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on this page:
recordings: available albums overview
buy Norm's CDs from
retail stores / DIRECT FROM FESTIVAL (web or 1-800 phone) / at gigs
contact Three Flamingos (label)
book: For When Cats Go Wrong book orders
ask your Canadian or U.S.bookseller to order if it's not in stock:
see book and links
Norm's email newsletter & contact

3 NORM HACKING song ALBUMS and 1 spoken word CD are available:

Orange Cats Make the Very Best Friends by Norm Hacking and Kirk Elliott, for kids and cat lovers of all ages and anyone who loves good songwriting and generous helpings of humour (3FLAM2003). The CD release concert was Tuesday December 3, 2002 at the Tranzac. For album details, see Orange Cats CD and lyrics here. Read details of one of the songs becoming the When Cats Go Wrong book. The CD is available at Norm's concerts, directly from Festival by phone or web sales and in stores.

Two CDs were released on November 14, 2001 and are also available on the Three Flamingos Music label:
One Voice, A Tribute to Norm Hacking, Volume 1 is a wonderful collection of live and studio tracks of folk/jazz/blues songwriters performing 18 of Norm's songs (3FLAM 2001). For details of the recording, a couple of mp3s and llinks to performers' websites, see Tribute Album . It is available from all the sources below.
Skysongs... A Writer's Collection was remastered and reissued in 2001 with lyrics (3FLAM 2002), replacing the 1996 issue (FORT 0794, now out of print). It's Norm's "best of vinyl" albums Stubborn Ghost and Cut Roses with four songs recorded in 1996. For details and a list of the 19 songs (67 minutes) with mp3s for a couple of tracks, see Skysongs. This CD is available from all the sources below.

I Am the Night, Poetry and Prose by Norm Hacking is a NEW spoken word CD, released December 2005 (IMNH 105). available from Iridescent Music by web sales or mail-in order form. The 33 tracks include Norm's favourite spoken word pieces, often incorporated into his concerts. For details, see the I Am the Night CD page.

CDs coming soon:
The Ache which had a limited pre-release in 1999; see The Ache for description.
One Voice: A Tribute to Norm Hacking, Vol. 2 is also in progress.

BUY or ORDER CDs NOW!
In stores:
Music stores across Canada supplied by Festival Distribution of Vancouver (most major stores in Canada, eg HMV, Sam's, A&B Sound) should now have the One Voice tribute CD, the Skysongs reissue and the recent Orange Cats - if not, ask them to order them through their Festival rep.
A few independent retail stores have Norm's CDs directly from the label:
Acoustic Traditions music stores in Orangeville and Fergus (northwest of Toronto):
57 Broadway, Orangeville, 519 942-6258 (formerly at 80 Broadway)
209 St. Andrew St. West, Fergus, 519 787-3241
Web (not web orders) www.acoustictraditions.com
Renaissance Cafe, 1938 Danforth Avenue (just west of Woodbine), Toronto, has a few CDs. Hours, events, location at Renaissance Cafe website or 416 422-1441.
NEW: Top Banana (toy store and more), 639 Mt. Pleasant Road (at Manor Rd., south of Eglinton), Toronto, now has Orange Cats CDs as well as When Cats Go Wrong books, 416 440-0111. Store info including hours and map at www.topbanana.ca
The Country Music Store and The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe of Toronto have both CLOSED now and Seekers Books is not carrying CDs now - thanks for your support!

Festival Distribution
web sales, fax or 1-800 number:
Festival Distribution offers secure web sales at
www.festival.bc.ca
One Voice is listed under Folk, Various Artists
Skysongs is listed under Folk, Hacking
Orange Cats is also listed under Folk, Hacking and Elliott
OR just search Festival's catalogue page for 'Hacking'.
See Festival's page devoted to the Orange Cats CD
Call Festival toll-free from North America:
1-800-633-8282 weekdays 9 am to 5 pm (Pacific time) for credit card orders
Outside North America, call 604-253-2662 (long distance charges apply)
604-253-2634 for credit card orders by fax
mailorder@festival.bc.ca for inquiries, but NEVER include credit card info in an email.

At Norm Hacking's gigs:
Currently these within an hour or so of Toronto and occasionally in the Ottawa area.
For concerts, see Coming Up

Contact THREE FLAMINGOS MUSIC
The December 2002 Orange Cats Make the Very Best Friends and 2001 issues One Voice and Skysongs are on the Three Flamingos Music label:
Wayne Marshall
Three Flamingos Music
5 Cashel Crescent
Brantford, Ontario
Canada N3T 6K9
(this is an update of former address 37 Branlyn Crescent in Brantford)
www.3flamingosmusic.com
wayne.marshall2@sympatico.ca

Contact Wayne Marshall for recording services
(Three Flamingos is NOT looking for additional artists for the label)

BOOKS - "When Cats Go Wrong" - Canada & U.S.

When Cats Go Wrong is published by Raincoast Books and now available from booksellers in Canada and in person at Norm's gigs. Raincoast does not sell directly to the public, so ask your favourite bookseller to order it:
When Cats Go Wrong
Written and performed by Norm Hacking - Illustrations by Cynthia Nugent
NEW papercover book, 32 brightly coloured pages, with CD single of the song
ISBN 1-55192-917-1
www.raincoast.com
U.S. booksellers order now from Publishers Group West 1-800-788-3123 for delivery for U.S. release on May 10, 2006.
For description of the book, see Norm's page on "When Cats Go Wrong" book
Note - The acclaimed earlier hardcover edition, with CD single, ISBN 1-55192-729-2, released in Canada and the U.S., is essentially sold out, but there may be copies in some stores.

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Norm Hacking is not currently on-line, but your questions will be answered and/or relayed to Norm. Just to be sure, mention Norm's name in the email subject line. Let us know whether you'd like to be on a list for notice of future Norm Hacking CD releases and performances outside Toronto. Or email us to join Norm's main email newsletter list - includes Norm's gigs, occasional open stages, the book, CD news, info of interest to songwriters, and more! We're friendly and adresses are not shared.
Inquiries from music stores not supplied by Festival Distribution are welcome. Review and airplay copies are available on request.