Released 1991
Total Playing Time:  58:05
Available on CD only

Cold Winds was Lee Murdock's fifth career recording, but the first CD to be devoted entirely to the Great Lakes theme. Well over a decade since its release, it is still an all-time favorite of many fans.

Songs (click on mp3 links to hear short audio clips)

Prelude/The Captain and the Mystic [lee murdock] => [mp3, 320 Kb]
Shores of Lake Michigan/May Day (Bannockburn) [traditional/larry penn]
Foxfire Light [lee murdock]
Last Winter Was a Hard One [lee murdock] => [mp3, 281 Kb]
Downbound on Superior [kevin o'donnell]
Low Bridge, Everybody Down [thomas Allen]
Cold Winds [tom kastle]
Living Gale [david drake]
Rebecca's Lament [james keelaghan]
Wreck of the Carl D. Bradley [larry penn]
Banks of Cold Waters [craig johnson]
E.C. Roberts [traditional] => [mp3, 283 Kb]
Walk-In-The-Water [lee murdock]
I'll Be With You / Reprise [lee murdock] => [mp3, 417 Kb]

The Musicians

Lee Murdock, guitars, vocals
Drew Carson, mandolin
Mark Dvorak, banjo
Paul Goelz, hammered dulcimer
Dave Humphreys, bass
Howard Levy, harmonica
Don Stiernberg, mandolin
Mirium Sturm, violin
Backing vocalists:  Kim & Reggie Harris, Liz Carson, Phil Cooper & Margaret Nelson, Fred Campeau, Michelle Thomas, The Gaping Maw (Jim Terry, Tracey Lee Roberts, Brighid Malone, Patrick Malone)

"From the first sounds of the waves crashing onto the lake shore, to the final love song on this CD, it's obvious that Lee Murdock has strong feelings about the Great Lakes region. Cold Winds, his fifth recording, is a collection of contemporary and traditional songs that tell stories of the region and display the rich heritage and history of the Lakes."