vocals, instrumentation, production) PEG AND AWL (Traditional)  /  FLYING HOME (Bruce Cassidy - EVI)  /  HOW LONG (Paul Simons - Piano)

I’m sitting in a departure lounge; it doesn’t really matter where. What matters is I’m trying to get home. And, while hanging in airports is never a great time, it is indeed a great time to reflect upon some tracks I have just received… -- There are gifted songwriters and there are gifted performers. But the rarest of these is the gifted songwriter who also has the talent to deliver their self-penned lyrics in a performance which captivates both mind and soul. Doug Mallory is one such songwriter. Already well-known as an outstanding performer, on “Flying Home” Doug debuts his writing, and frames these songs with his uniquely soulful but poignant vocal style. These are not cute ditties with rhyming lyrics; quickly conceived and recorded to meet someone’s deadline. No… these are songs slowly crafted from the heart; in many cases intensely personal. These are sketches of real life; coloured and shaded with hues of genuine emotion. “Flying Home” delivers the songwriter as the artist in an authentic manner that lets the vocal and the lyric itself stand strong out front. Yet, the musicality of Mallory’s compositional efforts is as beautifully crafted as the lyrics. Obviously fused from genres as musically diverse as jazz, gospel, and folk, “Flying Home’s” arrangements also serve to showcase Mallory’s talents on both keys and guitar. Listen with your ears… and with your heart. Both will be rewarded in equal measure. -- OK… Gotta go… My flight is boarding. At last! I’m Flying Home. David Shearer, May 2009