Toronto singer-songwriter Murray McLauchlan has released “ReCovered,” a double album of newly recorded versions of 22 of his best-known songs, out now on Borealis Music. The project includes fresh takes on “Down by the Henry Moore,” “The Farmer’s Song” and “Child’s Song,” alongside tracks such as “Honky Red,” “Hard Rock Town” and “Swingin’ On A Star.”
According to the announcement, McLauchlan undertook the re-recordings after the catalogue holding his original master recordings was sold without his consultation, a move that echoes similar re-recording projects by other artists in recent years. He co-produced the album with multi-instrumentalist Vezi Tayyeb at Toronto’s Kensington Sound Studios between January and July 2026, with a backing band that includes drummer Al Cross, pedal steel and dobro player Burke Carroll and bassist Victor Bateman. Marc Jordan and Cindy Church, former bandmates from McLauchlan’s Lunch at Allen’s songwriting collective, contribute background vocals.
McLauchlan signed to True North Records in 1970 and has won 11 JUNO Awards from 23 nominations over his career. He is a Member of the Order of Canada, a recipient of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement, and was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022.
Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Eric Alper, thatericalper.com.