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Find sources: "Carmaig de Forest" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Carmaig de Forest Born Carmaig de Forest (1957-09-09) September 9, 1957 (age 68) Origin Los Angeles, California, United States Genres Folk, rock Occupation Singer-songwriter Years active 1980s-present Labels Sudden Death Records, New Rose, Serious Records, Knitting Factory Works Website http://www.carmaig.com Musical artist **Carmaig de Forest** (born September 9, 1957)[1] is a singer-songwriter, mainly on the [ukulele](/source/Ukulele), but also the guitar, originating from Los Angeles, California. Since starting his career as a ukulele singer-songwriter, he has mostly stayed in the creative musical underground of California and [Baltimore](/source/Baltimore), at one time touring with the [Violent Femmes](/source/Violent_Femmes), who would later play with him on his *DeathGrooveLoveParty* album.[2] Perhaps his most recognized achievement was being the warm-up artist for the [Ramones](/source/Ramones) in the early 1980s. De Forest's political songwriting style has been referred to as "[Raymond Carver](/source/Raymond_Carver)'s poems set to music". His songs sometimes have an overtly political focus, such as his 1992 single "[George Bush](/source/George_H._W._Bush) Lies" re-recorded to protest [George W. Bush](/source/George_W._Bush) for the [2004 Presidential Election](/source/2004_United_States_presidential_election). His song "Hey Judas" compares [John Hinckley Jr.](/source/John_Hinckley_Jr.) to [Judas Iscariot](/source/Judas_Iscariot), [Adolf Hitler](/source/Adolf_Hitler), and [Jim Jones](/source/Jim_Jones), suggesting that he might go to Hell for his attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan *failing*, and making the president more popular.[3] Many of his songs have been covered by his friends in the Baltimore and [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver%2C_Canada) underground scene, including Canadian accordion player [Geoff Berner](/source/Geoff_Berner), who claims to be "touring for two", as Carmaig de Forest plays mainly underground gigs, while Berner is a bit more on the road. His fourth studio album, *Idiot Strings*, was released on the Serious Records label on September 9, 2007. ## Discography ### Albums - *I Shall Be Released* (1987) - *DeathGrooveLoveParty* (1993) - *El Camino Real* (1997) - *Idiot Strings* (2007) - *I Shall Be Re-Released* (2017) (an expanded edition of 1987 album, combining original album, live EP with four previously unissued tracks from the original album sessions and an additional unissued live recording) ### Singles/EPs/Others - *5 Songs* (1982) cassette-only demo - *6 Live Cuts* (1988) - *George Bush Lies/Love is Strong* (1992) combining the original album, live EP and unissued materialcombining the original album, live EP and unissued material ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-spotify_1-0)** ["Carmaig de Forest"](https://open.spotify.com/artist/7v8QSQ3HkCdNu8CHiiEpJ9). *Spotify*. Retrieved October 15, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Christgau2000_2-0)** [Christgau, Robert](/source/Robert_Christgau) (2000). [*Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s*](https://books.google.com/books?id=xVQbszFuEGMC&pg=PA75). St. Martin's Press. p. 75. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780312245603](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780312245603). Retrieved November 8, 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Life of the Mind"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190503180853/http://thelifeofthemind.blogspot.com/2004/06/for-ronald-reagan-1911-2004-hey-judas.html). Archived from [the original](http://thelifeofthemind.blogspot.com/2004/06/for-ronald-reagan-1911-2004-hey-judas.html) on May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019. ## External links - [https://web.archive.org/web/20070203024849/http://www.carmaig.com//](https://web.archive.org/web/20070203024849/http://www.carmaig.com//) Official Website (Not working) Authority control databases: Artists MusicBrainz This article about a singer-songwriter from the United States is a stub. 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