Barbara K. MacDonald

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Barbara K. MacDonald (born Barbara Kooyman, 4 October 1958 [1], Wausau, Wisconsin) is an American folk singer-songwriter. She was half of the duo known as Timbuk3, along with her then husband, Pat MacDonald. They are best known for the single, "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" (1986), which reached #19 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S., and #21 in the UK Singles Chart.

She now goes by the name Barbara K. McKenna, and crafted a number of new songs by 1998, which she performed for the first time with Wally Ingram, who had worked as Timbuk 3's drummer over the previous decade and a half. By 1998, Ingram was touring with David Lindley, who heard her songs and asked her to open for the remainder of his tour.

MacDonald branched off as a solo artist early in 2000 with the album, Ready. The release was issued by Fire Sister Records, a record label that she founded.

[edit] Solo album discography

Ready - released 28 November 2000

[edit] Tracks

• "Defenseless"
• "Ready?"
• "I've Known You Before"
• "My Name is Truth"
• "Clearly"
• "Feel"
• "All The Way Down"
• "The Most Dangerous Man"
• "Good Enough"
• "Magaresa"

[edit] External links

• Barbara MacDonald biography at the All Music Guide website
• Barbara MacDonald at IMDb

Timbuk 3
Pat MacDonald | Barbara K. MacDonald | Courtney Audain | Wally Ingram
Discography
Albums, EPs and compilations: Greetings from Timbuk 3 | Eden Alley | Edge of Allegiance | Big Shot in the Dark | Espace Ornano | A Hundred Lovers
VHS: Greetings From Eden Alley