Eve Goodman + SERA
Natur
Ranging from a whimsical sea shanty about a Menai Strait mermaid to an evocative acapella spell-song; from a love song inspired by a moth, to an ode to emotions and the weather, this is a meaningful and creative folk songbook. The album is a rich and varied journey from percussive, hooky ear-worms about burnout and modern life (Anian), to expansive and moving Celtic blessings that sing of reverence for the land (Bendith).
Natur
North Wales based singer-songwriters Eve Goodman and SERA share their long-awaited collaborative Welsh-language project Natur,
a hymn of love to the cycles of women and nature. With luscious harmonies and a rich collection of contemporary folk songs, the creative duo capture the wild beauty of the Welsh landscape that inspires them.
The album was recorded in Wild End Studio near Llanrwst, North Wales, nestled in the foothills, with co-producer Colin Bass (member of Camel and also producer of the Tincian album from 9 Bach which won ‘Best Album’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award in 2015).
“We both loved the Spell Songs project (ft. Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart et al) and the way the songs serve as a call to reawaken our love of the wild. We approached our songwriting with this call in mind in the language of our land, Welsh. As one of the lines in our song Anian says ‘I cofio ein natur, edrychwn ar natur’ (to remember our nature, we look to nature). It’s about accepting our wild nature in an increasingly complex and digitalised landscape.”
Natur
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Anian - Eve Goodman + SERA
Cwlwm Cariad - Eve Goodman + SERA
Blodyn Gwyllt - Eve Goodman + SERA
