Marla and David’s first meeting was at a festival in Germany. The chemistry was incandescent - and they soon discovered their musical harmonies glowed as brilliantly as their fresh romance. But with Marla hailing from Heidelberg and David calling Mississauga home, how could this musical partnership flourish? Their intercontinental relationship was solidified in Toronto when David produced Marla’s debut album Madawaska Valley in the summer of 2016 - released on Melting Pot Music.
David Celia is a musical renegade, a troubadour, a musician’s musician. He’s been recording and playing music for over two decades and tours regularly across Canada, Germany, the UK and other parts of Europe. Songs from his four solo albums are played on radio and TV around Europe and North America. David is a true triple threat - a wizard on the guitar, a dynamic sideman, and a tasteful producer.
Being both German and Spanish, Marla combines an exuberant flare with youthful frankness. Her honest voice is both husky and lush, depending on what she is expressing. Cello was her first musical love. Later, she gained stage experience performing in musicals, theatre and opera. Together, David and Marla are as likely to make you laugh with their absurd banter as bring you to tears with their tender harmonies. They recently did an extensive European tour - initially opening for each other - but later combining their sets and becoming one act. The duo finalized the songs on this new album while touring Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Returning to Toronto, David and Marla took their colourful collection of songs to Don Kerr’s studio The Rooster. As Ron Sexsmith’s drummer and a seasoned producer, Kerr not only played the drums but also set the ambience for the bed tracks. Later at Organica, David’s home studio, the magical intimacy that surrounds every song on this album, continued evolving. Daydreamers will inspire you to fly to all the places in the world where Marla and David have shared their music and left their mark. The warm and vulnerable songs act as both windows into their lives and mirrors into your own.
Tracklist
01 Carry It On
02 Lover Of Mine
03 Luddite Blues
04 Where Are You?
05 Daydreamers
06 Heart Like A Dove
07 Follow Me
08 Brave New Land
09 Warming Words
10 I Am Her Man
11 All In Rhyme