Hailed as one of Canadian folk music’s true gems, Catherine MacLellan has a new double release from her forthcoming Coyote LP (set for release on October 11) – Come Back In & The Tempest. Watch the accompanying video for Come Back In below on which she shares:
Sometimes it can take a while to notice your relationship is falling apart. It can take a lot of effort to bring it back, but that can only work if both of you are actively trying to come back to centre. I “Come On In” long before the relationship was over, and when I still had hope for it. The winter PEI landscape is the perfect, haunted setting for longing and the sense of loss. For the video, I love the idea of using archived footage to evoke a sense of nostalgia, at the same time, a feeling of time moving on. Ultimately, it is a breakup song and breakups often trigger cherished memories.
Also released is “The Tempest“, a song she says is “based off an old Irish traditional tune. I had been learning it on the guitar for years and one day the words and melody came out with it. In the literal sense, it is a song about being out at sea, adrift and far from shore hoping the storm will pass and you’ll get home. For me, it’s a tribute to the countless fishermen who have been lost to the ocean while trying to make their living.”
You can hear ‘The Tempest’ on Folk Radio’s Mellow Folk Playlist on Spotify here.
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Photo Credit: Millefiore Clarkes