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THE GOLDBERGER VARIATIONS
Steve Goldberger

Steve's latest CD, the album features songs by some of Steve's favourite songwriters plus a few originals.
Official release date: December 19, 2009

  • Track 1: STAY YOUNG
  • Track 2: NOT ANOTHER SONG ABOUT THE RAIN
  • Track 3: WEIRD TO YOU
  • Track 4: LIFETIME
  • Track 5: SALT CREEK
  • Track 6: LACE AND PRETTY FLOWERS
  • Track 7: GOD ONLY KNOWS
  • Track 8: AIN'T LIVING LONG LIKE THIS
  • Track 9: GHOST IN THIS HOUSE
  • Track 10: ALL I NEED
  • Track 11: FIVE IN THE MORNING
  • Track 12: THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGING
  • Track 13:TWILIGHT
  • Steve Goldberger: The Goldberger Variations


    LIVE AT THE ANCHORAGE THE DVD
    THE NIAGARA RHYTHM SECTION

    The Niagara Rhythm Section celebrates 6 years of live Saturday night performances on this DVD which was shot over four nights of shows at the Anchorage in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The DVD includes songs featuring Lance Anderson, Rodger Niznick and Denis Keldie battling it out on our special B3 organ night, a Halloween show with Bernie LaBarge, the "Big Rock Ending" with Neil Chapman. It concludes with the band's final show at the Anchorage which features a multitude of special guests including Mark Lalama, Denis Keldie, Tim Hicks, Dave Curry, James Brown, Graham Lear and more.
    Also included are many behind the scenes segments with the boys' crazy antics back at the studio before and after the gigs.
    A great piece of memorabelia for any NRS fan!

    All profits from the sale of this DVD will be donated to Charity
    To order this DVD please contact Steve directly


    LIVE AT THE ANCHORAGE 2.0
    THE NIAGARA RHYTHM SECTION

    The Niagara Rhythm Sections celebrates 5 years of live Saturday night performances, backing up some of the finest artists in Canada. This second volume includes performances by Susanne Hyatt, Chuck Jackson, Tony Springer, John Dickie, Martin Alex Aucoin, Paul Martin,Mark Lalama and more.
    All profits from the sale of this CD will be donated to the Humane Society
    Voted # 8 in the BLIND LEMON TOP 20 CANADIAN BLUES ALBUMS of 2008
    "There are tons of gigs like this going on across the country - seasoned musicians, holding court as invited guests make each week's show a special event ... Some, of course, do it better than others. Together since 2003, The Niagara Rhythm Section play like the dream band every guest longs for - tight yet supple, responding to the musical needs of the moment with assurance and aplomb, accomplished enough to get along quite well on their own, yet selfless enough to concentrate on making the star shine." - Canadian Blues.ca

    Niagara Rhythm Section: Live At the Anchorage 2.0


    LIVE AT THE ANCHORAGE 1.0
    THE NIAGARA RHYTHM SECTION

    The Niagara Rhythm Sections celebrates 4 years of live Saturday night performances, backing up some of the finest artists in Canada. This first volume includes performances by Joe Ingrao, Chuck Jackson, Tony Springer, Lance Anderson, Neil Chapman, John Mays, Denis Keldie, Johnny Max and more.
    All profits from the sale of this CD will be donated to the Humane Society
    READ A REVIEW OF THIS CD
    Voted # 4 in the BLIND LEMON TOP 20 CANADIAN BLUES ALBUMS of 2008

    Niagara Rhythm Section: Live at the Anchorage 1.0

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    CLUELESS
    Steve Goldberger & the Fringe Locals

    Steve's 2005 CD, the album features thirteen new original tunes all written by Steve and his friends.
    "I put on the SG & the Fringe Locals, Clueless, and I was blown away. That is one high quality, well-crafted collection of tunes. I will be listening to it regularly for the next few days. " -Mike Furnish, CKUW 95.9FM, Winnipeg, MB.

  • Track 1: I WANT TO DIE WITH NO REGRETS lyrics and credits
  • Track 2: RIP IT UP lyrics and credits
  • Track 3: BLUE SHUTTERS BLUES lyrics and credits
  • Track 4: KARAOKE KINGS AND QUEENS lyrics and credits
  • Track 5: IRISH TUNE lyrics and credits
  • Track 6: NEW YEAR'S REVOLUTION lyrics and credits
  • Track 7: PEACE LOVE FORGIVENESS lyrics and credits
  • Track 8: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE lyrics and credits
  • Track 9: IN THE NIGHT lyrics and credits
  • Track 10: CLUELESS lyrics and credits
  • Track 11: I JUST DIDN'T KNOW YOU lyrics and credits
  • Track 12: I DON'T WANNA HEAR lyrics and credits
  • Track 13:THE EPHEN STEPHEN MEDELY lyrics and credits
  • Track 14:SPRING IS HERE lyrics and credits


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    GUMBO DREAMS
    Steve Goldberger & the Fringe Locals
    Released September 5th, 2002, this album features thirteen new original vocal tunes all written by Steve and his friends.
    "Bits of acoustic folk, ersatz California country pop, New Orleans swamp rock, Celtic airs and raucous pub rock float up to the surface of this stew, truly an amalgam of alien parts. For all that, an infectious good humour and energetic teamwork lend this record, GUMBO DREAMS, genuine appeal." - Greg Quill, Toronto Star
    "...his new album is out and it rocks! It's called Gumbo Dreams and sounds just like its name; a great cocktail of original songs with original sounds." -Herve Oudet, "Americana in Paris" Radio Show, Paris, France

  • Track 1: IN A LIFE lyrics and credits
  • Track 2: MESSING WITH MY MIND lyrics and credits
  • Track 3: GUMBO DREAMS lyrics and credits
  • Track 4: BACK ON MY FEET lyrics and credits
  • Track 5: HOORAY FOR THE WEEKEND lyrics and credits
  • Track 6: CUVEE lyrics and credits
  • Track 7: PLAY SOMETHING GOODlyrics and credits
  • Track 8: HELP MElyrics and credits
  • Track 9: WE GOTTA STOPlyrics and credits
  • Track 10: WISHING WON'T MAKE IT COME TRUElyrics and credits
  • Track 11: PAYING THE PRICElyrics and credits
  • Track 12: DON'T THINK TOO MUCHlyrics and credits
  • Steve Goldberger & the Fringe Locals: Gumbo Dreams

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    The Niagara-on-the-Lake Rhythm Project
    Steve Goldberger & the Fringe Locals

    Released March, 2002, this instrumental album features thirteen original compositions all written by Steve and his friends.
    "Steve Goldberger's subversive THE NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE RHYTHM PROJECT ... the sounds on this disc are beautiful free flowing instrumental illustrations of life in tourist heaven...A sort of mash up of folk, soft rock and jazz combined in the aesthetic of a jam band... get your hands on this disc and wrap your head around the sounds." - Pulse Niagara

  • 1. Big Noise from NOTL (Part 1) - Penner MacKay & The Drumming Fools (The drum orchestra) Hear a sample
  • 2. Chakra # 5 (Bruce Cockburn meets Led Zepplin and Ravi Shankhar) Hear a sample
  • 3. Friday at Cuvee (Mediterranean exotica) Hear a sample
  • 4. St. Valentine's Ayre (our Scottish roots) Hear a sample
  • 5. Tin City (I feel a tropical vacation coming on) Hear a sample
  • 6. Storm Clouds (A flowing electric guitar piece) Hear a sample
  • 7. Big Noise from NOTL (Part 2) - Penner MacKay & The Drumming Fools
  • 8. Chakra #1 - (Get out your yoga pad) Hear a sample
  • 9. The Shaw Shuffle (Blues in C) Hear a sample
  • 10. Everything Gonna be OK (Contemplative piano gets funky) Hear a sample
  • 11. Russia-mon (Klezmir-reggae) Hear a sample
  • 12. Dog & Drum (Charlie Brown grows up) Hear a sample
  • 13. Big Noise from NOTL (Reprise) - Penner MacKay & The Drumming Fools
  • Steve Goldberger & the Fringe Locals: The Niagara-on-the-Lake Rhythm Project

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    COME FROM THE HEART
    Steve Goldberger & the Fringe Locals

    The Live Album
    released Feb. 2000
    $2.00 from each sale of this album will be donated to the Heart and Stroke Foundation

    "...His voice and the music is as comfortable as a pair of good, broken-in Levis and he and his band, the Fringe Locals, are obviously having a GREAT time making their music .... "
    -Cate Law, Atlanta, Georgia

  • 1. Gettin' By On Gettin' By- Jerry Jeff Walker (Jerry Jeff's music has had a very big influence on me.)
  • 2. Come From the Heart* -Susanna Clark/Richard Leigh (A song with a life message, written by Guy Clark's wife.
  • 3. Doctor My Eyes -Jackson Browne
  • 4. Early in the Morning - L. Jordan/L. Hickman/D. Barley (You can't play in a club without doing some blues.)
  • 5. Fly By Night - Nanci Griffith
  • 6. You Turn Me On I'm A Radio - Joni Mitchell (A great Canadian folk song.)
  • 7. Willie and the Hand Jive-J. Otis/ B. Long/ E.Lightborn
  • 8. Weekends With the Local Fringe - (original song about our crazy friends and wonderful wacky life)
  • 9. Damn Your Eyes- Barbara Wyrick/Steve Bogard (Etta James blues standard)
  • 10. It Takes A lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry -Bob Dylan
  • 11. Last of the True Believers - The Nanci Griffith song that got me hooked.
  • 12. Old Weakness - G. Nicholson/B. DiPiero (A cool Delbert McLinton song)
  • 13. Heard it Through the Grapevine - Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong (Featuring Eric Mahar)
  • 14. The Joker -S. Miller/E. Curtis/A. Ertegun ("People say I'm doin' this song all wrong!" Do I care?)
  • 15. Yard Bird Suite - Charlie Parker
  • Steve Goldberger & The Fringe Locals: Come From the Heart


    JOE INGRAO - Plays the Standards
    Joe Ingrao, Garth Vogan & Peter Griffin

    Studio Demo with our dear departed friend Joe Ingrao playing jazz standards on the piano in his extraordiany manner with Garth Vogan on bass and Peter Griffin on drums.
    Recorded in 2004 at the shed studio
    $All proceeds from each sale of this album will be donated to the Heart and Stroke Foundation
    To order this DVD please contact Steve directly


    CLUELESS Tour 2005 limited edition T-shirt

    Get your limited edition t-shirt. CLUELESS logo on the front and tour dates on the back.
    photo credit: Joanne Ingrassia
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    Gumbo Dreams Tour 2003 limited edition T-shirt

    Only a few left in stock. Get your limited edition t-shirt. Gumbo Dreams logo on the front and our new slogan "the nerve to be different" on the back.
    photo credit: Cosmo Condina Photography
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